Envision Energy and ju:niz Energy plan a 442-megawatt-hour battery project in Bavaria, bringing the announced capacity of their three joint projects to 582.6 MWh as Germany integrates more renewable power.
The project, called Smareg 13 or Vöhringen II, is planned beside the operating Smareg 12 facility in Vöhringen. ju:niz describes it as the partners’ third project. EconoTimes previously covered the 442-MWh project plan.
Smareg 13 would be about 3.1 times the combined capacity of S10 and S15, the partners’ first two announced projects. S10 in Baindt has a stated capacity of 88.4 MWh, while S15 in Schöningen has 52.2 MWh. Together they total 140.6 MWh; adding Smareg 13 brings the three-project total to 582.6 MWh, calculated from the announced figures. ju:niz describes the collaboration’s total project volume as nearly 600 MWh.
Henry Peng, Envision Energy senior vice president and president of its EU and Latin America regions, said the partners advanced Smareg 13 before delivery of S10 and S15 had been completed.
The planned system will use Envision’s Gen 8 battery platform, with a four-hour storage duration and grid-forming capabilities. The companies describe its design as low-noise for acoustically sensitive locations. They say the project is intended to add flexibility and balancing capacity in Bavaria as Germany integrates more renewable energy.
ju:niz will arrange financing, coordinate development and implementation, and manage the system over the long term. Envision’s role includes providing the battery technology and project-delivery support. Vural Oezcan, ju:niz Energy’s chief operating officer, described the project’s development status as “very advanced.”
