Inauguration of a Pilot Facility for Storage Batteries

Following on from the DENV-R floating data center on 8th October, a new prototype was inaugurated this morning in the Nantes port area! Nantes-based firm Enerdigit has chosen to set up its first pilot facility for storage batteries and electricity redistribution under the Pont de Cheviré bridge.

This prototype is designed to stabilize the electricity grid in real time. With a capacity of 2 MWh, it serves to regulate the electricity grid by injecting energy when demand is higher or withdrawing electricity when consumption is lower. Connected to the grid, the system comprises racks of lithium-ion batteries, an inverter, a transformer and a delivery station.

This low-carbon, innovative flexibility solution ensures a balance between electricity production and consumption at all times, which is particularly useful when consumption peaks in the winter months. The process also offers a response to the challenge of integrating into the grid renewable energy sources such as wind or solar power, which are intermittent by nature.