{"id":489727,"date":"2024-10-11T06:30:00","date_gmt":"2024-10-11T04:30:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/innovationorigins.com\/?p=489727"},"modified":"2024-10-11T06:30:00","modified_gmt":"2024-10-11T04:30:00","slug":"home-batteries-drive-dutch-energy-storage-installations","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ioplus.nl\/archive\/en\/home-batteries-drive-dutch-energy-storage-installations\/","title":{"rendered":"Home batteries drive Dutch energy storage installations"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Dutch home battery purchases keep driving battery storage installations. According to Dutch New Energy Research\u2019s <em>Nationaal Smart Storage <\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dutchnewenergy.nl\/nationaal-smart-storage-trendrapport\/\"><em>Trendrapport<\/em><\/a><em> 24\/25, <\/em>410 MWh of new battery capacity was installed in the Netherlands in 2023 \u2013 1 MWh is enough to power a couple hundred homes for a day. This figure marks a 260% year-on-year growth in the total connected capacity, which at the end of last year totaled 621 MWh. Nearly all batteries installed are for home use.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"io-block io-block__box\"><h2>About Behind the Figures <\/h2><p>In <a href=\"https:\/\/innovationorigins.com\/en\/tag\/behind-the-figures\/\">Behind the Figures<\/a>, we take a deep dive into one figure in every episode. Using charts and graphs, we break them down and provide context to help you make more sense of them.<\/p><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Electricity production is shifting in the Netherlands. <a href=\"https:\/\/ned.nl\/nl\/dataportaal\/energie-productie\/elektriciteit\/totale-elektriciteitsproductie\">Figures<\/a> by <em>Nationale Energie Dashboard <\/em>(NED) show a consistent increase in renewable electricity generation. Numbers for 2024 already show a record solar production of over 22 GWh. In the first half of 2024, renewables accounted for <a href=\"https:\/\/innovationorigins.com\/en\/renewables-provide-53-of-the-dutch-electricity-production\/\">53%<\/a> of the electricity generated in the Netherlands. While the best months for solar generation are behind us, inshore and offshore wind energy generation will also likely break production records.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>However, such growth is only partially exploited. As the hours with negative electricity prices become more frequent, windmills and solar panels are often turned off. For instance, <a href=\"https:\/\/innovationorigins.com\/en\/11-of-dutch-green-electricity-was-lost-in-july\/\">11%<\/a> of Dutch green power was \u2018lost\u2019 in July. Therefore, production needs to be coupled with energy storage to maximize renewables&#8217; potential, particularly to enhance flexibility. Furthermore, a recently published <a href=\"https:\/\/ember-climate.org\/insights\/research\/eu-battery-storage-is-ready-for-its-moment-in-the-sun\/\">report<\/a> by energy think tank Ember notes how solar production in the country alone exceeded electricity demand in several moments last summer\u2014and in summer 2023. Batteries are coming to the rescue.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">The rise of home batteries\u00a0<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>The <em>Trendrapport<\/em> highlights that over half of the capacity installed in 2023 (214 MWh) belongs to utility-scale projects with a capacity greater than 1 MWh. While lengthy authorization processes are limiting the deployment of battery energy storage installations (BESS), the lion\u2019s share of purchased battery systems is in the residential sector. In fact, the paper shows that 98% of the Dutch installations are small ones (less than 20 kWh).\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"flourish-embed flourish-pictogram\" data-src=\"visualisation\/19728639\"><script src=\"https:\/\/public.flourish.studio\/resources\/embed.js\"><\/script><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/public.flourish.studio\/visualisation\/19728639\/thumbnail\" width=\"100%\" alt=\"pictogram visualization\" \/><\/noscript><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>56% of the total number of batteries purchased in the Netherlands last year (13,600 of 24,400) were small home batteries\u2014less than 5 kWh\u2014followed by bigger home batteries, with up to 20 kWh capacity. With battery sales ramping up worldwide, the Netherlands, too, will add more storage. Given the abolishment of the net metering scheme for solar panels in 2027, the trend is likely to continue, with more home batteries to be installed to stash solar energy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"flourish-embed flourish-chart\" data-src=\"visualisation\/19730027\"><script src=\"https:\/\/public.flourish.studio\/resources\/embed.js\"><\/script><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/public.flourish.studio\/visualisation\/19730027\/thumbnail\" width=\"100%\" alt=\"chart visualization\" \/><\/noscript><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Besides, the report forecasts a total capacity of about 10,1 GWh by 2026, including commercial, residential, and utility installations. Remarkably, 5,2 GWh of these should be installed in the residential sector. Grid operator Tennet earlier stated that at least <a href=\"https:\/\/magazines.tennet.eu\/netcapaciteit-nieuws-juni-2023\/grote-rol-voor-batterijen-voor-stabiel-elektriciteitsnet-2030\">9 GWh<\/a> of BESSs are needed by 2030 to guarantee stable and uninterrupted grid operations.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"vlp-link-container vlp-layout-basic wp-block-visual-link-preview-link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/ioplus.nl\/archive\/en\/rwe-builds-ultra-fast-battery-storage-system-in-the-netherlands-for-grid-stabilization\/\" class=\"vlp-link\" title=\"RWE builds ultra-fast battery storage system in the Netherlands for grid stabilization\"><\/a><div class=\"vlp-layout-zone-side\"><div class=\"vlp-block-2 vlp-link-image\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"vlp-layout-zone-main\"><div class=\"vlp-block-0 vlp-link-title\">RWE builds ultra-fast battery storage system in the Netherlands for grid stabilization<\/div><div class=\"vlp-block-1 vlp-link-summary\">RWE is expanding its battery storage activities in the Netherlands with an innovative grid stability technology. At the site of its power plant in Moerdijk, the Netherlands&#8217; largest power producer has begun installing an ultra-fast battery storage system. <\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">What about Europe?\u00a0<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>The Ember <a href=\"https:\/\/ember-climate.org\/insights\/research\/eu-battery-storage-is-ready-for-its-moment-in-the-sun\/\">report<\/a> highlights how crucial storage can be to achieving Europe\u2019s green transition goals. The message is clear: production must match h energy storage to maximize renewables&#8217; potential, particularly to enhance flexibility.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>According to their analysis, by 2030, EU countries can save \u20ac9 billion in gas purchase costs yearly by upscaling their battery storage. Germany could have saved \u20ac2.5 million in fuel costs in June alone with 2GW of additional battery storage.\u00a0\u00a0Renewable energy capacity has been rapidly ramping up in Europe, and BESS installations are also increasing. Data by <a href=\"https:\/\/api.solarpowereurope.org\/uploads\/1424_SPE_BESS_report_12_mr_84bdb6c5ae.pdf\">Solar Power Europe<\/a> shows impressive growth in 2022 and 2023\u2014in both years, capacity almost doubled compared to the previous year. At the end of last year, 35.9 GWh of total capacity had been installed. The same paper ranks the top five countries per installation in 2023, with Germany leading the pack, deploying over a third of the newly added capacity.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"flourish-embed\" data-src=\"story\/2645032\"><script src=\"https:\/\/public.flourish.studio\/resources\/embed.js\"><\/script><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/public.flourish.studio\/story\/2645032\/thumbnail\" width=\"100%\" alt=\"visualization\" \/><\/noscript><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>The latest <em>Trendrapport <\/em>figures show how only 1.7% of the European battery storage is installed in the Netherlands. With the average battery storage capacity per capita in Europe being 48.4 Wh, the Netherlands is below the average with 34.9 Wh per person.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">More batteries\u00a0<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>The Dutch New Energy Research report underlines that lithium-ion is the most purchased battery technology\u201499.9% of the units sold. This is true for the commercial and residential sectors, while utility-scale projects use other chemistries, such as vanadium redox and absorbent glass mat lead acid.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cAs solar continues to soar, batteries will help ensure abundant power can be used at all hours. While the EU\u2019s renewables scale-up has been rapid and ambitious, the same focus on clean flexibility is still lacking. This needs to be addressed quickly so that consumers and businesses can feel the benefits of reducing fossil dependence,\u201d noted Ember\u2019s senior energy and climate analyst, Beatrice Petrovich.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Dutch home battery purchases keep driving battery storage installations. According to Dutch New Energy Research\u2019s Nationaal Smart Storage Trendrapport 24\/25, 410 MWh of new battery capacity was installed in the Netherlands in 2023 \u2013 1 MWh is enough to power a couple hundred homes for a day. 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