With the integration of the Thurrock project in Essex, Statkraft and emsys VPP are deepening their cooperation in optimising large-scale battery assets for the UK power market.
The Norwegian energy company Statkraft has been awarded the contract for a combined project in an innovation tender by the German Federal Network Agency. The solar project in the municipality of Zerbst in Saxony-Anhalt has an output of 47 megawatts, while the battery storage system has a capacity of 16 megawatt hours.
Statkraft aims to become the industry's leading partner for green energy solutions. The Norwegian company announced plans to add 2.5 - 3 GW of renewable energy plants annually worldwide from 2025.
Statkraft and Alpla, have signed two power purchase agreements (PPAs) for wind and solar with an annual volume of 76 GWh and a term of 10 years.
The first construction phase of the largest floating solar park in Albania, with 2 MW, has been connected to the grid. The entire plant is expected to supply electricity by the end of the year.
To enable the long-term 100% green power supply on an industrial scale, Statkraft will supply further wind power and solar power to Daimler in the form of PPAs.
Statkraft has signed an agreement to acquire London based Solarcentury and will gain access to a 6 GW solar pipeline.
The solar company Anumar based in Ingolstadt and Statkraft, Europe's largest producer of renewable energy, have closed a long-term power purchase agreement for 50 MWp from the Schornhof solar park near Ingolstadt in Bavaria.
