Do batteries provide FCR in the German electricity market?

Batteries provide growing amounts of Frequency Containment Reserve (FCR) in the German electricity market. We examine the ideal battery capacity as well as the optimal state of charge (SoC) setpoint for provision of FCR following pro t maximization approach. While a lot of research neglects taxes, their huge in uence on the results is considered.

What is frequency Containment Reserve (FCR) provision in Germany?

Table 3. Simulation results for frequency containment reserve (FCR) provision in Germany (573 MW) used for the life cycle costing and life cycle assessment. The charging and discharging processes of FCR systems are required to primarily counterbalance frequency deviations.

Are battery storage systems suited for FCR or faster Grid Services?

Since battery storage systems are highly efficient and have short response times, battery storage systems are well suited for FCR or faster grid services. Related to battery storage supplying power to the grid means discharging while taking power from the grid means charging the battery storage.

How much does FCR cost in Germany?

This causes FCR costs of 163 to 173 million € in Germany. Even in the 2030 scenarios, assuming lower electrolyser CAPEX (1′099 €/MW instead of 2′287 €/MW), FCR costs in base scenario 3 (electrolyser) are considerably higher than in the other base scenarios (93–103 million €).

Is a change coming on the horizon for Germany's battery storage market?

Image: RWE. Germany’s early lead among Europe’s battery storage adopters is now long gone. But with the urgency to deploy renewable energy compounded by the need for greater energy independence, some industry players and experts see change coming on the horizon in the German market, Cameron Murray writes.

How much does LCC cost based on FCR power in Germany?

As defined in Eq. (5), the LCC represent the net LCC in €/MW per year based on FCR power in Germany (573 MW). The LCC analysis (secondary y-axis in Fig. 5) shows that FCR provision with BESS cost 89′000 €/MW per year, whereas the hybrid BESS with PtH requires costs of 66′000 to 80′000 €/MW per year.