NGEN, Uniper executives and local stakeholders marking the start of construction on the project. Image: NGEN.
NGEN and Harmony Energy have made strides in deploying large-scale BESS projects in Germany, launching construction and securing pipeline financing respectively.
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Owner-operator NGEN has broken ground on a 50MW/100MWh battery energy storage system (BESS) project in Wilhelmshaven, Germany, being deployed in partnership with power firm Uniper.
Commissioning is scheduled for Q4 2026. It is on the former site of a Uniper thermal power plant, and the BESS is part of a redevelopment of the entire site as a renewable energy hub, the Energy Transformation Hub Nordwest (ETHNw).
NGEN is based in Slovenia but has deployed or is deploying BESS in multiple European countries, including its home market, Austria, Croatia, Poland, Portugal and now Germany. We spoke to founder and CEO Roman Bernard just before it expanded outside its initial core markets in 2023. It has typically used Tesla for its projects.
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