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What is the biggest battery energy storage system in France?

The biggest battery energy storage system (BESS) in mainland France went into operation in late January, and will provide grid-balancing services to national transmission system operator RTE. France-headquartered multinational energy company Total was contracted by RTE for the project, which has 25MWac rated output and 25MWh of storage capacity.

Why is battery storage so important in France?

Traditionally these services would be provided by fossil fuel power plants but battery storage can respond much faster and without creating harmful pollution or emissions onsite. France is in Europe's common market for FCR along with five other countries, with daily auctions designed to keep the grid operating at 50Hz.

Is France a good place to invest in battery storage assets?

This is all the more encouraging because unlike the UK, there are only two revenue streams available for battery storage assets in France today. The other is frequency control reserve (FCR), aka primary control reserve (PCR), what could be seen as the first rung of the ancillary services ladder.

Is AFRR the future of battery storage in France?

France also shares common frequency regulation markets with much of Europe and some of these, notably the newly-introduced automated Frequency Restoration Reserve (aFRR), are being seen as important revenue streams that could be stacked to further the business case for battery storage in the continent.