November 25 (Renewables Now) – Oslo-based Kyoto Group AS (FRA:77K) on Thursday sad it is progressing with the first commercial installation of its thermal energy storage system and the project remains on track for commissioning in early 2023.
The company’s Heatcube thermal battery is being installed at the Nordjyllandsværket power plant in Vodskov, Denmark, which is owned by utility Aalborg Forsyning. Having 18 MWh of storage capacity and a discharge load of 4 MW, the battery will provide heat to the local district heating system. It will source electricity from the grid and store heat in molten salt. The solution is aimed at capturing abundant but variable energy from sources such as solar and wind and helping to decarbonise heat.
Kyoto said the project has achieved milestones, including completion of the melting of salt in the circulation system tanks and the delivery to the site of the steam generation system and the containers and piping for the circulation system.
Kyoto’s strategic partner Aalborg CSP is the supplier of the steam generation system.
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