HSB Solar Park outside Str\u00e4ngn\u00e4s has been expanded with 4 MW of energy storage. The energy storage systems, installed on an existing grid connection, will contribute to grid benefits by connecting to Svenska kraftn\u00e4t\u2019s balancing market while maximizing member benefits by generating revenue for the solar park\u2019s shareholders.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n Just outside Str\u00e4ngn\u00e4s, along the E20 near H\u00e4rad, lies one of Sweden\u2019s largest solar parks, HSB Solar Park. The solar park, whose first phase was completed in 2020, had a capacity of 14 MW at the time, which was far greater than any other solar park at the time. In 2023, the solar park was expanded again and now has a capacity of just over 21 MW and an annual production of approximately 20,000,000 kWh, which corresponds to the electricity consumption of about 7,500 apartments.<\/p>\n\n\n\n – \u201cSolar power is fossil-free, and for HSB as a community stakeholder, this is a contribution to a sustainable future,\u201d<\/em> says Jon Leo Rikhardsson, CEO of HSB S\u00f6dermanland and the initiator of the solar park.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Supports the power grid and maximizes member benefits<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n In the spring of 2024, the solar park was expanded with 4 MW of energy storage, distributed across two container-sized batteries that are already being used to support the power grid by providing reserves on Svenska kraftn\u00e4t\u2019s balancing market. To this end, an agreement has been signed with Qurrent, which will not only manage the energy storage\u2019s participation in the balancing market but also oversee the solar park, which can be dimmed as needed to support the power grid to the greatest extent possible.<\/p>\n\n\n\n More benefit from the same connection<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n In Sweden, we expect electricity consumption to double by 2045, and we are not unique. Many countries face an even greater increase in consumption. The need to expand the power grid is therefore enormous and is expected to take very little time. In fact, the lack of grid connection capacity is the biggest obstacle to expanding electricity production today.<\/p>\n\n\n\n At the same time, the increased amount of intermittent electricity production has also created a need for large power reserves. Here lies an opportunity to utilize existing connections by connecting energy storage systems to them. Arne Lindgren, an electrical engineer at Alstra Energy who designed and built the HSB Solar Park, highlights several advantages of utilizing an existing connection.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Creates Value for Members<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n The solar park is owned by HSB and is structured according to the same principles as a housing cooperative, where associations purchase shares based on their electricity needs. The housing cooperatives thus buy electricity at a fixed price based on the investment cost, with no middleman involved. Initially, this was a concept offered to housing cooperatives in S\u00f6dermanland, but due to high demand, the concept has been rolled out on a broad scale, meaning that interested cooperatives across the country have the opportunity to purchase electricity produced at the solar park. Currently, HSB M\u00f6lndal, V\u00e4rmland, S\u00f6dert\u00f6rn, S\u00f6dert\u00e4lje, Kristinehamn, and Gothenburg have purchased shares in the solar park.<\/p>\n\n\n\n – \u201cThe strong interest from our members shows that solar energy is an important part of the future, and we are pleased to be able to enable more people to use fossil-free solar power while also fulfilling our social responsibility by contributing reserves to support the power grid,\u201d <\/em>says Jon Leo, CEO of HSB S\u00f6dermanland.<\/p>\n\n\n\n <\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":6231,"menu_order":0,"template":"","meta":{"vimeo_meta":"","short_seller_meta":"","phone_seller_meta":"","email_seller_meta":"","project_left":"","project_center":"","project_right":"","batteryparks_left":"","batteryparks_center":"","batteryparks_right":"","pdf_attachment":[],"card_img":[],"is_sheep":false,"install_panel_number":"","install_panel_text":"","total_surface_number":"","total_surface_text":"","on_each_panel_number":"","on_each_panel_text":"","estimated_annually_number":"","estimated_annually_text":"","is_related_project":false,"post_project_name":"","post_batteryparks_name":"","keep_in_blog_list":false,"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"inline_featured_image":false,"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0},"reference_cat":[],"class_list":["post-9844","reference","type-reference","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"yoast_head":"\n\n