Uniper building more battery systems for hydropower in Sweden

Uniper said it is investing in a battery system for hydropower that quickly can support the electricity grid in the event of sudden faults and deviations. 

The company said that two new systems will now be installed at the Bodum and Fjällsjö power plants in Jämtland, Sweden - with a total capacity of approximately 12 Megawatt (MW).

 "As weather-dependent electricity production is expanded, the need to utilize hydropower's regulatory capacity also increases. With our battery system in Sweden, we can make better use of the flexibility of hydropower and thus increase the stability of the electricity system,” said David Bryson, Chief Operating Officer (COO) of Uniper.

Uniper had already commissioned two battery systems at the Edsele power plant in Ångermanland and the Lövön power plant in Jämtland, earlier this year, with a total installed capacity of approximately 21 MW.