Decentralized electricity storage
at AB InBev
With the installation of battery storage solutions, the world's leading brewing company Anheuser-Busch InBev is taking an important step towards sustainability. In cooperation with EDF Renewables, battery storage systems will be installed at four locations in Germany. In 2023, the first battery storage system was put into operation at Beck's in Bremen. In addition, three more battery storage systems will be installed at Spaten-Löwenbräu in Munich, at Hasseröder in Wernigerode, and at Diebels in Issum.
Anheuser-Busch InBev has signed a ten-year contract with EDF Renewables Deutschland: EDF Renewables offers a full-service package from planning to installation and operation, and also covers the investment costs.
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Fried-Heye Allers
Company spokesman Anheuser-Busch InBev Deutschland
‘In our four German breweries, we can significantly reduce our energy costs by implementing these high-performance battery storage systems. Especially since about one-fifth of our electricity costs are attributed to the grid fees of the utilities, which are likely to continue to rise. Particularly during peak-loads, the new battery storage systems show significant impact due to their high efficiency.’
Beck's Bremen
In November 2023 the battery storage system in Bremen was commissioned. The battery is designed to supply the production plant with 1.6 MW for at last an hour.
- 1.6 MW power
- 1.9 MWh capacity
- 192 modules, 8 racks
- Lithium Nickel Manganese Cobalt Oxydes (NMC)
- 20-foot container
- Connection to the medium-voltage grid
- Potential cost savings per year: 238,000 Euro
Hasseröder Wernigerode
In June 2024, the second battery storage system for AB InBev will be put into operation. Here, the battery can supply the brewery with at least 1.4 MW for one hour.
- 1.3 MW power
- 1.4 MWh capacity
- 144 modules, 6 racks
- Lithium Nickel Manganese Cobalt Oxydes (NMC)
- 20-foot container
- Connection to the medium-voltage grid
- Potential cost savings per year: 155,480 Euro
Löwenbräu-Spaten München
The third and largest battery storage system in Munich is currently under construction and is expected to be operational in the fall of 2024. This system will supply the company with at least 1.7 MW for one hour.
- 1.7 MW power
- 2 MWh capacity
- 192 modules, 8 racks
- Lithium Nickel Manganese Cobalt Oxydes (NMC)
- 20-foot container
- Connection to the medium-voltage grid
Construction of the storage system in Munich
Diebels Issum
A storage system with a capacity of 300 kW is being built at the Diebels brewery in Issum. Completion and commissioning for the project are planned for 2025.
Services by EDF Renewables Deutschland
- Analysis of load and location including battery sizing
- Financing: Coverage of all investments
- Coverage of necessary application procedures (building permit and grid connection)
- Installation: Battery procurement, connection and commissioning
- Regular preventive maintenance and battery control
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