Munich/Jülich, 2 November 2015. SWM [Munich Municipal Utilities, Stadtwerke München] announces the ground-breaking approval of its first kinetic energy storage unit within their virtual power plant for use in commercial operation. The unit consists of a flywheel-based ‘DuraStor’ accumulator from the STORNETIC technology firm in Jülich. In view of rapidly-changing conditions in the electricity market, energy storage units are universally considered an important tool in the sustainable stabilisation of electrical networks.
‘The energy storage unit market is introducing exciting new features at the present time’, says Dr Markus Henle, Project Manager for the virtual power plant at SWM. ‘We are marketing the STORNETIC energy storage unit as part of our virtual power plant, where it is used, among other things, to balance energy requirements and equalise forecast deviations arising during renewable energy generation. The entire field of energy storage is acquiring increasingly greater significance. In today’s rapidly evolving electricity market, it is becoming increasingly vital to ensure a reliable and stable energy supply. Energy storage units are playing an increasingly decisive role in fulfilling this need.’
