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Renault to Use EV Batteries to Supplement Electric Grid
Renault SA plans to use new and used electric vehicle batteries to build stationary energy storage systems at three sites in Europe to supplement local electric grids.
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Renault SA plans to use new and used electric vehicle batteries to build stationary energy storage systems at three sites in Europe to supplement local electric grids.
The company says the sites will have a combined storage capacity of more than 60 MWh, creating the largest network of its kind in Europe. The output is equivalent to the daily energy consumption of about 5,000 households.
The three storage facilities will be developed in early 2019 at Renault’s factories in Douai and Cleon, France, and a former coal-fired plant in Germany. Full capacity is expected to be reached in 2020.
Renault says the system will help balance capacity with demand and enable increased use of renewable energy sources.
Renault expects to use about 2,000 EV batteries for the program. Several other carmakers, including Mercedes, Nissan and Tesla, also are developing second-life programs for EV batteries.
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