Overview
Renewable resources are not primarily designed to provide Ancillary services, and it is now recognised that the variability of renewable energy sources can lead to a fluctuating and unstable grid, requiring additional stand-by energy sources to sustain it.
This growing separation between electricity generation and grid balance support creates the need for additional distributed grid balance support sources to complement renewable energy sources.
The plant is designed with the aim to achieve grid support and stability at any time, for as long as necessary with zero CO2 emissions. The whole hybrid source operates and interfaces as one entity for the grid operator. Remote commands and setpoints are sent to the plant to provide the required balance power.
Not only this, customer benefits from Centrax’s support from its nearby Czech service centre, ensuring the generator sets remain in optimal condition to keep the equipment reliable and profitable well into the future.
Key points
- Hybrid power plant providing grid balance support
- Combining fast start aeroderivative gas turbines and battery storage
- All technologies are interconnected and supply their power output to a common internal bus. They are supporting each other as the plant can offer FCR, aFRR as well as mFRR services.
Technical information
Generator set
Centrax Gas Turbines
Generator
Leroy-Somer
Type
CXA05
System voltage
11kV
Core engine
Aeroderivative Siemens A05
Nominal Output
5.7MW
Output
32400kW
Fuel
Gas, Hydrogen
Battery Storage
20MWp | 22MWh