By Christie U. Omonigho
- A 221-MW of new battery energy storage systems to be developed by Kyon Energy in Germany, where it already has 100 MW under construction
- Most of these batteries will be supplied by Saft, TotalEnergies’ affiliate but with specialty in advanced battery technology, particularly renewables
- Its German project pipeline amounts to 13 GW1 of renewables and 2 GW of battery capacity, contributing to its strategy to develop an integrated portfolio
On the occasion of Patrick Pouyanné’s participation in the Europe 2025 conference in Berlin, and in connection with the Company’s integrated development in the country’s electricity sector, TotalEnergies said it has taken investment decisions for six battery storage projects which amount, in total, to 221 MW of new storage capacity and an investment outlay of €160 million.
These projects were developed by Kyon Energy a TotalEnergies affiliate acquired, Energy Window International gathered, in 2024. It will use next-generation batteries supplied by Saft, a TotalEnergies affiliate and leader in advanced battery technology. Construction began at the end of 2024, and commissioning is planned for early 2026.
The launch of these projects Energy Window International has gathered comes as a major milestone in TotalEnergies’ development of battery energy storage capacity in Germany, where the Company says it has operations in the production, trading, aggregation and commercialization of clean firm power. TotalEnergies says this storage capacity will allow it contribute to the resilience of the German power system, by reducing congestion and adding flexibility in order to quickly boost the country’s renewables sector.
These batteries the French major also said would round out its German electricity portfolio comprising, 7 GW of onshore wind and solar in development and 200 MW already installed or under construction. Others include 6.5 GW net of offshore wind in development, 2 GW of storage capacity in development and 321 MW under construction, as well as 9 GW of electricity aggregation capacity managed by Quadra Energy, plus 6,900 developed and operated charge points, including 1, 100 with high-power charging.
“We are delighted with this significant step forward in the development of our integrated power activities in Germany, Europe’s largest electricity market. The implementation and integration of all these battery projects will allow us to supply our customers with clean firm power, contributing directly to our targeted 12% profitability in this activity,” says Patrick Pouyanné, Chairman and CEO of TotalEnergies.
TotalEnergies said it has the believe that the development of the projects was a necessary enabler in its drive to offering “clean firm power” to its customers, as it also believes that batteries are helping to maximize the value of its portfolio, especially through its trading activities while leveraging on the expertise of its Saft affiliate for the supply of the best battery storage systems for its needs.
The French also said it is building a world class cost-competitive portfolio, combining renewables (solar, onshore and offshore wind) and flexible assets (CCGT, storage) to deliver clean firm power to its customers, as part of its ambition to get to net zero by 2050. Adding that as at the end of 2024, its gross renewable electricity generation installed capacity had reached 26 GW. Noting that it will continue to expand the business so as to hit 35 GW in 2025 and more than 100 TWh of net electricity production by 2030.