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ACCIONA has grid connected the first renewable storage plant with recycled batteries in Spain in its experimental photovoltaic plant in Tudela (region of Navarra).

The set of second-hand batteries, with a total capacity of 130kWh, stores the energy obtained from the 1.2-MWp plant to inject it in the grid and analyse its performance and behaviour.

 

The innovation project is rounded off by a comparative analysis to check the capacity of the recycled batteries to see if they can offer the same performance as new batteries.

General information

  • Location: Battery test bench in the Montes del Cierzo PV plant in Navarra
  • Duration: August 2018-September 2021
  • Participants: Acciona. Partner: BeePlanet
  • Budget: €292,075
  • Project funded by the Government of Navarra in its strategic projects programme for 2018-2020

Content and activities

  • Procedures to characterise and classify second-hand EV batteries.
  • Analysis of the state of health of the battery and age model. Design of test methodology aimed at industrial application.
  • Design of an advanced Battery Management System (BMS) specifically for the monitoring and management of a range of second-hand batteries.
  • Integration of second-hand batteries into the Test Bench for Storage Trials in the experimental photovoltaic plant in Tudela.
  • Experimentation, tests, trials and validation of Advanced Operational Strategies for Storage Systems.
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