Dutch battery tolling, German storage commissioning, and Chinese CO2 storage online
Vopak and Vattenfall signed a tolling deal for 100 MW/400 MWh at the planned Meeden battery site in the Netherlands, part of a 150 MW/600 MWh installation due online in 2028. Eco Stor started technical testing of its 103.5 MW/238 MWh battery in Schuby, Germany, after completing construction and grid connection. China Huadian has connected a 100 MW compressed carbon dioxide storage facility in Xinjiang to the grid.
Vopak’s Meeden site in Groningen is planned at 150 MW/600 MWh, with Vattenfall contracting 100 MW/400 MWh for trading and balancing. The full project is slated for commercial service in Q2 2028, and Vattenfall aims for at least 1.5 GW of contracted storage in key markets. Vopak bought 79% of Green Energy Storage in July.
Eco Stor’s Schuby plant in Schleswig-Holstein has finished construction and grid connection and is undergoing technical checks. Alpiq holds a tolling agreement from November 2025. China Huadian’s Xinjiang compressed CO2 facility began grid-connected operation on Sept. 30, 2026, with five gas chambers and expected 200 GWh annual output.
Count? Let's count. First paragraph: Vopak’s(1) Meeden2 site3 in4 Groningen5 is6 planned7 at8 1509 MW/60010 MWh,11 with12 Vattenfall13 contracting14 10015 MW/40016 MWh17 for18 trading19 and20 balancing.21 The22 full23 project24 is25 slated26 for27 commercial28 service29 in30 Q231 2028,32 and33 Vattenfall34 aims35 for36 at37 least38 1.539 GW40 of41 contracted42 storage43 in44 key45 markets.46 Vopak47 bought48 79%49 of50 Green51 Energy52 Storage53 in54 July.55. Second: Eco56 Stor’s57 Schuby58 plant59 in60 Schleswig-Holstein61 has62 finished63 construction64 and65 grid66 connection67 and68 is69 undergoing70 technical71 checks.72 Alpiq73 holds74 a75 tolling76 agreement77 from78 November79 2025.80 China81 Huadian’s82 Xinjiang83 compressed84 CO285 facility86 began87 grid-connected88 operation89 on90 Sept.91 30,92 2026,93 with94 fiv
These projects could affect local communities, grid operators, and electricity consumers by adding flexible storage that may improve reliability and support more renewable integration. Traders and utilities may gain new balancing options, while nearby residents could see construction activity and land use changes. If commissioning proceeds as planned, the facilities may help shift power to higher-demand periods, potentially moderating price swings, though actual social benefits will depend on operations, market rules, and grid conditions. Count: These1 projects2 could3 affect4 local5 communities,6 grid7 operators,8 and9 electricity10 consumers11 by12 adding13 flexible14 storage15 that16 may17 improve18 reliability19 and20 support21 more22 renewable23 integration.24 Traders25 and26 utilities27 may28 gain29 new30 balancing31 options,32 while33 nearby34 residents35 could36 see37 construction38 activity39 and40 land41 use42 changes.43 If44 commissioning45 proceeds46 as47 planned,48 the49