Lithuanian energy supplier Ignitis Group, which specialises in renewable energy, has selected Rolls-Royce to supply large-scale battery storage systems from the mtu EnergyPack brand. The order consists of systems with a total storage capacity of 582 MWh and an output of up to 291 MW, which will contribute to the power grid in Lithuania from 2027 onwards. This is the largest battery order ever received by Rolls-Royce’s Power Systems division, although the company has now delivered mtu battery storage solutions for over 200 projects worldwide.
The storage systems will be installed at three locations, including the Kelmė and Mažeikiai wind farms and the Kruonis pumped storage power plant.
“An important component of the Rolls-Royce solution is the mtu EnergetIQ Manager, which was developed in-house and is tailored to our battery systems. This intelligent control system manages the three battery parks and connected wind farms and controls both power supply and storage,” commented Andreas Görtz, president of Sustainable and Mobile Power Solutions at Rolls-Royce Power Systems. “Battery storage systems are a central component of our strategy.”
“Power generation from renewables is growing in Lithuania, which makes battery energy storage systems an important guarantee of reliability” said Darius Maikštėnas, CEO of Ignitis Group.
