Volvo Group plans Mariestad energy park with 70 MW/260 MWh battery storage, operational in 2027
Volvo Group will build an energy park at its Mariestad site that stores electricity in large-scale battery systems to support the grid, with the facility expected to come online in 2027.
- 70 MW / 260 MWh
- 2027
- After 2030
What Happened
Volvo Group will develop an energy park at its Mariestad site as a physical location supporting the transformation towards fossil-free transport solutions, and the park is designed to grow step by step over time. As a first step, large-scale quantities of energy storage that hold electricity to support the grid will be installed, using the Volvo Battery Energy Storage Systems (BESS) from Volvo Energy. As Volvo Group has most of its Swedish production in the region, the park is expected to add capacity and support resilience in the grid for a region with high energy consumption. The park will also drive learnings for Volvo Group, its customers and other partners in the societal transition towards lower emissions.
70 MW / 260 MWh
Planned for the Mariestad energy park, which Volvo Group says will be one of the largest in Sweden.
“This initiative is a natural next step in the development of our Mariestad facility and reflects our vision of a more robust, flexible and sustainable energy system.”
“The energy park in Mariestad, that will be one of the largest in Sweden with some 70MW/260 MWh of battery storage will support Volvo Group's and Sweden's decarbonization ambitions. It will also be a great test bed for testing and further advance energy solutions for our customers.”
- Provide flexibility and stability to the regional energy market, including through flexibility services.
- Allow stored energy to flow back into the local grid and provide power when needed, strengthening energy access and resilience.
- Drive learnings for Volvo Group, its customers and other partners in the transition towards lower emissions.
- Serve as a customer demonstration site at real scale, with real business cases, as energy solutions and offerings are developed.
Volvo Group announces the Mariestad energy park initiative.
The energy park is expected to become operational.
The previously announced large-scale battery cell production plant near the energy park is scheduled to begin production.
The energy park is located near the large-scale battery cell production plant Volvo Group is establishing to meet growing demand for battery-electric heavy-duty vehicles and machines. That plant is scheduled to begin production after 2030. Together with Volvo Group's existing powertrain plant in nearby Skövde, the battery cell plant and the energy park are expected to strengthen Volvo's industrial and logistics cluster in the region and create opportunities for shared infrastructure and capabilities.
Why this matters
The park is meant to add capacity and resilience to the grid in a Swedish region where Volvo Group has most of its production and energy consumption is high. It is also intended as a real-scale demonstration site where energy solutions and offerings for customers can be tested and advanced, and it sits next to the battery cell plant Volvo plans to serve growing demand for battery-electric heavy-duty vehicles and machines.
Terms in This Story
- BESS (Battery Energy Storage Systems)
- Large installations of batteries that store electricity so it can be used or released later, for example when demand rises.
- Flexibility services
- Services in which stored energy is released back into the grid to provide power when it is needed, helping balance supply and demand.
- Grid resilience
- The ability of an electricity network to keep supplying power and cope with high consumption or disruptions.
- Decarbonization
- The process of reducing carbon dioxide emissions, typically by replacing fossil fuels with cleaner energy sources.
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