Power producers: solar, wind and hydro

We can't get more grid capacity. But we can make better use of what we have.

A battery at the power plant, behind the same grid connection, evens out production and stands ready for Statnett, the Norwegian grid operator, when it is idle. We design, build and keep an eye on it.

Talk to us about your power plantSee Furuseth
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A battery on a blue steel frame in the hall, with thick cables in the foreground

The battery always has a job.

We put a battery behind the same grid connection as the power plant. With control from Nordic Booster it switches jobs automatically, based on what is needed and what pays.

  • Less power goes to waste

    What would otherwise have to be turned down is stored and delivered later.

  • Reserves for Statnett

    The battery responds to the frequency in seconds. Statnett pays for it to stand ready. About the reserve markets.

  • Production follows the plan

    If production differs from what you have reported, the battery covers the difference automatically. Your imbalance costs go down.

At midday the grid connection is full.

The sun gives the most when everyone else is producing too. Then it gives more than the grid connection can take. The battery takes what is above, and delivers it when the sun goes down.

If the grid connection is above 110 kV, the reserve market limit of 3 MW per grid area does not apply. Then the whole battery can stand ready for Statnett. About the reserve markets.

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Example, simplified. The dashed line is what the sun gives. The green line is what goes out to the grid.

  • Solar

    The peak moves to the evening.

    What would otherwise have to be turned down at midday is stored and delivered when the sun goes down.

  • Wind

    The plan holds.

    The wind rarely blows exactly as reported. The battery covers the difference, so the imbalance gets smaller.

  • Hydro

    New requirements from 2028.

    Many hydropower plants must upgrade to deliver frequency reserves. A battery takes the job and saves the turbine from wear.

The solar panels at Furuseth between pine and birch in autumn colours, with hills behind

Norway's first large solar and battery hybrid.

Furuseth solar power plant in Stor-Elvdal put the battery out to tender. We won against eleven others, because we had the best solution for controlling solar and battery together.

Energy management stores the solar power when production is high, and delivers it when it is needed. The grid connection is never overloaded. When the battery is idle, it will stand ready in Statnett's reserve markets.

5 MWbattery, 10 MWh
11other bidders in the tender
2027ready, according to plan
A Nordic Booster technician watches a battery on a trailer being made ready

We do the whole job.

From the first drawing until the site is up and running.

  1. We map your needs

    What you need, when you need it, and what the grid can give. We fetch the meter data.

  2. We get quotes and handle the applications

    We compare suppliers and deal with the grid company, and with Statnett when needed.

  3. We install and train your team

    Our own technicians commission the site and show you how to use it.

  4. We handle service and maintenance

    Regular service on the battery and energy management, so the site lasts.

What you choose now is not for ever.

Start with what the grid connection has room for. More units connect later, behind the same grid connection. How we keep an eye on it.

  • Built in modules

    Start with what you need now. Add more chargers or more battery later.

  • We see your site all the time

    With remote access we solve most things without driving out, often before you notice anything.

  • A service team that comes out

    If someone needs to be on site, our own technicians come quickly, with parts from our stock.

Tell us about your power plant.

Where, how big, and which grid connection. Then we come back with a proposal for what a battery can solve for you, and what it costs.

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