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S4 Energy: smart energy storage for a sustainable future

S4 Energy

Facts

Mission:
Deploying innovative storage technologies to stabilize the energy grid and accelerate the transition to sustainable energy.

Fund: PDENH

Contributes to transition:
Energy transition

Contributes to transition:
Energy transition

Contributes to SDG(s):

 

This is how S4 Energy works

S4 has developed an advanced energy storage system in Heerhugowaard that consists of a combination of batteries and innovative flywheels. Since August 2019, a 9 MW installation has been operated by the special project company S4 Ancillary Services Noord-Holland BV. This installation is used on the FCR, aFFR, mFFR and imbalance market, and thus supports grid management and contributes to a more robust energy network.

The impact

S4's innovative systems deliver measurable and sustainable impact:
● Reducing CO2 emissions: S4's installations make it possible to make increasing use of solar and wind energy, thereby reducing the use of fossil energy sources
● Optimisation of renewable energy sources: solar and wind energy are used more effectively, allowing more renewable energy to be deployed....
● Economic stimulus in North Holland: The project creates jobs and innovation power in the region and supports local energy transition.

Collaboration and support

The realization of the energy storage project in Noord-Holland was possible thanks to cooperation with regional grid operators and energy companies. Thanks to a loan and a shareholding from PDENH in the project BV (S4 AS NH), S4 was able to build and commission this innovative installation. In September 2024, PDENH relinquished its shareholding by exercising a put option. With its innovative storage solutions, S4 contributes to a more stable, sustainable and efficient electricity grid, and the company takes an important step towards a clean energy future.

Energy transition

From fossil to renewable energy sources

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