From base-load biomass CHP to a flexible energy hub

Oct 2024
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Bio-Energy Centrale Cuijk (BECC) is transforming from a base-load solid biomass power plant to a flexible renewable energy hub, which is steered on optimizing operational margin instead of maximizing MWh output.

Download the Task 44 report: BECC –from base-load biomass CHP to a flexible energy hub

In recent years, the biomass plant has been running more and more as a flex unit, ramping up and down during the day, following the hourly power prices. The combination with a battery and e-boiler provides opportunities to benefit from imbalance markets and ancillary services markets, optimizing the use of the existing grid connection.

A carbon capture (CCU/CCS) expansion project is currently under development, representing yet another optimization play.

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