1.4 GW: Huge battery storage at former Grohnde nuclear power plant

Potentially up to 1.87 gigawatts of power

Planning still in flux

Stronger conductor cables

In 2021, the Grohnde nuclear power plant in Lower Saxony on the Weser River was shut down. Now, immediately next to it, the Emmerthal energy cluster is growing with three very large battery storage systems, ground-mounted photovoltaic systems, and a new substation for several 380-kilovolt high-voltage lines.

The villages of Grohnde and Kirchohsen on the Weser River belong to the municipality of Emmerthal.…