Beauvent & Lemahieu Group commission large-scale industrial battery

Over the past few months, Beauvent and Lemahieu Group have built a large-scale industrial battery in Ostend. The battery installation has a total power capacity of 2 MW and a total storage capacity of 4 MWh the equivalent of 800 home batteries. The installation is being commissioned today in the presence of Ostend’s Alderman for Climate, Nature and Energy, Judith Ooms.

The battery is located next to Lemahieu Group’s production site in Ostend and complements the 2.2 MWp solar installation on the rooftops and charging plaza. This solar installation marked the first collaboration between Lemahieu Group and Beauvent.

The smart interaction between solar energy, the battery and the charging plaza strengthens Lemahieu Group’s position as a sustainable energy player. The company is now prepared for a future in which electricity is consumed when it is abundantly available and affordable. The battery acts as the central hub, storing solar energy during sunny periods and releasing it when the sun is no longer shining or when energy demand is high.

In addition, the battery helps strengthen the Belgian electricity grid. It acts as a buffer capable of absorbing and releasing energy whenever the grid requires support.

For Beauvent, this is a first behind-the-meter battery project, following its participation in a large-scale battery park. For Lemahieu, this marks a first investment in battery storage. The development of the project, including the battery control system, was carried out by Bnewable, a Belgian expert in battery storage solutions.

About the battery in Ostend

Battery project in Ostend, Lemahieu Group,
Vergunningenstraat 6,
8400 Ostend

Installed capacity: 2 MW
Storage capacity: 4 MWh
Solar installation (completed in 2021): 2.2 MWp
Shareholders: Beauvent cv (50%), Lemahieu Group (50%)

About Beauvent

Beauvent is a renewable energy cooperative with 9,283 cooperative members. The cooperative invests in solar installations, wind turbines and batteries. Beauvent produces sustainable heat through heat pumps and supplies residual heat to Ostend through the coolest district heating network in Flanders. Through Beauvent, citizens actively invest in sustainable energy.

About Lemahieu Group

Lemahieu Group is a family-owned company with more than 100 years of experience in importing wood and panel materials and adding value to wood. Since its foundation in 1911, the company has been known for its high-quality products and customer-oriented service.

Lemahieu Group’s mission is to expand the applications of wood and panels as sustainable building materials. The company achieves this by investing in environmentally responsible solutions. With a strong focus on innovation and sustainability, Lemahieu Group has positioned itself as a trusted partner for timber merchants, building material wholesalers and the wood processing industry.

About Bnewable

Bnewable is an independent Belgian energy company specializing in on-site battery systems and customer energy management. It mainly focuses on companies aiming to reduce energy costs and accelerate their sustainable transition.

For its customers, Bnewable acts as an energy director with the objective of maximizing the performance of on-site (“behind-the-meter”) battery systems through smart control strategies. Its added value lies in the unique combination of proprietary energy management technology, extensive in-house expertise and a financing model in which Bnewable carries the investment in the batteries.