June 3, 2026
A render of the Förderstedt project. Image: Eco Stor.
Owner-operator Eco Stor has secured a long-term toll with trader and VPP firm Next Kraftwerke for its 300MW/700MWh project in Förderstedt, Germany, one of the largest being built in the country.
Next Kraftwerke will trade the first phase of the 2.3-hour battery energy storage system (BESS) in the day-ahead, intraday and balancing energy markets from November 2026. It is being built in three phases of 100MW each, with the full thing coming online in 2027.
Eco Stor said the toll provides the economic basis for the long-term operation of the project and underscores the increasing maturity of the German market for large-scale battery storage.
