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Will Saft supply a battery energy storage system in Fukushima?

Tokyo, 12 June 2025 – Saft, a subsidiary of TotalEnergies, has been selected by leading Asian renewable energy developer Gurīn Energy to supply a battery energy storage system (BESS) for the latter’s major energy storage project being developed in Fukushima, Japan.

Why is battery energy storage important in Japan?

Battery Energy Storage is crucial for Japan to achieve 40-50 percent renewables in its national power generation mix by 2040 and carbon neutrality by 2050

What is Japan's first energy storage project?

In 2015, we started Japan's first demonstration project covering energy storage connected to the power grid in the Koshikishima, Satsumasendai City, Kagoshima. This project is still operating in a stable manner today. One feature of our grid energy storage system is that it utilizes reused batteries from EVs.

Why is Saft supplying a fully integrated lithium-ion battery energy storage system?

Saft has been selected to supply a fully integrated lithium-ion Battery Energy Storage Systems (BESS) to Gurīn Energy’s project in Japan The site will provide over 1 GWh of storage to help integrate renewables into Japan’s grid, balance demand and supply, and avoid curtailment