Battery storage · Germany
BESS VWK Hannover
Operator VW Kraftwerk GmbH
Operational3.1 MWData checked 10 November 2026
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BESS VWK Hannover is a 3.1 MW battery storage site 4.5 km east of Garbsen, Hannover, Region Hannover, Niedersachsen, Germany. It first operated in 2026. Its status in the Marktstammdatenregister (Bundesnetzagentur, Germany) is operational. There are 16 other energy sites within 10 km, 5 of them battery storage sites. The register holds no incident at this site. It holds 17 incidents at battery storage sites in Germany, and 196 worldwide.
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The site
- Technology
- Battery storage (Usable capacity 6.9 MWh, Lithium-Batterie)
- Capacity
- 3.1 MW
- Capacity figure from
- Marktstammdatenregister (Bundesnetzagentur, Germany)
- Status
- Operational (In operation)
- Operator
- VW Kraftwerk GmbH
- Location
- Hannover, Region Hannover, Niedersachsen, 30419, Germany
- First operating
- 2026
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Timeline
- 8 May 2026 Operational
Incidents on the register at this site
None found. The register holds no published incident that names BESS VWK Hannover. If you know of one, report it (confidential reports are anonymised).
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Questions
- Has BESS VWK Hannover had a fire or other incident?
- None is on the register as of 10 November 2026. The register holds no published incident that names BESS VWK Hannover; it holds 17 incidents at battery storage sites in Germany.
- What is the status of BESS VWK Hannover?
- Operational, in the Marktstammdatenregister (Bundesnetzagentur, Germany).
- Where is BESS VWK Hannover?
- 4.5 km east of Garbsen, Hannover, Region Hannover, Niedersachsen, Germany (postcode 30419).
Source: Marktstammdatenregister, Bundesnetzagentur, Datenlizenz Deutschland, Namensnennung, Version 2.0 (www.govdata.de/dl-de/by-2-0). The dataset. The register adds only the incidents and the counts. Nearest town: GeoNames (CC BY 4.0).