Trnava Carmaker's Intention to Build Battery Energy Storage Not Subject to EIA

Trnava, 20 July (TASR) - PCA Slovakia's intention to build a battery energy storage system (BESS) with an output of 25 megawatts and a capacity of 49.74 megawatt hours on the premises of Trnava-based carmaker Stellantis Slovakia will not be subject to assessment under the Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) Act, according to a legally binding decision issued by the Environment Ministry's Environmental Impact Assessment Department and published on the ministry's website. The battery storage system will house ten battery containers and ten transformer and inverter containers. The project should be implemented in conjunction with the planned construction of a local photovoltaic facility with a total output of almost 36 megawatts. "The BESS system enables the efficient use of surplus energy from renewable sources by storing it at times of lower consumption and subsequent use during peak times, which leads to optimisation of the energy mix and reduction of the need for electricity generation from fossil fuels," reads the notice on change of the proposed activity. Battery storage represents one of the key tools for achieving carbon neutrality and meeting the European Union's climate goals between 2030 and 2050. Serial production at the Trnava-based automotive plant began in 2006. In 2019, it became the first of the former Groupe PSA plants to start producing batteries for electric vehicles. The carmaker currently generates some 3,700 direct jobs. ko