The Spanish green fintech Crowmie, specialized in investment projects in renewable energy generation infrastructure—especially photovoltaic energy—announces its first international step with the launch of a pioneering project in Belgium. This new milestone marks a turning point in the company’s trajectory, consolidating its growth beyond industrial solar self-consumption and fully entering the energy storage sector.
The project, called ‘Coil’, is a battery energy storage system (BESS) with a capacity of 3 MW power and 6 MWh energy (2 hours at full power), located in the city of Landen. Connected to the Belgian grid, it will provide essential energy balancing and arbitrage services, contributing to the stability of the European electricity system amid the exponential growth of renewable energies.
“With this launch, Crowmie internationalizes while inaugurating a new generation of investments: now we not only generate clean energy but also build the infrastructure that makes it viable and sustainable,” says Fernando Dávila, CEO and co-founder of Crowmie. “This project is, without a doubt, a bet on energy intelligence. Producing energy is key, but knowing how to store and release it is just as important.”
The company has had the support of Centrica, a European leader in energy flexibility services, to optimize the plant’s operation. Centrica manages over 500 MW of batteries across 8 European countries and will enable Crowmie’s investors to access Belgian balancing markets such as FCR, aFRR, mFRR, Day-Ahead, Intraday, and Imbalance.
The batteries chosen for the project are LFP technology, with a Round Trip Efficiency (RTE) of 89% and availability close to 97%, ensuring operational and financial stability of the asset. According to estimates, the project offers internal rates of return exceeding 15% under forecast market scenarios. In 2024, gross revenues in Belgium stood around €525,000/MW per year, combining capacity, activation, arbitrage, and imbalance revenues. Crowmie estimates that by 2026 gross revenues could be around €340,000/MW annually, depending on the energy market behavior.
The project will last 20 years, and Crowmie members will have access to a private exchange environment that facilitates liquidity of project shares, further enhancing its attractiveness to private investors.
The value proposition remains true to Crowmie’s model: investments from €5,000, fully digital, traceable, liquid, and secure—now also in storage assets. This project allows investors to diversify their portfolios into an infrastructure asset class previously reserved for institutional funds and large utilities.
“Given the current situation, investing in batteries is an unmissable opportunity,” summarizes Dávila. “They are the lungs of the new global energy system. And at Crowmie, we want everyone to be able to be part of it.”
About Crowmie
Crowmie is the first investment club focused on industrial renewable energy projects. With more than €7 million financed, an average return above 9.5%, and a community of over 700 active investors, the company drives the energy transition through investments with purpose, impact, and profitability.
More information at: https://crowmie.com/
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