Utility ESB inaugurates Fluence 19MW BESS in Ireland
State-owned utility ESB has inaugurated a 19MW battery energy storage system (BESS) in Cork, Ireland, provided by Fluence.
Articles tagged with: Grid Balancing
Anesco secures approval for 50MW battery site set to perform multiple grid-balancing roles
Anesco's new 50MW battery storage site has been given the green light by Brentwood Borough Council, with the project to be another example of how batteries are benefiting the grid and offering returns for investors, the company has said.
SSE acquires first 50MW battery storage project from Harmony Energy
SSE has acquired development rights for its first 50MW battery storage asset from Harmony Energy.
Zenobe to begin construction on 100MW/107MWh battery following Santander financing
Battery storage firm Zenobe has announced it is to start construction on its 100MW/107MWh battery at Capenhurst, near Chester.
Gore Street snaps up 80MW battery storage asset from RES
Gore Street Energy Storage Fund has acquired an 80MW energy storage project from RES, having also entered into exclusivity with the renewable energy company for over 300MW of assets.
Thrive Renewables enters battery storage market with 5MW acquisition
Thrive Renewables is to acquire a 5MW/7.5MWh battery storage facility from Eclipse Power Generation.
InterGen unveils UK’s largest battery storage project with 320MW Essex site
InterGen has gained planning consent for the UK’s largest battery storage project, which will be built at DP Word London Gateway on the Thames Estuary in Essex.
Record high solar irradiation helps UK generation surge
Solar irradiation in the south of England in May was as much as 50% higher than normal, according to new research by Solargis.
‘Landmark’ council owned storage site in Somerset energised
The largest council-owned energy storage site in the UK has been energised and is now operational .
Editor's blog
Energy storage: More tenders, government priorities and solving the revenue stream dilemma
While Brexit looms, bringing uncertainty into the country’s economy and international relationships, the role energy storage will play in a decentralised, low(er) carbon and more flexible energy system at least seems a little more assured than it did before.