PODCAST: Little and large battery storage projects and predicting a massive year for solar

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The past few months have seen record-breaking battery storage projects completed and announced in many territories. Pictured is the 250MW Gateway project by LS Power in California. Image: PRnewsfoto – LS Power.

The February 2021 episode of the Solar Media Podcast is now available to stream and asks the question: Could deployment in 2021 top 200GW?

We reflect on recent market forecasts and asks just how much solar could be deployed in 2021 against a backdrop of gigawatt-scale supply contracts and national auctions.

Meanwhile, Andy explores how utility-scale battery storage systems just keep getting bigger on the back of a recently-announced 1.2GW battery earmarked for Australia.

There’s also discussion around how grid services contracts continue to mature and why battery storage was frozen out of Spain’s recent renewables auction.

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