System integrator Fluence and Norwegian state-owned power firm Statkraft have partnered on a 4-hour battery energy storage system (BESS) in Ireland, the market’s first.
Renewable energy firm Enlight has commissioned two solar-plus-storage projects in Israel in the last few weeks, totalling 71MWh of energy storage capacity.
Germany-based multinational energy firm RWE has put two solar-plus-storage projects in Germany into commercial operation, with a total of 21MWh of energy storage capacity.
CEE-based developer and independent power producer (IPP) Woodburn Capital is deploying a co-located battery storage project in Croatia, with final regulations around connecting batteries to the grid expected imminently.
Developer Peregrine Energy Solutions has raised US$700 million in credit, equity and debt to go towards its US pipeline of energy storage, solar and wind projects.
Israel-based renewable energy firm Enlight’s US subsidiary Clēnera has signed a 20-year power purchase (PPA) with utility Arizona Public Service (APS) for a solar-plus-storage project.
Wind and solar park operator Encavis has acquired a solar-plus-storage project with a 12MW/24MWh battery storage unit, set to come online in the first half of 2024.
By the end of 2022, US co-located renewable and energy storage projects totalled 41GW of generating power and 5.4GW/15.2GWh of energy storage, according to Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (LBNL) analysis.
