The UK and Ireland’s energy storage pipeline is rapidly growing, with co-located solar PV and storage comprising around 20% of planned capacity, writes Mollie McCorkindale of Solar Media Market Research.
Statkraft’s Rory Griffin writes about the challenges and opportunities encountered in developing Ireland’s first-ever 4-hour duration battery storage project, which is co-located with a wind farm.
A 25MW/55MWh battery energy storage system (BESS) has been commissioned by operator Renalfa IPP, using technology provided by Chinese firms Hithium and Kehua.
Developer and IPP Leeward Renewable Energy and California utility PG&E have agreed a long-term resource adequacy (RA) agreement for a large-scale, PV co-located BESS in Arizona.
System integrator Alfen will provide a BESS for co-location with a wind farm in Sweden while aluminium company Hydro has inaugurated a solar and BESS project at one of its extrusion facilities.
The first 4-hour duration battery storage project to be built in Ireland exemplifies both the challenges and opportunities of the country’s growing and evolving market.
