A district network heating operator in Finland has commissioned a 1MW/100MWh thermal energy storage project using novel ‘Sand Battery’ technology from Polar Night Energy.
Owner-operator Eco Stor has connected what it claimed is the largest BESS in Germany to the grid, while its former majority owner is going to build a BESS in Finland.
Ingrid Capacity and SEB have broken ground on a large-scale BESS in Finland, while Monsson has acquired a project in Sweden which it will start building in June.
Finnish marine and power technology firm Wärtsilä has ended an 18-month long strategic review of its Energy Storage and Optimisation (ES&O) business, a process which could have led to the firm divesting it.