The role of energy storage in helping Europe’s energy security is increasingly being recognised, said keynote speakers at The Energy Storage Summit EU today, hosted by our publisher Solar Media.
Energy technology firm Wärtsilä completed a 125MW/250MWh battery storage project for REV Renewables in California in time to help CAISO deal with record heatwave conditions in September 2022.
UK-listed Gore Street Energy Storage Fund has acquired its first asset in California, a 200MW/400MWh battery energy storage system project from developer Avantus.
Battery storage projects totalling 627MW were awarded contracts in the UK’s 2023-24 Capacity Market auction which concluded yesterday (14 February), nearly a two-thirds jump on last year’s.
Energy storage developer Eolian has completed an investment in two standalone battery energy storage projects in Texas, which it claims is the first use of the Inflation Reduction Act’s new tax credit incentives (ITC).
Testing has started on four battery storage projects in Lithuania totalling 200MW/200MWh provided by system integrator Fluence, with a view to turning the projects online in a few months.
Developers Taaleri Energia and Merus Power have partnered to deploy a 30MW/36MWh battery energy storage system in Finland, one of the country’s largest.
Slovenia state-owned utility Dravske elektrarne Maribor (DEM) is planning two battery storage units totalling 60MW as well as a pumped hydro energy storage (PHES) plant.
Residential solar and battery installer Sunrun has partnered with California utility PG&E to create a new virtual power plant (VPP) combining up to 30MW of new and existing home PV and battery systems for grid reliability.
