Energy storage

Contracts have been awarded as the Orkney-Caithness Link project gathers pace in the UK.

Earlier this year, Staffordshire Moorlands District Council granted planning consent for an extension to Innova’s solar and energy storage project, Blythe solar farm.

Root-Power has announced the submission of planning applications for a further 210 MW of battery energy storage projects in Reading, Manchester, Lancashire, Rotherham, and Rochdale.

RWE has begun construction of an ultra-fast battery storage system with an installed capacity of 7.5 MW and a storage capacity of 11 MWh on the site of its power plant in Moerdijk, in the Netherlands.

Iberdrola Australia has entered the Queensland market with the Broadsound Solar Farm and BESS.

Bureau Veritas has announced the acquisition of ArcVera Renewables, a specialised provider in finance-grade consulting and technical services for wind, solar, and battery storage projects worldwide.

The Scottish Government has approved a 228 MW/456 MWh Smeaton battery energy storage system.

Lightsource bp has completed the sale of its first energy storage project and largest UK solar farm to specialist renewables manager Schroders Greencoat.

Sungrow has reached a supply agreement with SSE Renewables, providing the PowerTitan liquid-cooled energy storage system for the Monk Fryston 320 MW/640 MWh independent energy storage project in Yorkshire, the UK.

Battery giant GIGA Storage and TenneT have concluded the very first time based contract.

Aggreko has expanded renewable energy and battery storage at Gold Fields’ Granny Smith mine in Australia.

DNV has supported the use of AUS$650 million of financing for Akaysha's Orana energy storage project in New South Wales, Australia.

ACWA Power has hosted a groundbreaking ceremony for the 200 MW Beruniy wind power plant and 100 MW BESS project in Karakalpakstan, Uzbekistan.

EVLO has put into operation its first battery energy project in Vermont, US.

EDF Renewables UK is set to bring more than 300 MW of battery storage online to support the decarbonisation of the UK’s grid.