Irish utility ESB has started the commercial operation of its 19 MW/38 MWh battery energy storage system located in Aghada, Cork County, Ireland.
ESB has partnered with Fluence Energy to develop the project which aims to provide grid stability. The project is the first in the pipeline of energy storage systems that will be constructed in Cork and Dublin.
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July 06, 2022
Statkraft starts construction of 58 MW wind project in Offaly County
Statkraft has started the construction of the 57.6 MW Moanvane Wind Farm in Offaly County, Ireland. The Moanvane Wind Farm is a 12-turbine project that represents a EUR86 million (US$89 mi...
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July 04, 2022
Iberdrola commissions 50 MW battery energy storage system in Meath County
Iberdrola has started the operation of a 50 MW/25 MWh commercial-scale battery energy storage system (BESS) in Meath County, Ireland. The EUR28 million (US$29.2 million) Gorman project features more...
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June 27, 2022
Simply Blue to add 1.3 GW Irish floating offshore wind project
Simply Blue Group has announced its second offshore wind project, Olympic Offshore Wind, in Northern Ireland. The facility, a sister project to Nomadic Offshore Wind, will have a combined ca...
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June 22, 2022
Black & Veatch to support development of 79 MW Irish wind and hydrogen hybrid project
Mercury Renewable has announced its plans to build a 75 MW onshore wind farm and hydrogen electrolysis facility, located on the border of counties Mayo and Sligo in Ireland. The hydrogen-producing el...
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June 21, 2022
SSE secures planning approval for O&M base of 800 MW wind farm in Ireland
Wicklow County Council has granted SSE Renewables permission to build an operation and maintenance center for the 800 MW Arklow Bank 2 offshore wind farm off the coast of Ireland.
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