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 than 4,000 modules in 16 containers, spanning an area equal to the size of a football pitch. The facility will complement the DS3 initiative, which Irish transmission grid operators EirGrid and SONI developed to fortify the grid as renewable output increases.
The Gorman facility will eventually be expanded by Iberdrola, doubling its capacity to 100 MW.
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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, FuturEnergy start construction of 30 MW wind farm in County Donegal
SSE Renewables and its partner FuturEnergy Ireland have started the construction of the 30 MW Lenalea wind farm project located in County Donegal, Ireland. The Lenalea wind park, which will be built...
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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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June 16, 2022
Irish government approves RESS 2 tender results
The Ministry of Environment, Climate, and Communications in Ireland has announced the provisional results of the second Renewable Electricity Support Scheme (RESS) auction aimed at facilitating t...
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