Energy Storage News - April 03rd, 2020

This week’s TOP 5 talks about Hawaiian Electric’s plans for 258MW/1.3GWh of new battery storage, go-ahead for Harmony Energy’s 49.5 MW battery project in Salisbury, start of operations at Gore Street Energy Fund’s latest 10 MW facility in the UK, Portugal’s upcoming solar auction that includes a storage option and Ofgem’s 1-year delay of the transmission demand residual charge reform.

 
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  1. Hawaiian Electric is planning to install more than 258MW/1.3GWh of battery storage in its home state. 
  2. British company Harmony Energy got planning approval for a 49.5 MW battery storage system at Salisbury, England.
  3. Gore Street Energy Fund’s 10 MW Lower Road project went live to deliver frequency regulation and capacity services..
  4. Despite potential delays due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Portugal is configuring its upcoming 700 MW solar auction that will include an energy storage option.
  5. Following industry concerns over consumer preparedness, UK's Ofgem delayed killing off Triad avoidance until April 2022.