Energy Storage News - April 17th, 2020

his week’s TOP 5 talks about California’s upcoming 100MW/400MWh battery storage facility, Gresham House’s acquisition of the 50 MW Wickham project in England, Iberdrola’s El Vallito project that will combine 13 MW of wind with 12 MW of storage in Canary Islands, Australia’s AUD 70 million push for competitive hydrogen electrolysis and plans to assess the role of energy storage and hydrogen in the Spanish energy mix for the next decade.

 

  1. California’s Clean Power Alliance selected sPower to deliver the 100MW/400MWh Luna Storage Facility.

  2. Once again, the Gresham House Energy Storage Fund sealed a purchase deal for a 50-MW UK battery project.

  3. Spanish utility Iberdrola is planning to develop a wind-plus-storage project combining 13 MW of wind capacity with a 12-MW battery system in Canary Islands.

  4. The Australian government is dedicating AUD 70 million to promote green hydrogen production.

  5. Spain will be holding public consultations on energy storage and hydrogen safety.