Energy Storage news - December 6th, 2019

This week’s TOP 5 covers Nevada’s 1-GW energy storage by 2030 goal and the approval of NVEnergy’s Integrated Resource Plan that will bring 1.19 GW of solar and 590 MW of energy storage, the selection of El Sewedy Electric to build a 20MW/35MWh solar-plus-storage project in South Sudan, the appointment of Wärtsilä for the delivery of a 17MW/15MWh battery storage system at Mali’s Fekola gold mine, the collaboration between FRV and Harmony Energy for a 15 MWh battery storage project in the United Kingdom and Alfen’s contracting for the coupling of a 10MW/10MWh Li-ion storage system to a Dutch Uniper power plant.

1. Shortly after proposing a 1-GW storage target for 2030, the Public Utilities Commission of Nevada (PUCN) approved NVEnergy’s plans to install 1.19 GW of solar PV plus 590 MW of energy storage.
2. El Sewedy Electric secured a contract for the construction of a solar-plus-storage project combining 20 MW of solar PV with 35 MWh of energy storage in Juba, South Sudan.
3. Wärtsilä will be retrofitting B2Gold’s Fekola gold mine with a 17MW/15MWh  battery storage system.
4. Fotowatio Renewable Ventures kick-started its international energy storage activity with the announcement of a 15 MWh battery storage project in Southern England.
5. Alfen will be connecting a Uniper power plant to a 10MW/10MWh Li-ion storage system in Maasvlakte, the Netherlands.