Energy storage news - January 8th, 2021
This week’s TOP 5 features news about the go-live of Vistra Energy's Moss Landing battery storage flagship project, the announcement of 2 big battery projects in Ireland by the Electricity Supply Board, the plans for a 100 MWh storage installation on a zinc smelting facility in Belgium, the award of 220 MWh worth of battery storage supply contracts for CATL in Texas, and the upcoming request for proposals for clean electricity generation from the Nebraska Public Power District.
- Vistra Energy's massive 300 MW / 1200 MWh project started operations at the Moss Landing Power Plant site, in California.
- State-owned Irish utility ESB has announced 2 large battery storage projects for a total capacity of almost 100 MWh .
- Nala Renewables will deploy a 25 MW / 100 MWh battery storage system on a Nyrstar's industrial facility site, in Belgium.
- Chinese battery manufacturer CATL has been selected by FlexGen to deliver 220 MWh of battery capacity for two projects located in Texas.
- The Nebraska Public Power District has signed an agreement with Monolith Materials to procure new solar, wind and energy storage capacity in 2021.