Energy Storage News - July 03rd, 2020
This week’s TOP 5 talks about Tucson Electric Power’s plans to replace coal by using 1.4 GW of energy storage, Gore Street’s recent acquisition of a 131-MW portfolio, Australia’s 500 MW wind plus 50MW/200MWh battery storage Wambo project, start of works at a 95-MW gas-solar-storage project in Thailand and the commissioning of a 65-MW PV plant with 19 MWh of battery storage in Japan.
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Arizona’s Tucson Electric Power is planning to replace coal generation with 2.5 GW of new solar and wind over the next 15 years and 1.4 GW of energy storage.
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In an acquisition streak, Gore Street Capital secured a further 131-MW energy storage portfolio, of which 81 MW are operational.
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Renewable Energy Partners and Cubico Sustainable Investments are co-developing the Wambo project that will couple 500 MW of wind with 50MW/200MWh of battery storage by the end of 2022 in southern Queensland.
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B.Grimm started development works on a 95-MW Thai hybrid power project comprising 50 MW of battery storage near U-Tapao Airport.
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SB Energy and Mitsubishi finalized a 65-MW PV plant with 19 MWh of battery storage in Hokkaido, Japan.