Energy storage news - October 04th, 2019

This week’s TOP 5 includes a deal of California-based East Bay Community Energy for a pipeline of 225-MW solar generation plus 80MW/160MWh of storage, GE’s contract to deliver 100 MWh of battery storage to Convergent, ESA’s draft of an emergency response plan following recent fires in energy storage facilities, the announcement of a project combining 6 MW of solar with 5MW/2.5MWh of storage in the Pacific island of Nauru and Turkey’s publishing of draft guidelines to integrate energy storage in its power system. 

1. California’s East Bay Community Energy (EBCE) struck two deals to acquire power from 225 MW of solar plus 80MW/160 MWh of battery energy storage.
2. GE Renewable Energy will be supplying 100 MWh of storage to three Convergent Energy + Power projects in California.
3. The Energy Storage Association (ESA) drafted an emergency response plan for energy storage facilities.
4. The Asian Development Bank will be helping the island of Nauru cover 47% of it needs thanks to a 6-MW solar plus 5MW/2.5MWh storage project.
5. The Turkish Energy Market Regulatory Authority is set to enforce new guidelines for energy storage integration.