Energy storage news - October 25th, 2019

This week’s TOP 5 includes a 50 MW / 250 MWh Liquid Air Energy Storage system being deployed by Highview in the UK, the entry of Spanish developer Acciona in the US energy storage market, Saft deploying 2 MWh of battery storage in Australia, a 49 MW project acquired by Gresham House in the UK, and over 11 MW and 17 MWh of storage being deployed in the French island of Mayotte by Albioma and Total Solar.  

  1. Highview is deploying a 50 MW / 250 MWh storage system at a decommissioned thermal plant in Northern England.
  2. “Spanish renewables developer Acciona has acquired 3 gigawatts of solar and 1 gigawatt of storage projects currently under development in the U.S. by Nebraska-based Tenaska.”  
  3. Saft has executed its first projects in Australia, installing around 2MWh of battery energy storage systems (BESS) at 13 sites in Queensland.
  4. Gresham House acquired a 49 MW project in the UK. The system is set to be commissioned in December 2019 and will mainly earn revenues on the day-ahead and balancing markets.
  5. Two stand-alone storage projects have been awarded to Total Solar (4MW / 2MWh for frequency regulation) and Albioma (7.4MW / 14.9MWh for arbitrage) in the French island of Mayotte.