Energy storage news - September 13th, 2019
This week’s TOP 5 includes Neoen’s massive solar-plus-wind-plus-storage project in Australia involving up to 900 MW of storage, Los Angeles’s approval of the US’s cheapest solar-plus-storage contract, Hanwha and Lumcloon Energy’s announcement regarding a 200-MW storage project in Ireland, the development of a multi-phase AUD 1.2 billion solar-plus-storage project in Victoria - Australia and the European Investment Bank’s intention to refocus on energy storage.
- Neoen Australia unveiled a massive solar-plus-wind-plus-storage project that will combine 1.2 GW of wind with 600 MW of solar and up to 900 MW of battery energy storage..
- Los Angeles’s Department of Water and Power (LADWP) approved the contract for the 400-MW Eland Project incorporating 400 MW of PV with 300MW/1200MWh of storage.
- Ireland’s Leinster province will be welcoming a €300-million, 200-MW battery storage project for frequency regulation and renewable integration.
- Solis RE will earmark Victoria’s Gippsland region with a massive solar and battery energy park. The project’s first phase will couple 50 MW of solar with 50 MWh of storage whilst future phases are expected to host two additional sites with 250 MW of solar and 250 MWh of batteries each.
- The European Investment Bank (EIB) is conferring about a shift of its multibillion energy investment strategy to support energy storage more decisively.