Energy Storage & Hydrogen News - January 5th, 2024

This week's TOP 5+1 features news on the construction of a BESS project in the Dominican Republic, the submission of a zoning plan of a BESS project in Netherlands, the grant of state aid to support storage projects in Spain, the grant of a planning permission of a BESS system in England and the sell of a BESS portfolio in Italy. Additionally, there is information about investment plans on green hydrogen.

 

Top 5 Energy Storage news

 

1. Construction has started on a 24.8MW/99MWh battery energy storage system in the Dominican Republic.

2. A Dutch municipality has submitted a draft zoning plan for one of the first gigawatt-hour BESS projects in the Netherlands.

3. Spain has granted EUR 150 million (USD 166.1m) of state aid to support 36 energy storage projects in the country.

4. UK developer Innova has secured planning permission for its 940-MW/1,880-MWh Heysham energy storage project in Lancashire, England.

5. Spanish solar player Enerside Energy has reached an agreement to sell a 400-MW project combining PV and BESS in Italy.

 

+1 Hydrogen news

1. Indian utility Torrent Power plans to invest EUR 5.19bn in renewables, green hydrogen and power distribution in the state of Gujarat.