Energy storage news - April 2nd, 2021
This week’s TOP 5 features news about the announcement of a large battery storage project by Apple, the release of a new tender dedicated to storage resources in South Africa, the successful close of a financing round by Leclanché, the plans for a grid-scale battery in Saskatchewan and the delivery of a mobile grid-stabilizing battery solution in Turkey by Aggreko.
- Global tech company Apple is planning to add a 240 MWh battery storage component to an existing solar plant in California.
- South African utility Eskom has unveiled a tender procedure aiming to purchase several battery storage projects.
- Battery storage solution supplier Leclanché has secured a 63 million USD funding from its main shareholder, SEFAM.
- A 20 MWh battery storage system will be deployed by Sask Power in Canada to deliver grid balancing services.
- A 1 MWh mobile battery storage solution has been commissioned by Aggreko in Turkey in order to support the grid's stability in different locations