Energy storage news - February 5th, 2021

This week’s TOP 5 features news about the remarkable Manatee energy storage project by Florida Power & Light, the go-live of a 25 MW / 25 MWh battery system in the north of France, the addition of two large batteries on Californian solar plants by Southern Power, the deal between Centrica and Alfen for the supply of medium-scale battery systems, and the plans for a 15 MWh sodium-sulfur battery in Japan.

1. The construction of the massive 900 MWh FPL Manatee Energy Storage Center has begun in Florida.

2. French energy storage solution supplier Omexom commissioned a 25 MW battery storage system which is to be used by Total to provide frequency control services.

3. Southern Power will add a large storage system component on two existing solar parks in California.

4. Centrica has signed an agreement with Alfen for the supply of sub-10 MW battery storage systems for the next 3 years.

5. NGK will deliver a 2.4 MW sodium-sulfur battery at the Tanegashima Space Center in Japan.