Energy storage news - January 22th, 2020
This week’s TOP 5 features news about the plans for another large battery storage project by the French IPP Neoen in Australia, the ambitious energy storage procurement target of Puerto Rico's utility, the development application of a storage project by Genex Power, the RFP for a 5 to 10 MW battery storage system by a local utility in North Carolina to provide peak shaving services, and the agreement between RWE and Statkraft regarding the management of a 68 MW storage asset in Ireland.
- French renewable energy producer Neoen unveiled plans for a 500 MW battery project in Australia.
- Puerto Rico's utility should be procuring up to 1.5 GW of battery storage systems by 2023 according to the latest statement of the regulation authority.
- Genex Power has applied for the development permit of a 100 MW / 200 MWh storage facility in Queensland.
- A request for proposals for a large-scale battery storage system has been issued by the North Carolina Eastern Municipal Power Agency for the provision of demand-side management services.
- RWE's 68 MW standalone battery storage system in Ireland will benefit from Statkraft optimization services.