Energy storage news - March 12th, 2021
This week’s TOP 5 features news about Enel's Azure Sky big wind-plus-storage project in the US, the acquisition of a large battery manufacturer by Russian energy major Rosatom, the remarkable project of Energy Australia aiming to deploy a 350 MW storage system on an old coal power plant site, the plans for a 20 MW battery project coupled to a hydroelectric plant in the Philippines and the future deployment of a Rolls Royce battery system on a Norwegian island.
- Enel Green Power started the construction of a large battery installation coupled to a wind power facility in Texas.
- Russian nuclear power agency Rosatom has acquired South Korean lithium-ion battery manufacturing firm Enertech.
- Electricity retailer Energy Australia has announced its plans for a 350 MW battery storage system to be installed on an aging coal-fired power station in Victoria.
- Aboitiz Power confirmed its intention to deploy a 20 MW battery storage system on a hydroelectric power plant in the Philippines.
- Rolls Royce will supply a 3.8 MWh battery solution for a pilot project on the Norwegian island of Senja.