Energy storage news - May 28th, 2021

This week’s TOP 5 features news about the 1 GW storage target enacted by Connecticut, the finalization of a massive storage project in Australia by Vena Energy, the construction of a new solar-plus-storage project in Texas, the go-live of a battery storage facility owned by DTEK in Ukraine and the commissioning of a 3 MW battery system in Spain by Iberdrola.

1. The state of Connecticut is aiming to deploy 1 GW of battery storage assets before 2030.

2. Vena Energy's 150 MWh battery energy storage project in Queensland has been connected to the grid.

3. A big solar-plus-storage project developed by Hecate Energy has started construction in Texas.

4. DTEK and Honeywell have commissioned a grid-scale battery storage system colocated to a nuclear power plant in Ukraine.

5. A 3 W / 9 MWh battery unit has been installed by Ingeteam on one of Iberdrola's solar plant in the Extremadura Spanish province.