Energy storage news - November 12th, 2021
This week’s TOP 5 features news about a battery storage projects in the UK, plans for a large renewables-plus-storage (1GW) in the US, the development of two pumped hydro energy storage in Hawaii, an MoU for storage projects in Papua New Guinea, the acquisition of 190MW/380MWh battery systems in Texas.
- Canadian Solar is co-developing 1.5GW/3GWh of battery storage projects in the UK with Windel Energy.
- Georgia Power is preparing a draft for Request for Proposals (RFP) to build a 1GW of renewables systems including Storage.
- In Hawaii two pumped hydro energy storage (PHES) projects are been developed by Kaua'i Island Utility Cooperative (KIUC), it will help stabilize and reduce electricitly costs.
- Gelion has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with the Mayur Renewables, to supply hundreds of megawatt-hours of battery systems for power projects in Papua New Guinea, starting next year.
- Q CELLS has acquired 190MW/380MWh battery energy storage system (BESS) project in Texas.