Energy storage news - October 29th, 2021

This week’s TOP 5 features news about an MoU on a 1GW wind-plus-1GWh storage project in Kazakhstan, plans for more than 2GWh of energy storage systems in California, two storage projects in Taiwan, results of a tender for a wind-plus-storage project in Chile, and the commissioning of a 50MW battery system in the UK.

  1. Total Eren has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with the Kazakhstani government to develop a 1GW wind project with 1GWh energy storage system.
  2. Ameresco is building 2.15GWh of energy storage systems in California by August 2022.
  3. NHOA is supplying 420MWh of batteries to two storage projects in Taiwan.
  4. Statkraft was awarded the tender of a 400MW wind-plus-storage project in Chile.
  5. Pivot Power, Wartsila, and EDF have commissioned a 50MW/50MWh battery in the UK