Statkraft to build Ireland''s first 4-hour battery energy
Statkraft announces it will build Ireland''s first four-hour grid-scale battery energy storage system (BESS) in Co. Offaly, co-located with Cushaling
SSE has grown its secured battery energy storage system (BESS) pipeline in Ireland to 300MW with the acquisition of the 120MW/240MWh Thornsberry BESS project near Tullamore, County Offaly. Pictured is the company's 50MW battery storage facility in Wiltshire, England.
The move by SSE Renewables, a branch of the Financial Times Stock Exchange-listed SSE, is part of its strategy to grow its battery storage portfolio in the country. Located in County Offaly, the Thornsberry BESS project has been obtained from Grid Systems Services, a subsidiary of Low Carbon.
The 20MW BESS, supplied by global market leader in utility-scale energy storage solutions and services, Fluence, will be co-located with Statkraft's 55.8MW Cushaling Wind Farm. The wind project is currently under construction.
As in other countries, grid capacity in Ireland is becoming scarce, so as Statkraft develops further onshore wind and solar projects, there is a good opportunity to sensibly locate storage to mitigate the risk of local constraints and support congestion management.
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