ESB has today opened its latest major battery plant at its Aghada site in Co Cork which will add 150MW (300MWh) of fast-acting energy storage to help provide grid stability and deliver more renewable power onto Ireland’s electricity system.How will a new battery plant help Ireland's Electricity System?Picture: Darragh Kane The Electricity Supply Board has opened a new major battery plant at its Aghada site in County Cork. The project will add 150MW (300MWh) of fast-acting energy storage to provide grid stability and deliver more renewable power to Ireland’s electricity system.
Which battery energy storage systems are available in Ireland?The Kylemore Battery Energy Storage System in Dublin went into operation in 2023 and has the capability of providing 30MW of fast-acting storage. The South Wall Battery Energy Storage System went live in 2023 and has the capability of providing 30MW of fast-acting energy storage.
Will energy storage help balancing Ireland's 'new home-grown power supply'?Mr Dollard explained that the batteries would support grid stability and allow more renewables on the Irish electricity system. Eamon Ryan, Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications, predicted that energy storage would play a key role in balancing Ireland’s “new home-grown power supply”.
How many MW of battery storage capacity are there in Ireland?We currently have more than 300MWs of battery storage capacity in operation in Ireland, making it one of the largest battery portfolios in Europe. We plan to develop a pipeline of large scale battery projects, as well as additional renewable enabling technologies.
Can energy storage replace fossil fuels in Ireland?Paul McCusker, Fluence president of EMEA, said that the battery plant’s opening demonstrates how “energy storage systems can successfully displace fossil fuel plants and offer Ireland low-carbon flexible capacity to balance the electricity network�
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Picture: Darragh Kane The Electricity Supply Board has opened a new major battery plant at its Aghada site in County Cork. The project will add 150MW (300MWh) of fast-acting energy storage to provide grid stability and deliver more renewable power to Ireland’s electricity system.
The Kylemore Battery Energy Storage System in Dublin went into operation in 2023 and has the capability of providing 30MW of fast-acting storage. The South Wall Battery Energy Storage System went live in 2023 and has the capability of providing 30MW of fast-acting energy storage.
Mr Dollard explained that the batteries would support grid stability and allow more renewables on the Irish electricity system. Eamon Ryan, Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications, predicted that energy storage would play a key role in balancing Ireland’s “new home-grown power supply”.
We currently have more than 300MWs of battery storage capacity in operation in Ireland, making it one of the largest battery portfolios in Europe. We plan to develop a pipeline of large scale battery projects, as well as additional renewable enabling technologies.
Paul McCusker, Fluence president of EMEA, said that the battery plant’s opening demonstrates how “energy storage systems can successfully displace fossil fuel plants and offer Ireland low-carbon flexible capacity to balance the electricity network”.
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