SSE Renewables has bought the rights to develop a battery energy storage project in Co Offaly that could be up and running by the end of the
Get a quoteSSE is submitting a planning application to Mayo County Council for a proposed 80MW/160MWh Battery Energy Storage System (BESS) in north Mayo, capable of powering
Get a quoteIt is located at Poolbeg Energy Hub, where ESB – around 95% owned by the Irish state with the remaining stake held by its employees – is
Get a quoteLeading renewable energy operator and developer SSE Renewables is taking its first steps into solar energy generation and associated battery storage in Ireland, with plans to
Get a quoteStatkraft announces it will build Ireland''s first four-hour grid-scale battery energy storage system (BESS) in Co. Offaly, co-located with Cushaling Wind Farm. Battery storage
Get a quoteMore than 700 megawatt (MW) of battery storage was active at the end of 2023 and another 500 MW has been contracted to connect over the
Get a quoteHeather Donald, Director of Onshore Wind, Solar and Battery – UK and Ireland, SSE Renewables, said: "Acquiring the consented Thornsberry project in County Offaly is
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Get a quoteIt is located at Poolbeg Energy Hub, where ESB – around 95% owned by the Irish state with the remaining stake held by its employees – is planning to deploy a combination of
Get a quoteESB 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
Get a quoteWe commissioned our first battery energy storage system at our Aghada generating site in Co Cork in 2022, capable of generating 19MW. We added a second battery on the same site in
Get a quoteESB has officially opened a 150MW (300MWh) battery energy storage system (BESS) at its Aghada site in County Cork, marking a major milestone in Ireland''s renewable
Get a quoteStrategic Power Projects, a leading Irish renewables developer, is delighted to have confirmation that it will receive a grid connection offer to develop a 185MW hybrid solar
Get a quoteESB has 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
Get a quoteThe solar farm will be situated on shallow sloping agricultural land at an approximate elevation of 50-105m AOD.Planning permission for this site is currently being submitted to Waterford City
Get a quoteLarge-scale battery energy storage projects and Turlough Hill pumped storage power station combine to reach milestone that can help to provide flexibility and support more
Get a quoteOver 2.5GW of grid-scale battery storage is in development in Ireland, with six projects currently operational in the country, four of which were added in 2021.
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Get a quoteDerrymeen Battery Storage Project Derrymeen BESS is a 100MW | 200MWh battery storage project near Dungannon, County Tyrone, in Northern Ireland. Derrymeen is targeting delivery
Get a quoteThe project is the latest step in ESB''s commitment to investing €300 million (£251 million) in battery storage technology. Its first BESS site launched in 2022, a 19MW/38MWh
Get a quoteSSE Renewables, the renewable energy arm of SSE Plc, has announced the acquisition of rights to the Thornsberry battery project, a 120 MW/240 MWh energy storage
Get a quoteMore than 700 megawatt (MW) of battery storage was active at the end of 2023 and another 500 MW has been contracted to connect over the next five years. These storage
Get a quoteESB has opened its latest major battery plant at its Aghada site in Co Cork which will add 150MW (300MWh) of fast-acting energy storage to
Get a quoteA huge battery energy storage system (BESS) could be built in Co Antrim amid fresh plans. The 600MW scheme, located outside Lisburn, would be linked to the city''s main
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