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South Africa Launches Third Battery Storage Tender
The tender calls for the procurement of five energy storage systems targeting a total of 616 MW/2,464 MWh. With bids due by July 31, 2024, the projects will
Five substation sites specified in 513 MW battery storage tender
The Department of Mineral Resources and Energy (DMRE) has confirmed that five substation sites have been specified by Eskom for the public procurement of
Capacity market contracts for four-hour grid battery storage a
The fact that each is a new build project is a "pretty positive sign," Corentin Baschet, head of analysis at energy storage consultancy Clean Horizon told Energy-Storage.news.Of particular interest to note is that three of the four projects awarded contracts are four-hour discharge duration systems, Baschet said in an interview.
16GW of batteries registered for Poland capacity market auction
The largest battery storage project in the country Energy-Storage.news aware of is a 200MW/820MWh BESS being developed by state-owned power company PGE Group which aims to have completed the project by 2030. Energy-Storage.news'' publisher Solar Media will host the inaugural Energy Storage Summit Central Eastern Europe on
DMRE announces 17 bidders in South Africa''s battery energy storage
The Battery Energy Storage (BES) IPP Procurement Programme has been designed to facilitate the procurement of up to 513 megawatts (MW), to provide Capacity, Energy and Ancillary Services in addition to contributing towards socio-economic and environmentally sustainable growth, to continue the successes of the IPP Procurement
PG&E-Sierra Battery Energy Storage System, US
The project was announced in 2017 and will be commissioned in 2023. Description. The PG&E-Sierra Battery Energy Storage System is being developed by Enel Green Power North America and Plus Power. The project is owned by Enel Green Power North America (50%), a subsidiary of Enel North America and IHI Power Services (50%),
225MW of grid-forming battery storage supported
The majority of that funding, AU$119 million, will go to a 125MW/250MWh battery energy storage system (BESS) and grid-forming inverter project in the state''s Murray Renewable Energy Zone. It is one of many Renewable Energy Zones (REZs) planned by states across Australia and the money is coming from a total pot of funding
Greece: 27GW of battery storage projects gear up for auctions
September 7, 2023. While 12 projects won awards in the first tranche of Greece''s recent grid-scale energy storage auctions, what of the c.500 totalling nearly 27GW that didn''t? Jon Ferris, LCP Delta''s Head of Flexibility and Storage, looks at the dynamics which could play out in rounds two and three in Europe''s fourth largest market by
Preliminary permit application for proposed pumped storage project
2 · A preliminary permit application for a proposed 3,000 megawatt closed-loop pumped storage project at Red Lake was approved last week by Federal Energy Regulatory Commission. The project involves
Duke Energy-Cape San Blas Battery Energy Storage System, US
The project was announced in 2019 and will be commissioned in 2021. Description. The Duke Energy-Cape San Blas Battery Energy Storage System is being developed by Duke Energy Florida. The project is owned by Duke Energy Florida (100%), a subsidiary of Duke Energy. The key applications of the project are balancing energy
Capacity Market contracts awarded to more than 2GW of battery storage
Rendering of InterGen''s Gateway 320MW/640MWh project, one of the awardees of a 15-year contract in the T-4. Image: InterGen. The award of contracts to 1GW of battery storage was the "biggest news" to emerge from the latest round of Capacity Market auctions held in the UK, according to energy consultancy EnAppSys.
South Africa opens seventh bidding window of REIPPPP, seeks
Located in the Northern Cape province, the project will have an installed capacity of 540MW for solar PV and a battery energy storage system (BESS) with a capacity of 225MW/1,140MWh.
Maldives reopens 40MWh battery storage tender for island solar
Image: wikimedia user Nevit Dilman. The Republic of Maldives has reopened a tender process, seeking to procure 40MWh of battery energy storage systems (BESS) in an energy transition project supported by World Bank funding. The South Asian island nation''s Ministry of Environment, Climate Change and Technology announced the
Preferred bidders announced for battery energy storage IPPPP
The Department of Mineral Resources and Energy have announced four preferred bidders under Bid Window 1 of the Battery Energy Storage IPP procurement programme (BESIPPPP) and an additional preferred bidder
Germany''s innovative auction awards 408MW of solar-plus-storage
All the bidding projects from Germany''s latest innovative auction were a combination of solar with energy storage. Image: Convergent Energy + Power. Germany''s latest innovation auction has
Cape Verde tender: Procurement of battery energy storage system
The government of Cape Verde invites qualified contractors to submit their sealed bids for the procurement of battery energy storage system.
Scatec awarded battery storage project for 103 MW in
The request for proposal was issued on 7 March 2023, and bid submission on 2 August 2023. The programme aims to procure 513 MW of battery
Oregon''s PGE makes ''largest utility BESS
The battery energy storage system (BESS) procurements fall under the latter category. The key application the BESS resources will perform is helping PGE manage its evening peak demand, outputting stored power to the grid during the hours of 5pm to 9pm, when solar PV production has tailed off and customer demand for electricity rises.
Eskom Paleisheuwel
September 1, 2021. The Eskom Paleisheuwel – Battery Energy Storage System is a 9,500kW energy storage project located in Cederberg, Western Cape, South Africa. The rated storage capacity of the project is 45,000kWh.
Spain launching grants for 600MW of energy storage
Image: Ingeteam. The government of Spain is launching €160 million (US$170 million) in grants for energy storage projects, aiming to fund 600MW of projects to go online in 2026. The Ministry for the Ecological Transition and the Demographic Challenge (MITECO) opened a public consultation into the grant scheme yesterday (6
Cape Verde greenlights wind farm expansion, BESS projects
4 · The company will also add a battery energy storage system (BESS) with a capacity of 9 MW/5 MWh in Santiago and another unit of 6 MW/6MWh on the island of
Panama to launch 500MW renewables and energy storage auction
Image: Luis Gonzalez via Unsplash. Panama''s national secretary of energy has launched its first bidding auction exclusively for renewables and energy storage. The bidding process – held by the
Scatec awarded battery storage project for 103 MW in
Oslo, 30 November 2023: Scatec ASA has been awarded preferred bidder status for the Mogobe (Ferrum) battery energy storage project totalling 103 MW/ 412 MWh under the first bid window of the Battery Energy Storage Independent Power Producer Procurement Programme (BESIPPPP) in South Africa, by the Department of Mineral Resources and
2,800MWh of battery storage projects win New South Wales
November 22, 2023. A recently-completed BESS project for tender winner AGL, at Torrens Island, South Australia. Image: Wärtsilä-AGL. Three large-scale battery storage projects and one virtual power plant were the winners of a recent competitive tender held on behalf of the government of New South Wales (NSW), Australia.
African Development Bank grants loan towards 800MWh of battery storage
The bank''s board of directors said last week that the loan has been approved, assisting the development of 200MW of four-hour duration battery storage (800MWh) at seven sites in the country. They will be constructed in South Africa''s Western Cape, Northern Cape, Eastern Cape and KwaZulu-Natal provinces.
Ontario picks another 142MW/1,136MWh of BESS
Data from Ontario IESO . Weighted average price for all Storage Category projects was given as CA$881.09 (US$666.71)/MW Business Day. Capital Power was also a winner in Storage Category 1 with a 120MW project, as was Wahgoshig Solar FIT5, a partnership between the Wahgoshig First Nation and private investors, which submitted a
Italy: Regulator marks big week for grid-scale energy
The new market rules will allow grid operator Terna to run large-scale energy storage auctions. Terna will now run a consultation with the industry on the proposed new auction system and the first auctions
Developer commissions first BESS in Japan to trade energy
The developer said last week (23 June) that it has commenced commercial operations, including bidding into power markets, for the battery energy storage system (BESS) projects. Each site comprises a 2MW, 4-hour duration BESS (8MWh). Milestone reached in utility-scale battery storage market development in Japan, with Pacifico
Construction starts on largest battery storage project in Belgium
Construction has started on what will be the largest battery storage project in Belgium at 25MW/100MWh when completed later this year. Nala Renewables'' lithium-ion battery energy storage system (BESS) will come online at metals conglomerate Nyrstar''s zinc smelting operation in Balen, in Belgium''s Flemish region, by the end of
Cape Verde greenlights wind farm expansion, BESS projects
4 · The company will also add a battery energy storage system (BESS) with a capacity of 9 MW/5 MWh in Santiago and another unit of 6 MW/6MWh on the island of Sal. The new facilities will contribute to annual cost savings of around CVE 1 billion in fuel imports, according to Cape Verde''s minister of industry, trade and energy Alexandre
Wins for solar-plus-storage in tender ''prove energy storage is
A spokesperson for Tesvolt, a German designer and manufacturer battery energy storage systems, told Energy-Storage.news that the demand for large-scale storage systems up to 10MWh is currently increasing. The Innovation Tenders are a significant driver of this demand, along with a growing number of hydrogen projects.