Lumcloon energises 100MW Irish battery in Hanwha collaboration

• A 100MW battery storage facility in Co. Offaly in Ireland has this week been energised, having actually been developed as part of a collaboration in between regional designer Lumcloon Energy and South Korea's Hanwha Group.

Writing on social networks website LinkedIn, Irish network operator ESB Networks stated it had allowed the connection as well as energisation of the project-- positioned in the Lumcloon townland - on behalf of Lumcloon Energy, describing it as a "great achievement for battery storage" in Ireland.

The project was first introduced in 2018, with an additional 100MW project at Shannonbridge likewise introduced. With each other, the two battery power storage space systems (BESS) were readied to entail a EUR150 million (₤ 135 million) combined investment, creating 240 work throughout building and also 10 succeeding to the systems entering into procedure

A Lumcloon Energy spokesperson informed Solar Power Portal that both business are advancing the delivery of both projects and that Lumcloon is "pleased to announce the energisation of the Derrycarney 110kV substation where the Lumcloon BESS will certainly provide its quick reaction capability".

Building of the Lumcloon project started in 2019, with the layout and build service provider being Duggan Brothers with Suir Engineering, Malachy Walsh and also Partners. It is on track to end up being functional in Q1 2021, with Shannonbridge to adhere to right after, the speaker included.

The energisation of Lumcloon adheres to Statkraft completing its 11MW Kerry battery storage project in Ireland in January 2020, lauding it as the very first utility-scale battery storage space project in the country.

It partnered Fluence for the project, which utilized battery modules created by LG Chem. The battery is one to have secured a contract with Irish transmission operator EirGrid via its DS3 adaptability market, providing reserves to the national power grid. Of the 110MW offered in the DS3 public auction, 60MW was bought by Gore Street Energy Storage Fund. This was split throughout 2 30MW projects in the nation, with Gore Street having actually lately related to expand its portfolio in Ireland to 180MW.