Statkraft triumphes in RESS with 276MWp as other champions revealed

• Norwegian state-owned power titan Statkraft has actually scooped up the largest contract in Ireland's very first Renewable Electricity Support Scheme (RESS), with 2 solar farms amounting to 276MWp appearing effective alongside 57MW of onshore wind.

On The Other Hand, Highfield Energy shows up to have actually protected the largest contract for solar, with 2 95MW farms - Rosspile and also Gillinstown - successful along with the 4MW Templerainey.

The two Statkraft ranches-- the 78MWp/52MW Blundelstown as well as the 198MWp/119MW Gallanstown-- were some of the biggest solar ranches to win contracts according to the provisional RESS results.

The bigger of the two, Gallanstown, was gotten from designer JBM Solar as part of a 320MW profile in 2019. The portfolio contained nine utility-scale Irish advancements and also significant Statkraft's first step into the Irish solar market.

It does already, nonetheless, have a presence in Ireland's battery storage market, having finished building and construction on Ireland's initial utility-scale battery in January. The 11MW asset is to participate in a contract with Irish transmission driver EirGrid via its DS3 adaptability market.

The firm additionally secured contracts for 57MW of onshore wind in the RESS, taking its overall to 330MW, with an aim of constructing the projects over the next 12 months to have all wind as well as solar functional during 2022.

This will certainly call for "over EUR200 million (₤ 180 million) financial investment in the Irish economic situation over the next number of years", Stakraft Ireland's handling director Kevin O'Donovan stated, adding that it "demonstrates the advantage that the growth in renewable resource can bring to Ireland, particularly in the existing uncertain economic climate".

"We think that Ireland will certainly be one of the leading development markets for wind and solar power, offered the nation's considerable renewable energy sources and onshore wind and also solar power will certainly play a significant role in providing Ireland's carbon reduction targets," O'Donovan included.

Statkraft and Highfield weren't the only firms to win large, however, with the provisional outcomes revealing that Ireland-based business Solas Éireann won a contract for its 50MW Ballinknockane Solar Farm along with for its 15MW Threecastles Solar Farm, 12MW Ballyedock Solar Farm, 9.5 MW Confey Solar Farm, 6MW Towerhill Solar Farm and 4.95 MW Matt Solar Farm. Solar Energy Portal has connected to Solas Éireann for confirmation as well as comment.

On The Other Hand, Shannon Energy confirmed to this publication that it achieved success in eleven job quotes, with more info on these properties quickly to be launched.

Various other business expected to have made quotes into the RESS include Terra Solar II, which detailed its strategies to bid 150MW into the assistance plan in April. Nonetheless, when asked by Solar Power Portal if it had achieved success in securing ability, a speaker for Terra Solar II declined to comment.