ESB has opened a new 19MW battery storage plant opened at Aghada Co Cork. It is the first of a number of new plants to be opened in Co Cork and Dublin.The new plant will aid in increasing the quantity of fast-acting energy storage to enable greater stability of the national grid. It will also increase the delivery of renewables to the State’s electricity system.In a statement, ESB said the series of new battery plants will go some way in facilitating Ireland’s climate action targets.The plants contain new technologies and high-capacity batteries that will store excess renewable energy for discharge into the national grid when required.The state-owned electricity company has partnered with Fluence to help deliver the project.Welcoming the opening of the plant, Michael McGrath, Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform said: “This technology will play an important role in…
ESB opens new 19MW energy storage plant in Co Cork in partnership with Fluence
