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Does SSE have a battery storage system in Ireland?

SSE has grown its secured battery energy storage system (BESS) pipeline in Ireland to 300MW with the acquisition of the 120MW/240MWh Thornsberry BESS project near Tullamore, County Offaly. Pictured is the company’s 50MW battery storage facility in Wiltshire, England.

Does Ireland need more energy storage?

Ireland is going to need up to seven times more energy storage than its current capacity, say industry experts.John Daly reports Ireland is going in the right direction as regards energy storage — we’re good, but we in terms of building out batteries, but we are going to need to go a lot further by 2030.

Will a battery energy storage system be built in County Offaly?

Co. Offaly, 6th November 2024: SSE has acquired the project development rights for a 120MW/240MWh grid-scale battery energy storage system (BESS) project in County Offaly from UK-based renewable energy company Low Carbon which, if approved for final delivery, could be constructed and operational by the end of the decade.

How much battery storage does Ireland have?

There is just under a gigawatt of battery storage on the grid operating today. In addition to the almost 1 GW of BESS, Ireland also has 292 MW of pumped hydro at the Turlough Hill site in County Wicklow, which has been operating since the 1970s.

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