Statkraft to manage Irish energy storage projects

In September, the Norwegian company acquired five fully permitted solar projects in Cork, Tipperary, Laois and Meath

Under EirGrid’s DS3 System Services programme, the battery energy storage projects will provide rapid frequency response and reserves to the national electricity grid within milli-seconds in the event of a sudden drop-off in generation or supply

Renewable energy developer Statkraft has announced it is to manage and optimise over 68MW of stand-alone battery energy storage projects in Ireland.

The projects, located in Dublin and Monaghan, are being developed by Germany’s RWE, one of the world’s leading renewables companies.