Ireland sees big opportunity in battery storage 

Pádraig Hoare, Environmental Correspondent, reports on industry views on Ireland's opportunity to be a key player in battery storage within the EU

James Cafferty, MD of Powercomm Group, Paddy Hayes, ESB chief executive, Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform, Michael McGrath,  and Paul McCusker, Fluence president of EMEA, at the  battery plant at Aghada Power Station, Whitegate, East Cork, which will add 19MW of fast-acting energy storage to offer grid stability and deliver more renewables on Ireland’s electricity system. 

Europe is on track to install at least 95 GW of grid-scale battery energy storage systems by 2050, compared to 5GW of installed capacity today — and Ireland can be one of the best locations for it.

That is not just aspiration or ambition talking, it is the result of research from one of Europe’s leading energy analysts.