Critical role of battery storage in Ireland’s energy plans

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.

At the recent Energy Storage Global Conference in Brussels, the general message rang out loud that energy storage is no longer a secondary technology but a central enabler of Europe’s future energy system.

Experts from across the energy industry emphasised the importance of energy storage to enhance grid flexibility, support renewable integration, and promote industry decarbonisation.