The 100 MW AES Energy Battery Energy Storage Project is a 100,000kW energy storage project located in Ireland.
The electro-chemical battery energy storage project uses lithium-ion as its storage technology. The project was announced in 2014.
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Description
The 100 MW AES Energy Battery Energy Storage Project is being developed by The AES. The project is owned by Government of Ireland (100%).
The key applications of the project are frequency regulation, renewables capacity firming and renewables energy time shift.
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By GlobalDataGovernment of Ireland is the owner. The AES is the developer. AES Energy Storage is the technology provider for the project.
Additional information
The 100 MW storage array will feature the company’s signature Advancion energy storage platform and may be added to AES’ existing 10MW Kilroot installation in Carrickfergus that was completed in January 2016. Equally, AES said, the 100MW could be deployed at the Ballylumford natural gas power station in Country Antrim, or split between Kilroot and Ballylumford.
About The AES
The AES Corp (AES) is a power utility. It generates, transmits and distributes electricity. The company produces energy using the hydro, pet coke, diesel, biomass, oil, solar, heavy fuel oil, landfill gas, wind, coal, gas and energy storage sources. Under power purchase agreements, it sells the electricity to utilities, industrial users and other intermediaries. AES also owns and operates electric utilities, which generate, purchase, transmit, distribute and sell electricity to serve customers in the residential, industrial, commercial and governmental sectors. The company has operational presence in North America, Asia, Europe, South America, Central America and the Caribbean. AES is headquartered in Arlington, Virginia, the US.
Methodology
All publicly-announced energy storage projects included in this analysis are drawn from GlobalData’s Power IC. The information regarding the projects are sourced through secondary information sources such as country specific power players, company news and reports, statistical organisations, regulatory body, government planning reports and their publications and is further validated through primary from various stakeholders such as power utility companies, consultants, energy associations of respective countries, government bodies and professionals from leading players in the power sector.
