Fluence has supplied a 11MW battery energy storage system for Greencoat Renewables’ Killala Community Wind Farm in the Republic of Ireland.
The 10.8MW battery, located in County Mayo, has entered the commissioning phase.
Greencoat Renewables will use the system to participate in energy flexibility markets.
The project is the first investment in energy storage technologies by Greencoat Renewables and the first of any company managed by Greencoat Capital.
Greencoat Renewables chose Fluence as its partner based on a successful track record in deploying complex battery-based energy storage systems with high configurability, and industry-leading reliability and safety standards.
This is Fluence’s third project involving battery-based energy storage co-located with wind farms in Ireland, and its tenth publicly announced venture in the Irish Single Electricity Market.
Fluence UK, Ireland & Israel managing director Marek Kubik said: “We are pleased to be working with Greencoat Capital on expanding the selection of assets under their management by delivering their first battery-based energy storage system.”
Ben Brooks, portfolio manager at Greencoat Renewables, added: “We are delighted to bring this project on-line ahead of schedule, with the team working closely with Fluence to overcome significant challenges posed by the pandemic including supply chain disruptions.”
Earlier this year, Fluence and ESB, the owner of the distribution and transmission networks in the Republic of Ireland and Northern Ireland, announced the completion of a transaction that will deliver the largest single energy storage project in the EU by energy capacity, as part of a wider 308 megawatt-hour fleet.