This report provides comprehensive details across the rapidly growing pipeline of battery storage projects across the Republic of Ireland AND includes Northern Ireland battery storage projects too. . SSE has grown its secured battery energy storage system (BESS) pipeline in Ireland to 300MW with the acquisition of the 120MW/240MWh Thornsberry BESS project near Tullamore, County Offaly. Pictured is the company's 50MW battery storage facility in Wiltshire, England. Offaly, 6th November 2024:. . Tinnycross BESS (formerly known as Thornsberry BESS) is a proposed 120 MW | 480MWh battery storage project to be located in the townlands of Derrynagall and Ballydaly north-east of Tullamore in Co. Offaly, Ireland. The project was acquired from UK-based renewable energy company Low Carbon in. . We currently have more than 300MWs of battery storage capacity in operation in Ireland, making it one of the largest battery portfolios in Europe. We plan to develop a pipeline of large scale battery projects, as well as additional renewable enabling technologies. This is crucial to supporting the. . In 2021 energy experts Baringa estimated that to hit the 80 per cent renewable electricity targets in Ireland and Northern Ireland by 2030 we would need at least 1,700 MW of battery storage on the island of Ireland. Statkraft sees significant potential in co-location/hybrid assets under the same grid connection and is urging for policy changes in this area to maximise system. .
France is aiming to increase its solar PV capacity from 11.5 GW in March 2021 to 23 GW by the end of 2023. The country offers for small-scale solar PV up to 100 kWp on rooftops for self-consumption, with a specific grid tariff for collective users and exemption from the domestic tax on electricity for projects under 1 MW. However, a proposal to reduce solar PV subsidies for ongoing projects until 2030 has created controversy, affecting the sector's growth.