AES Advancion Energy Storage Solutions announced its deployment road map for energy storage development. The company already has 260 MW of energy storage under construction or late stage development on several continents*. One quarter of the battery-based storage projects is scheduled to be operational by 2016. “The electricity grid is poised … [continued]
Northern Ireland will soon be getting the first utility-scale solar PV farm on the island of Ireland — a 5.1 MW project was recently given the go-ahead to be built in the town of Downpatrick, Northern Ireland. It actually beats its larger sibling, Ireland, to this milestone. The project, headed … [continued]
The Northern Ireland Renewables Industry Group (NIRIG) are proclaiming 2013 a banner year at their conference, which began on Thursday. According to the industry group, Northern Ireland experienced its highest levels of wind energy generated ever recorded during 2013, reaching 506 MW on the 17th of December at 6:30pm. The … [continued]
Some more top cleantech stories from around, to kick off the week:
Scotland-based utility SSE revealed today that it now has over one gigawatt (GW) — 1,000 megawatts (MW) — of onshore wind power capacity installed and in operation. Pretty astounding, given the size of the country, but it fits Scotland’s tremendous renewable energy ambitions, which include getting 100% of its … [continued]
Just finished my new solar energy project roundup of the week, so on to wind…. Here are the 7 big ones I’ve seen this week (other than what we’ve covered.. or are about to cover): 1. 21-MW Hawaii wind project to lean on 11-MW lithium ion battery bank. A123 … [continued]
We’ve discussed the pros and cons of a proposed US Renewable Energy Standard of 15% by 2021 a bit here on Cleantechnica lately. While we struggle for that bare minimum, though, European nations are steaming ahead in their renewable energy targets. Northern Ireland announced this week that it plans to … [continued]
