On 17th February 2026, Statkraft officially opened the country''s first four-hour grid-scale Battery Energy Storage System (BESS) at Cushaling in County Offaly, signalling a new era for energy storage
Statkraft, the largest producer of renewable energy in Europe, has launched Ireland''s first ever four-hour grid-scale Battery Energy Storage System beside its windfarm at Cushaling in Co Offaly.
Statkraft announces it will build Ireland''s first four-hour grid-scale battery energy storage system (BESS) in Co. Offaly, co-located with Cushaling
We commissioned our first battery energy storage system at our Aghada generating site in Co Cork in 2022, capable of generating 19MW. We added a second
EirGrid, the transmission system operator (TSO) for the Republic of Ireland, has launched a consultation outlining how it will procure its first long
Large battery storage units are now playing a bigger role on Ireland''s electricity system, after a large change introduced by EirGrid and its partners last year. Before November 2025, grid
Natural Power Delivers Ireland''s First 4-Hour Grid-Scale Battery Storage System with Statkraft''s Cushaling Project is automatically crawled from
Construction is underway by Statkraft at Ireland''s first 4-hour grid-scale battery energy storage system (BESS) in County Offaly, in Ireland''s
The Norwegian state-owned firm partnered with Fluence on a 4-hour battery energy storage system at its Cushaling wind farm in County Offaly, marking Ireland''s first long-duration
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