Private equity energy storage project planning
Microgrids, battery storage projects get funding
Secretary of Energy Jennifer Granholm (left), in Georgia yesterday to make the announcement. Image: Secretary Jennifer Granholm via X/Twitter. A US$10.5 billion programme to "strengthen grid resilience and reliability" across the US includes funding for microgrids and other projects that will integrate battery storage technologies.
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RES secures planning approval for 100MW UK battery storage project
A 99.9MW energy storage project in development in northern England by Renewable Energy Systems (RES) has secured planning permission, with the asset set to be operational in late 2023. Located in the Selby area in North Yorkshire, the Lakeside Energy Storage Project will be the largest energy storage project in RES'' now 420MW portfolio of
Private equity''s energy-storage bets begin to pay off
Energy storage, once a sliver of the renewable-power generation sector, is becoming an asset class of its own, and some early private-equity backers of battery-project developers are beginning to reap the benefits. EnCap Investments, a Houston-based private-equity firm that focused exclusively on the oil-and-gas industry before putting money
Germany: mayor green lights battery storage project at nuclear site
With a future-oriented project that supports the energy transition comes into focus, we live up to our role as one of the four energy locations named in the NRW regional plan," he said. The project will increase the stability of the grid''s energy supply, the Westphalia Weser''s announcement said. It was described as a pilot project but at
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ESB opens Ireland''s largest battery storage facility
It is located at Poolbeg Energy Hub, where ESB – around 95% owned by the Irish state with the remaining stake held by its employees – is planning to deploy a combination of clean energy technologies, including offshore wind, hydrogen, and battery storage, over the coming decade. "Energy storage like this major battery plant at the ESB''s
Wave of large-scale BESS planning, development
Akaysha Energy, rapidly becoming one of the country''s best-known and most prolific new developers, has received planning approvals for two of its pipeline of around 10 projects in development: the 200MW/800MWh Elaine battery energy storage system (BESS) project in Victoria, and the 100MW/200MWh Palmerston BESS in the island state of Tasmania.
Revolutionising Energy Storage: Highview Power Raises £300
Highview Power''s programme will set the bar for energy storage systems worldwide, positioning the UK as a global leader in energy storage and flexibility. Richard Butland, co-founder and CEO of Highview Power, said, "There is no energy transition without storage.
Goldman Sachs-backed GridStor buys 2GWh of California projects
New Goldman Sachs-backed developer GridStor has acquired a portfolio of in-development battery storage projects in LA, California, from Upstream Energy, totalling 500MW/2,000MWh. The Portland-based grid-scale battery storage developer and operator announced the acquisition yesterday (26 October), saying the projects will come online
Biggest Romania BESS ''shows viable business with EU tech''
The Romanian government relaunched a competitive solicitation for grants towards 240MW/480MWh of BESS though Enache and Mihaela Popescu, energy storage project manager for Monsson, said that other technologies would most likely take priority for now, and a large-scale storage one would only be properly tendered in late 2024.
EU-Breakthrough Energy partnership invests €60
Energy-Storage.news'' publisher Solar Media will host the 9th annual Energy Storage Summit EU in London, 20-21 February 2024. This year it is moving to a larger venue, bringing together Europe''s leading investors, policymakers, developers, utilities, energy buyers and service providers all in one place. Visit the official site for more info.
Energy Storage – A New Investment Frontier For Private Equity?
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Global Energy Alliance for People and Planet India BESS approved
In December last year, at the COP28 talks, GEAPP launched the Battery Energy Storage System Consortium (BESS Consortium), through which 11 countries, including India, pledged to facilitate 5GW of energy storage deployments in low- and middle-income countries by the end of 2027 and rapidly scaling up its goals beyond that time.
How Private Assets Can Empower the Energy Transition
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CPP Investments establishes Renewable Power Capital to focus on
London, U.K. (December 09, 2020) – Canada Pension Plan Investment Board (CPP Investments) has established a new, U.K.-based platform – Renewable Power Capital Limited (RPC). The platform is backed by CPP Investments'' multi-billion Power & Renewables investment strategy and will invest in solar, onshore wind and battery storage, among other technologies, across
204MW BESS project planned in Romania with Huawei technology
Minister of Energy Sebastian Burduja signing 24 financing contracts for self-consumption solar and storage projects, worth nearly €14 million. Image: Ministry of Energy. A 204MW battery energy storage system (BESS) project in Romania can progress after the government said it did not need to go through an environmental impact assessment (EIA).
Burns & McDonnell completes three 20MWh Texas
As with the Moss Landing Energy Storage Facility in California — at 400MW/1,600MWh currently the world''s biggest BESS project and brought online last year — the battery module supplier was LG Energy Solution. Burns & McDonnell also worked on Moss Landing and said it worked closely with the battery company to coordinate project design as
Energy Storage Awards, 21 November 2024, Hilton London
As with eight other selected BESS projects, equity in Skyview 2 is 50% or more First Nation-owned, another aspect of the RFP that Energy Storage Canada applauded. Other big winners included a 380MW contract for Shift Solar Inc.''s Grey Owl Storage project (nameplate capacity 400MW), in the Arran-Elderslie municipality.
Utility offtake agreement for 1GWh BESS project in Arizona
Image: Salt River Project . Arizona utility Salt River Project (SRP) has signed an agreement for full dispatch rights to a new 250MW/1,000MWh battery energy storage system (BESS) project. SRP announced last week (18 July) that the contract has been signed for Signal Butte, a standalone BESS project in Mesa, Arizona, US, with developer Aypa Power.
AES Andes completes Latin America largest energy storage project
The company started construction of the project in October 2020 and then stated that the battery used for it would be provided by Fluence, the energy storage technology provider which counts AES Corporation and engineering solutions company Siemens among its main shareholders.. Moreover, AES Andes expects to complete another solar-plus-storage
Planning approval granted in Western Australia
Rendering of Synergy''s Kwinana BESS 2 project, on which construction began a few months ago. Image: Synergy. State government-owned energy company Synergy has received planning approval for its 500MW/2,000MWh Collie Battery Energy Storage System (CBESS) project in Western Australia.
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Private equity firms focus increasingly on clean energy transition projects; Hydrocarbon consumption, however, is not expected to abate in the next five to 10 years; PE investors help traditional energy companies as they diversify into cleaner sources; Countries need to be energy independent and secure in light of geopolitical events
Goldman Sachs-backed standalone energy storage startup
The project in Goleta, California, as it looks under construction. Image: Gridstor. Updated 8 June 2023: Gridstor VP of policy and strategy Jason Burwen offered some more details on the project to Energy-Storage.news.The Goleta facility is a merchant resource, but has a resource adequacy (RA) contract with utility Southern California Edison (SCE), he said.
Slovakia''s Fuergy raises €16 million private equity to expand energy
Fuergy, a Slovakia-based company providing energy storage and management solutions, has raised €16 million (US$17.4 million) from local private equity firm Pro Partners Holding. The fundraise, announced yesterday (23 January), is aimed at turning Fuergy''s smart battery storage product ''brAIn'' "into a new green investment product and
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NineDot Energy Raises $225 Million in Equity Financing to Build
NineDot''s New York City battery storage projects support New York Governor Hochul''s nation-leading roadmap for 6,000 megawatts of energy storage capacity in New York State by 2030, on the path
Black Mountain gets 300MW Wisconsin BESS approval
Aerial overlay of where the project will be located on Milwaukee''s North 84th Street, from plans submitted by the developer. Image: Black Mountain Energy Storage. Developer Black Mountain Energy Storage has won approval from the City of Milwaukee for a battery storage project which will be the biggest in the US state of Wisconsin so far.
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6 FAQs about [Private equity energy storage project planning]
Why do energy storage projects need project financing?
The rapid growth in the energy storage market is similarly driving demand for project financing. The general principles of project finance that apply to the financing of solar and wind projects also apply to energy storage projects.
Can private equity help businesses accelerate growth?
The global transition away from oil and gas has raised any number of complex issues for policymakers, business leaders, politicians, and investors. But it is also building into a clear opportunity for private equity to do what it does best: supply investment capital and help businesses accelerate growth.
Why are private equity companies aggressively pursuing large-scale investments?
Enerdatics observes that private equity (PE) firms and PE-backed companies have been aggressively pursuing large-scale investments in the space, driven by the need for low-cost capital by companies with large development pipelines.
Is energy storage an asset class?
Energy storage, once a sliver of the renewable-power generation sector, is becoming an asset class of its own, and some early private-equity backers of battery-project developers are beginning to reap the benefits.
Can you finance a solar energy storage project?
Since the majority of solar projects currently under construction include a storage system, lenders in the project finance markets are willing to finance the construction and cashflows of an energy storage project. However, there are certain additional considerations in structuring a project finance transaction for an energy storage project.
How will the energy transition affect PE investment?
Between the demands of regulators, limited partners, lenders, and customers, demonstrable efforts to decarbonize are increasingly becoming table stakes for PE investment. While the energy transition promises to open up new areas for investment, it is also generating new risks and imperatives for PE portfolios.
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