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The technology group Wärtsilä will supply its advanced energy storage technology for two major projects in southern Texas, US. The interconnected stand-alone systems will have a combined rated capacity of 200 MW. Wärtsilä has also signed 10-year guaranteed asset performance agreements for the installations. The order was placed by Able Grid Energy Solutions, Inc., a utility-scale energy storage project development arm of MAP RE/ES, one of North America’s leading investors in modern energy projects. The order was booked by Wärtsilä in February 2021.
The Madero and Ignacio energy storage plants will deliver valuable grid support to the Electric Reliability Council of Texas (ERCOT), the body responsible for managing the electric supply to more than 25 million customers. Wärtsilä will supply its next-generation, fully integrated GridSolv Quantum energy storage solution. The modular solution is designed for ease of deployment and sustainable energy optimisation.
Sungrow Supplies a 100 MW Energy Storage Project in Texas
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FORT WORTH, TX., Jan. 22, 2021 /PRNewswire/ Sungrow, the global leading inverter solution supplier for renewables, announced that it has forged a contract to supply its fully integrated Energy Storage System to the 100 MWac Chisholm Grid project in Fort Worth, Texas. Chisholm Grid has been under construction since August of 2020 and will be one of the largest battery energy storage facilities in Texas when work onsite is completed this June. The facility, utilizing industry-leading NMC battery technology, will generate revenue from the sale of energy and ancillary services to the ERCOT wholesale electricity market.