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Blathnaid O'Dea pv magazine

Blathnaid O’Dea

Blathnaid is Features Editor with pv magazine Global. Prior to joining the team in 2024, she specialized in writing feature-length articles about STEM careers. She also covered news, including some of Ireland’s renewable energy announcements over the past few years.

Articles written by Blathnaid O’Dea

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Meet Scale Energy, the startup building Europe’s largest decentralized battery energy storage network Scale Energy has secured a EUR 2 million equity investment to build what it claims will be Europe’s largest decentralized battery energy storage network. The Berlin-based startup’s CEO and co-founder Elias Aruna told ESS News its business case rests on deploying its system on grid connection sites belonging to industrial customers, without their investment, and then sharing the profits with the customer.
Blathnaid O’Dea
Feb 26, 2025
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Grid-scale
Malaysia commissions its first big BESS at coal-fired power plant site Sarawak Energy, commissioner of the 60 MW/82 MWh battery energy storage system (BESS), is one of the biggest utilities serving Sarawak, a Malaysian territory on Borneo island.
Blathnaid O’Dea
Feb 25, 2025
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Grid-scale
Masdar, EWEC announce 5 GW/19 GWh solar-plus-storage project in Abu Dhabi Masdar and Emirates Water and Electricity Co. (EWEC) plan to build a $6 billion, 5 GW/19 GWh solar-plus-storage project in Abu Dhabi, the United Arab Emirates, with operations set to start by 2027.
Blathnaid O’Dea
Jan 14, 2025
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Projects & Applications
Hydrostor’s 4000 MWh compressed air storage project in line for U.S. DoE funding The United States Department of Energy (DOE) has announced a tentative financial commitment to support the development of 500 MW/4000 MWh of long duration energy storage (LDES) in California.
Blathnaid O’Dea
Jan 10, 2025
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Offgrid
Hybrid microgrid project adds 39 MWh of battery storage at Zambian mine China's SANY Group and Ruida Mine in Zambia collaborated on a solar, storage, and diesel hybrid microgrid.
Blathnaid O’Dea
Jan 10, 2025
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Grid-scale
Key Capture Energy adds 200 MW of BESS in Texas Two 100 MW battery energy storage (BESS) projects developed by Key Capture Energy have commenced commercial operations, bringing the company's total utility-scale BESS portfolio to more than 620 MW in the US. The company has also announced the transfer of the investment tax credits (ITCs) for both projects to a third party.
Blathnaid O’Dea
Jan 09, 2025
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Industry
Sonnedix: Co-locating BESS to play “big, big role” in growth following €3.25 billion refinancing Axel Thiemann, CEO of Sonnedix, told ESS News co-locating battery energy storage systems (BESS) with its European assets is a major focus following its recent refinancing. Currently its co-located BESS portfolio is just over 1 GW.
Blathnaid O’Dea
Dec 20, 2024
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Industry
Developers close $538 million for 1.2 GWh battery storage facility in Canada The Hagersville Park financing qualifies as a green loan. Once commissioned, the project will be one of Canada's largest battery energy storage (BESS) sites.
Blathnaid O’Dea
Dec 18, 2024
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Software
Tibber launches virtual power plant in Sweden, the Netherlands The Grid Rewards scheme from Tibber enables Dutch and Swedish owners of its Homevolt battery to earn credit for the surplus power they feed into the balancing markets.
Blathnaid O’Dea
Dec 18, 2024

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