Larne CAES project awarded additional €8.28 million financin

The Connecting Europe Facility (CEF) of the European Union has awarded an additional €8.28 million (US$9.26 million) to Project CAES Larne, NI – a 330 MW energy storage project using compressed air energy storage technology (CAES) which is being developed by Gaelectric on the Islandmagee peninsula near the port town of Larne in Northern Ireland.. The Larne CAES

UK''s Gaelectric receives EU grant to develop 330MW Larne CAES

Gaelectric''s energy storage head Keith McGrane said: "€8.28m in additional EU financing is a major boost to the project and a further validation of the importance and need for the project, both for Northern Ireland and for wider UK and European energy markets. The new compressed air energy storage project will help provide large-scale

Larne Now

Gaelectric – the energy company behind a proposed ''green'' power plant on the outskirts of Larne – has advertised its intention to commence further exploratory geological digging near Glynn. GES has said that should the compressed air energy storage (CAES) programme proceed, it is committed to spending a quarter (about £44 million

Gaelectric Energy Storage Ltd.

Gaelectric Energy Storage (GES) welcomes the opportunity to respond to the European Target Model proposed decision. As an organisation developing grid scale energy storage assets, we are mindful of the future needs of the Irish system, and are committed to engaging and contributing to the process. 2 Response to Proposed Decision Paper

Gaelectric

Gaelectric announces that it has submitted the planning application and Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) for Project-CAES Larne NI - the 330 MW compressed air energy storage project which the company is planning to develop on the northern extent of Islandmagee in County Antrim.

Georgia Power''s first 65MW / 260MWh build, own

While the utility is taking charge of the building, ownership and operation of Mossy Branch and other projects to come in that 80MW portfolio, it has also signed up as third party off-taker of energy from Hickory Park Solar Project, a solar-plus-storage project under construction through European power company RWE''s clean energy development

TUVALU: Enetise Tutumau 2012-2020: Master Plan for

The local name "Enetise Tutumau" is firmly embedded in the Tuvalu''s Energy Strategy with the goal to convert Tuvalu''s electricity generation from 100% diesel to 100% renewable energy. This document is directly linked to "Te Kakeega II

Promoting energy storage in Europe

Keith McGrane, Head of Gaelectric''s Energy Storage Division added: "The Larne CAES Project will see the development of a flexible bulk energy storage plant that will allow for better and more cost effective management of electricity generation in Northern Ireland. It will enhance energy security whilst facilitating the target of achieving 40%

Larne CAES wins EU funding

A proposed large-scale energy storage project in Northern Ireland has been awarded EU funding of €90 million. The Larne compressed air energy storage (CAES) project is being developed by Gaelectric and would contribute to system flexibility and stability and facilitate the large-scale penetration of renewables, the European Commission said.

Northern Ireland to become the innovation hub for

Later this year, Gaelectric Energy Storage (GES) will submit a planning application to Northern Ireland Planning Service for permission to construct a 268 megawatt (MW) power station on a site to the south of Larne. ''Project-CAES

Gaelectric issues EUR-10m green bond, Ireland''s first

January 19 (SeeNews) - Gaelectric Holdings plc has issued a EUR-10-million (USD 10.9m) green bond with a term of three and a half years, the Irish renewable energy and energy storage company announced on Monday.

Tesla and Gaelectric to Introduce Battery Storage to Ireland

Gaelectric Energy Storage Ltd. was established in 2006 by Gaelectric Group to progress grid-level energy storage technologies, including compressed air energy storage (CAES) technology with a 330 MW project near the town of Larne in Northern Ireland. The Group has established positions in onshore wind generation in Ireland and the United States.

Gaelectric confronts wind energy barriers on island of Ireland

Gaelectric has been working on a unique energy storage project in the Larne area, which has the potential to allow greater utilisation of wind power without curtailment, whilst stabilising

Gaelectric Opens £58 Million Dunbeg Wind Farm in Ireland

DUBLIN, November 14, 2014 /PRNewswire/ --. Gaelectric, the renewable energy and energy storage group, officially launches its £58 million Dunbeg Wind Farm, which is located between Limavady and

Gaelectric Acquires Imperative Energy Biomass Ireland

Gaelectric said the acquisition gives it an established presence in four key renewable energy sectors: onshore wind on the island of Ireland and the USA, offshore wind in the Irish Sea, energy storage, and biomass energy.

Tuvalu Master Plan for Renewable Electricity and Energy Efficiency

The local name "Enetise Tutumau" is firmly embedded in the Tuvalu''s Energy Strategy with the goal to convert Tuvalu''s electricity generation from 100% diesel to 100% renewable energy.

Larne CAES plans withdrawn

The bankrupt firm behind plans for a large-scale compressed air energy storage (CAES) plant in Northern Ireland has withdrawn its planning application for the project. Gaelectric, which entered administration proceedings in 2017, has withdrawn a planning application for its proposed 330 MW Larne project through KPMG, its liquidator.

First Solar-Battery Project completed for Tuvalu

Infratec is currently delivering a $NZ8.4 million Solar PV facility and battery energy storage system on Funafuti, with the Tuvalu Electricity Corporation. The project, due for completion late 2020, will include 770 kW of Solar PV and at

Tesla and Gaelectric to Introduce Tesla Battery Storage to Ireland

Gaelectric Energy Storage Ltd. was established in 2006 by Gaelectric Group to progress grid-level energy storage technologies, including compressed air energy storage (CAES) technology with a 330

The future of energy storage: how pumped hydro storage can

Reaching our net zero targets will require an unprecedented expansion of clean energy solutions this decade. This includes pumped hydro storage, a technology that has been around for over 100 years but is undergoing a global renaissance due to the need to integrate and balance increasing volumes of variable renewables.

ENERGY STORAGE: AN INTEGRATED APPROACH.

Keith McGrane, Head of Energy Storage and Offshore, Gaelectric • Gain insight into the European perspective on energy storage and how it can be applied to the UK • Understand the possibilities of the application of CAES to increase capacity • Explore the market potential for CAES and the impact it could have across Europe

First Compressed Gas Energy Storage Facility In UK

The project by Gaelectric''s compressed air energy storage (CAES) will store energy as compressed gas within a specially engineered cavern located within a salt deposit. The caves are about 1,500 meters below ground and will span about 300,000 cubic meters. Compressed air energy storage will be used to offset fluctuations in output from power

Ireland latest territory for Tesla''s renewables-integrating storage

Commenting on the company’s partnership with Tesla, Gaelectric head of energy storage, Keith McGrane, said: “The accelerating pace of storage technology development and its application to how we generate, use and store power is truly astounding. Much of these developments are around incorporating greater amounts of renewable power

Gaelectric receives EU grant for energy storage in NI

The energy storage project uses compressed air energy storage (CAES) technology to compress and store air within specially designed caverns developed within naturally occurring salt deposits deep underground. Gaelectric''s energy storage project was also awarded two previous grants of a total value of €15m from the EU in 2015 and 2016

Renewable energy in Tuvalu

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Renewable energy in Tuvalu is a growing sector of the country''s energy supply. Tuvalu has committed to sourcing 100% of its electricity from renewable energy. This is considered possible because of the small size of the population of Tuvalu and its abundant solar energy resources due to its tropical location. It is somewhat complicated because Tuvalu consists of nine inhabited islands. The Tuvalu National Energy Policy (TNEP) was formulated in 2009, and the Energy Str

Gaelectric sells 230MW of wind energy assets to CGN Europe Energy

Gaelectric Holdings plc (or ''Gaelectric''), the Irish renewable energy and energy storage group, and the Paris-based CGN Europe Energy S.A.S. (or ''CGNEE'', the renewable energy investment arm of China General Nuclear Power Group, or ''CGN Group'' an international clean energy group), announce their agreement on the sale by Gaelectric of 230MW of wind energy assets []

Gaelectric and Dresser-Rand form Strategic Alliance for

Gaelectric Energy Storage is the energy storage business of Gaelectric which is a renewable energy development and operations business with operations in the UK, Republic of Ireland and the United

Tesla & Gaelectric Announce 2016 Deployment Of 1 MW Battery Energy

Gaelectric announced a partnership with Tesla Motors on energy storage systems in Ireland. Their first project will be a 1 MW demonstration ESS, integrated with renewable energy sources. Gaelectric is focused on wind power generation and battery storage could be a valuable asset. Deployment is scheduled for the 2016, but