Many climate experts are predicting colder winters than ever this year and next, and fossil energy is being affected by the international situation and cannot fully meet people's needs, which stimulates governments and people's desire for new energy sources.

The following will be the SES Power to sort out the recent global new energy development for you.

A: 200MW/200MWh! The largest battery storage project in Southeast Asia will be online in November

The Electricity Market Authority of Singapore (EMA) has confirmed that the largest battery energy storage project in Southeast Asia to date will come online in Singapore in November.

The 200MW/200MWh battery storage project is being delivered by Singapore-based engineering services group Sembcorp on Jurong Island. Jurong Island is home to a large industrial park and much of the country's energy production and infrastructure.

The Electricity Market Authority of Singapore (EMA) has recognised that battery storage systems are a game changer in integrating renewable power sources such as solar and wind power, improving the stability of grid operations and helping to manage the mismatch between power supply and demand.

(Sembcorp project deployed in the UK built with Fluence's containerized battery energy storage system)

Singapore launched its "Energy Storage Access" program in 2018. And the Singapore government said earlier this year that it welcomes bids from developers and or integrators who can build, own and operate 200MW/200MWh energy storage systems in Singapore.

According to industry press reports in June, Sembcorp has been deploying battery storage projects in countries and regions such as the UK, and the Jurong Island project is Sembcorp's first energy storage project on home soil.

Prior to this, Singapore's first grid-scale battery storage system was opened for operation in 2020 with a 2.4MWh battery storage system supplied and deployed by Wärtsilä.

The Electricity Market Authority of Singapore (EMA) recently said that this battery storage project will be deployed in two locations on Jurong Island, covering an area of 2 hectares, which may be one of the fastest deployed energy storage systems to date.

The project is built using lithium iron phosphate (LFP) batteries, fast response battery storage system will be used to respond to the mismatch between energy supply and demand, and perform a variety of regulatory assistance services to respond to fluctuations in the grid generated by the adoption of solar power.

The Electricity Market Authority of Singapore (EMA) noted that lithium iron phosphate batteries are a proven, safe, high-performance battery and are widely used around the world.

The agency said in a media release that it will continue to develop policy and regulatory conditions and standards to support and guide the deployment of energy storage in Singapore. The Electricity Market Authority of Singapore (EMA) said this could include guidelines and rules on the safety of installation and maintenance of battery storage systems.

This would be the largest battery energy storage project in Southeast Asia to date. Various large projects in the region have also been reported in the trade press recently, perhaps most notably in the Philippines and China-Taiwan markets.

In July, for example, energy storage systems integrator Fluence signed an agreement for a 100 MW battery storage project in Taiwan, China, the company's third energy storage project in Taiwan to date.

Philippine utility maker SMC Global Power said in July that about half of the company's deployed 1GW/1GMWh battery storage project portfolio has now been deployed, with the largest battery storage system having an installed capacity of about 80MW. And other energy storage system integrators (such as Wärtsilä and ABB) have also signed contracts to deliver energy storage systems.

B: 1.35GW/5.4GWh! Nidec ASI to deploy battery energy storage projects in Italy

Japanese conglomerate Nidec Corp. and Italian industrial solutions provider Nidec ASI have signed a contract to deploy 5.4 GWh of battery energy storage systems in Italy.  

An unnamed company awarded the contract to Nidec ASI for the deployment of 18 energy storage systems totaling 1.35GW/5.4GWh, a press release said.

(Battery storage projects delivered by Nidec ASI in France)

Six of the battery storage systems will be deployed in Sardinia and the remaining 12 in north-central Italy. Italy's national transmission grid network is divided into six regional transmission grid sectors for its mainland, of which the north-central region is one, while Sardinia and Sicily are one of two separate transmission grid regions.

Nidec ASI said the energy storage projects will be built with 372 modular storage units and will be deployed and operational by January 2024.

The company added that in order to deliver these battery energy storage systems, three energy storage system production plants in Italy and one in France will be at full capacity for 8 to 10 months. The manufacturing, wiring operations and assembly of the energy storage systems will be done at the Cinisello Balsamo plant, the inverters will be produced at the Montebello Vicentino plant, and the auxiliary and control systems will be produced at the Roche-la-Molière plant in France.

This initiative is a response to the REPowerEU policy issued by the European Union, which is committed to achieving decarbonization goals and has set a target of 45% renewable energy adoption by 2030.

The battery storage units delivered by Nidec ASI will help integrate more renewable energy into the Italian grid, allowing electricity to be stored when energy is plentiful and discharged when it is most needed. 4 hours of duration is the mainstream choice for the deployment of large-scale battery storage systems in Italy.

Grid operator Terna currently has a 50MW/250MWh storage portfolio, while Spain-based Ingeteam recently announced plans to deploy a 340MWh battery storage system with a duration of 4.8 hours next year.

Nidec ASI is one of the world's largest battery storage system integrators, with 1.6GW of battery storage systems currently deployed in 21 countries. The company was also ranked among the top 10 battery storage system integrators in 2021 by research firm IHS Markit.

Dominique Llonch, CEO of Nidec ASI and Chairman of NidecIn dustrial Solutions, commented: "These energy storage projects can help Europe achieve its decarbonization goals. It is also crucial for Italy to achieve decarbonization, and by deploying more battery storage systems, we will be able to develop renewable energy sources with great potential and ultimately reduce the demand for conventional energy while significantly reducing energy costs."  

C: ABO Wind opens operation of 50MW/25MWh battery storage system in Northern Ireland

German renewable energy developer ABO Wind has commissioned the deployment of the company's first stand-alone deployment of a battery storage system in Kells, Northern Ireland, UK.  

ABO Wind has commissioned the 50MW/25MWh battery storage system, which is claimed to have one of the fastest response times in the world, with a response time of less than 150 milliseconds. The project is also ABO Wind's largest grid-connected energy storage project to date, and the company has deployed a number of industrial microgrids in Germany as well as energy storage systems in conjunction with solar power facilities.

(ABO Wind's deployed 50MW/25MWh battery storage system will provide grid balancing services for EirGrid and SONI)

The battery storage system will provide grid balancing services to grid operators EirGrid and SONI to help cope with power fluctuations from wind farms. The Republic of Ireland and Northern Ireland have set a goal of generating 70% of their electricity from renewable sources by 2030.

Nidec ASI is the system integrator for this energy storage project, which has a 30-minute continuous discharge time. To date, the company has deployed more than 1.6 GWh of energy storage systems worldwide and has been selected as one of the top 10 battery storage system integrators for 2021 by research firm IHS Markit.

Switzerland-based infrastructure investor SUSI Partners acquired the project in October 2021 from ABO Wind through its Energy Storage Fund, which will oversee the technical and commercial operational management of the battery storage system.

Dr. Juliabadda, manager of ABO Wind's hybrid energy systems and storage division, commented: "We are currently planning the deployment of many similar projects in several countries. In Germany, we have already received construction permits for three independently deployed battery energy storage projects this year, and we will start construction of these projects before the end of this year."  

Dominique Llonch, CEO of Nidec ASI and Chairman of Nidec Industrial Solutions, added, "I am very proud of this project and the selection of SUSI Partners and ABO Wind as our partners is further proof of of our achievements in the field of battery energy storage."

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