Global energy storage platform provider Powin LLC and Galp, Portugal’s leading integrated energy company, have partnered to install a utility-scale battery energy storage system (BESS) at one of Galp’s solar power plants near Alcoutim, a small village in the country’s sunny southern region of the Algarve, where Galp operates several projects with a combined capacity of 144 MW.
This 5MW/20MWh battery system is Galp’s first move in the hybridization of its solar power production portfolio – which is one of Iberia’s biggest at close to 1.5 GW in operation. The batteries will allow Galp to store the solar energy produced in periods of high generation, and to deploy it during periods of high demand, maximizing the energy’s value.
Alcoutim is Powin’s inaugural project in Europe, which is poised to be a pivotal growth market for energy storage. This project and partnership, combined with Powin’s recently opened office location in Madrid, Spain, showcase the company’s commitment to support Europe’s energy transition goals.
“This particular project with Galp is bigger than its MW impact – it is the beginning of a new partnership and is Powin’s first project in Europe following the opening of our Madrid office. Europe is expected to deploy over 90 GWh of utility-scale battery energy storage projects by 2030, and we are well positioned to support this demand along with the wider EMEA region’s rapid energy storage growth,” said Powin CEO, Jeff Waters.
“As Galp keeps growing its renewable energy capacity aiming to transform its industrial base to produce green fuels and sell renewable energy to its clients, storage solutions are key to ensure a steady supply of electrons to our businesses,” said Georgios Papadimitriou, Galp's executive director in charge of Renewables, New Business, and Innovation. “Batteries also add to the competitiveness of our renewable energy portfolio by making solar and wind power available when they are most needed,” he added.
As part of its transformation drive, Galp has taken the final investment decision and started construction works to build one of Europe’s largest electrolysers to produce green hydrogen, and a 270 ktpa advanced biofuels unit. It has also been expanding its electric vehicle charging network, which is already Portugal’s largest. All these endeavors call for an increased supply of green electrons.
System integrator Powin has been enlisted by oil, gas and renewable energy firm Galp to install a battery energy storage system (BESS) at a PV plant in Portugal, Powin’s first in Europe.
Powin will provide the 5MW/20MWh BESS for one of Galp’s operational PV plants, in the village of Alcoutim in the Algarve, south Portugal, the latter’s first such solar-plus-storage hybridisation.
It will be Oregon-headquartered Powin’s first project in Europe, having to date mainly been deployed in the US, Asia, and Australia, and it recently set up an office in Madrid. VP Danny Liu talked to Energy-Storage.news a year ago about opportunities in the UK’s BESS market but no announcements have been made as of yet.
The firm’s grid-scale BESS product is the Stack750E, a lithium iron phosphate (LFP) based 750kWh modular unit that, when stacked with others, comprises its Centipede platform.
Georgios Papadimitriou, Galp’s executive director in charge of renewables, new business, and innovation, commented: “As Galp keeps growing its renewable energy capacity aiming to transform its industrial base to produce green fuels and sell renewable energy to its clients, storage solutions are key to ensure a steady supply of electrons to our businesses.”
Large-scale energy storage projects in Portugal have been relatively small in number, although 2022 saw the inauguration of a 40GWh pumped hydro energy storage (PHES) project by utility Iberdrola.
On the BESS side, system integrator Fluence deployed a 15MWh project in Terceira and a 16.4MWh one in Madeira, two of Portugal’s islands, while developer and IPP Greenvolt is in the midst of commissioning a 5MWh one at a biomass plant in Coimbra, on the mainland.
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This 5MW/20MWh battery system is Galp''s first move in the hybridisation of its solar power production portfolio – which is one of Iberia''s biggest at close to 1.5 GW in operation. The batteries will allow Galp to store the solar energy produced in periods of high generation, and to deploy it during periods of high demand, maximising the energy''s value.
Alcoutim is Powin''s inaugural project in Europe, which is poised to be a pivotal growth market for energy storage. This project and partnership, combined with Powin''s recently opened office location in Madrid, Spain, showcase the company''s commitment to support Europe''s energy transition goals.
"This particular project with Galp is bigger than its MW impact – it is the beginning of a new partnership and is Powin''s first project in Europe following the opening of our Madrid office" said Powin CEO, Jeff Waters. "Europe is expected to deploy over 90 GWh of utility-scale battery energy storage projects by 2030, and we are well positioned to support this demand along with the wider EMEA region''s rapid energy storage growth."
As part of its transformation drive, Galp has taken the final investment decision and started construction works to build one of Europe''s largest electrolysers to produce green hydrogen, and a 270 ktpa advanced biofuels unit. It has also been expanding its electric vehicle charging network, which is already Portugal''s largest. All these endeavours call for an increased supply of green electrons.
"As Galp keeps growing its renewable energy capacity aiming to transform its industrial base to produce green fuels and sell renewable energy to its clients, storage solutions are key to ensure a steady supply of electrons to our businesses" added Georgios Papadimitriou, Galp''s executive director in charge of Renewables, New Business, and Innovation. "Batteries also add to the competitiveness of our renewable energy portfolio by making solar and wind power available when they are most needed."
Galp, a Portuguese energy company, has announced plans to build a 5 MW/20 MWh battery storage system in Portugal, in collaboration with Powin. The system at one of Galp’s solar plants will enable it to adjust its PV production profile and meet its energy requirements. This project marks Powin’s first venture in Europe.
Global energy storage supplier Powin LLC and Portuguese integrated energy company Galp have partnered to install a utility-scale battery energy storage system (BESS) in Algarve, Portugal.
The 5 MW/20 MWh battery system will be built at one of Galp''s solar power plants near the village of Alcoutim. The announcement marks Galp''s attempt to hybridize its solar power production portfolio.
Galp says the batteries will allow it to store the solar energy produced in periods of high generation, and to deploy it during periods of high demand, maximizing the value of the energy.
"As Galp keeps growing its renewable energy capacity aiming to transform its industrial base to produce green fuels and sell renewable energy to its clients, storage solutions are key to ensure a steady supply of electrons to our businesses," said Georgios Papadimitriou, Galp''s executive director in charge of renewables, new business, and innovation. "Batteries also add to the competitiveness of our renewable energy portfolio by making solar and wind power available when they are most needed.”
"Europe is expected to deploy over 90 GWh of utility-scale battery energy storage projects by 2030, and we are well positioned to support this demand along with the wider EMEA region''s rapid energy storage growth," said Waters.
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