Will Ireland need more energy storage?

With a target of 80% renewable electricity from intermittent sources on our grid by 2030, Ireland will require a significant amount of energy storage in the years to come.

What is Ireland's Electricity storage policy framework?

The policy framework is a first of kind policy, which clarifies the key role of electricity storage in Ireland’s transition to an electricity-led system, supporting Irelands 2030 climate targets, it may be considered as a steppingstone on Ireland’s path to net zero carbon emissions.

Can energy storage be deployed in Ireland?

Appropriate and timely regulatory and market design is therefore essential to allow the deployment of energy storage in Ireland at the scale required to achieve current environmental policy objectives. However, the current policy framework is unsuitable to deliver the volumes and types of energy storage we will require.

What is energy storage Ireland?

Energy Storage Ireland in 2019 recognised that solutions such as Pumped Storage Hydro (PSH), Liquid Air Energy Storage (LAES), Compressed Air Energy Storage (CAES) and others require locations with specific geographical characteristics which are not particularly common on in Ireland.

Is Ireland a game changer for long duration energy storage?

Ireland – A Game Changer for Long Duration Energy Storage? This is the first electricity storage policy published in Ireland. The Irish Government’s Climate Action Plan 2021 set out the need for an energy storage policy for Ireland to support 75% reduction in power sector CO2 emissions by 2030.

How much renewable power is there in Ireland?

Currently, as shown in Figure 7 there is ~13.4GW of generation capacity in Ireland, of which ~5.4GW is intermittent renewable. There is also ~0.5GW of short duration storage and ~0.3GW of LDES (the Overall we expect a significant Turlough Hill pumped storage site). Due to the intermittent growth in renewable capacity and