Acciona Energía has acquired the largest battery energy storage system (BESS) project in Texas.
On Tuesday, the Spain-based renewable energy operator announced its agreement with Qcells USA Corp., a subsidiary of the South Korean industrial group Hanwha Corporation, to purchase the 190-megawatt storage facility project known as Cunningham.
“We have been working on battery storage for more than 10 years, and we see the technology is now ready for commercial deployment and to be included in our growth strategy,” Acciona Energía CEO Rafael Mateo said in a news release.
“This transaction is an important milestone, as it includes the biggest BESS utility-scale project in one of the world’s most developed BESS markets,” Mateo continued….