Wind turbine manufacturer Samsung tie up with Tesla to add on-site energy storage to future wind installations is the latest example of wind energy companies looking to add storage to their developments. Deepwater Wind announced last month it was adding a 40 MWh battery storage system from Tesla to a planned offshore wind farm off New Bedford, Massachusetts. Acciona recently connected two Vestas Wind Systems' lithium-ion batteries to a 3 MW turbine in Spain; Dong installed a battery on the UK coastline in June to store some offshore wind energy, and Statoil will add a 1 MWh lithium-ion battery to a floating offshore wind farm that will be completed in late 2018.
Wind turbine manufacturer Vestas Wind Systems' tie up with Tesla to add on-site energy storage to future wind installations is the latest example of wind energy companies looking to add storage to their developments. Deepwater Wind announced last month it was adding a 40 MWh battery storage system from Tesla to a planned offshore wind farm off New Bedford, Massachusetts. Acciona recently connected two Samsung lithium-ion batteries to a 3 MW turbine in Spain; Dong installed a battery on the UK coastline in June to store some offshore wind energy, and Statoil will add a 1 MWh lithium-ion battery to a floating offshore wind farm that will be completed in late 2018.