List of energy storage power plants

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The 150 MW Andasol solar power station is a commercial parabolic trough solar thermal power plant, located in Spain. The Andasol plant uses tanks of molten salt to store captured solar energy so that it can continue generating electricity when the sun is not shining. Andasol Guadix 4.jpg
The 150 MW Andasol solar power station is a commercial parabolic trough solar thermal power plant, located in Spain. The Andasol plant uses tanks of molten salt to store captured solar energy so that it can continue generating electricity when the sun is not shining.

This is a list of energy storage power plants worldwide, other than pumped hydro storage. Many individual energy storage plants augment electrical grids by capturing excess electrical energy during periods of low demand and storing it in other forms until needed on an electrical grid. The energy is later converted back to its electrical form and returned to the grid as needed.

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Most of the world's grid energy storage by capacity is in the form of pumped-storage hydroelectricity, which is covered in List of pumped-storage hydroelectric power stations. This article list plants using all other forms of energy storage.

Another energy storage method is the consumption of surplus or low-cost energy (typically during night time) for conversion into resources such as hot water, cool water or ice, which is then used for heating or cooling at other times when electricity is in higher demand and at greater cost per kilowatt hour (kWh). Such thermal energy storage is often employed at end-user sites such as large buildings, and also as part of district heating, thus shifting energy consumption to other times for better balancing of supply and demand.

For a list of systems and forms of energy storage see energy storage and grid energy storage.

Largest energy storage plants

This is a dynamic list and may never be able to satisfy particular standards for completeness. You can help by adding missing items with reliable sources.

Table is by default sorted by operational storage capacity in MWh. Minimum capacity for inclusion is either 100 MWh or 100 MW, with a minimum of 1 hour of storage.

Energy storage power plants of at least 100 MW / 100 MWh
NameTypeCapacityCountryLocationYearDescription
MWhMWhrs
Ouarzazate Solar Power Station Thermal storage, molten salt3,0055103 / 7 / 7.5 Morocco Ouarzazate 2018World's largest concentrated solar power plant with molten salt storage built in 3 phases - 160 MW phase 1 with 3 hours heat storage, 200 MW phase 2 with 7 hours heat storage and 150 MW phase 3 with 7.5 hours heat storage. [2] [3] [4]
McIntosh CAES Plant  [ de ]Compressed air storage, in-ground natural gas combustion2,86011026United States Alabama, McIntosh 19912nd commercial CAES plant. Stores compressed air in a salt cavern of 220 feet (67 m) diameter, with ten million cubic foot total volume. The cavern is pressurized to 1,100 psi, and it is discharged down to 650 psi. During discharge, 340 pounds per second of air flow out of the cavern. The plant also utilizes nuclear-sourced night-time power for compression and then produces peak power during the day by releasing the compressed air into a 110-MW gas-fired combustion turbine. The turbine unit also makes use of an air-to-air heat exchanger to preheat air from the cavern with waste heat from the turbine. The waste heat recovery system reduces fuel usage by roughly 25%. The system is fully operational within 15 minutes, uses a third of the fuel required for a fuel-only generating system, and can operate efficiently at low loads. The project is used for peak shaving. [5] [6] [7] [8]
Cerro Dominador Solar Thermal Plant Thermal storage, molten salt1,92511017.5Chile Antofagasta 2021A concentrated solar power plant with 17.5 hours molten salt storage [9]
Solana Generating Station Thermal storage, molten salt1,6802806United States Arizona, Gila Bend 2013Completed in 2013, the parabolic trough solar plant, with 6 hours storage by molten salt, is located near Gila Bend, Arizona. At the time it was the world's largest parabolic trough plant, and the first United States solar plant with thermal storage. [10] [11] [12] [13]
Moss Landing Vistra Battery Battery, lithium-ion1,6004004United States Moss Landing, California 2020300 MW / 1,200 MWh Phase 1 commissioned in 2020, 100 MW / 400 MWh Phase 2 in 2021 [14]
Silver City ESP Compressed air storage1,600Australia Broken Hill 2030
Extresol Solar Power Station Thermal storage, molten salt1,1251507.5Spain Torre de Miguel Sesmero, Badajoz 2009A concentrated solar power plant with 7.5 hours molten salt storage [15]
Crescent Dunes Solar Energy Project Thermal storage, molten salt1,10011010United States Tonopah, Nevada 2016A concentrated solar power plant with 10 hours molten salt storage [16]
Andasol Solar Power Station Thermal storage, molten salt1,031134.77.5Spain Granada, Guadix 2009A thermal storage system absorbs part of the daytime heat absorbed by the solar field, heating a molten salt mixture of 60% sodium nitrate and 40% potassium nitrate. The heat is used to drive a turbine-generator when direct sunlight is not available, nearly doubling the available hours of operation. A full thermal reservoir holds 1,010 MWh of heat capability, enough to run the turbine for over seven hours at full load. [1] [17] [18]
Sonoran Solar Energy CenterBattery, lithium-ion1000United States Buckeye, Arizona 2024Paired with 260 MW solar project [19] [20]
McCoy Solar Energy Project Battery, lithium-ion9202304United States Blythe, California 2021Battery storage paired with 250 MW solar project [21]
Manatee Energy Storage CenterBattery9004092.2United States Juno Beach, Florida2021Paired with existing solar plant [22] [23]
Huntorf CAES PlantCompressed air storage, in-ground natural gas combustion8702903GermanyHuntorf, Elsfleth 1978First commercial CAES plant, operational since 1978, using nuclear-sourced night-time power to compress and inject the air into two caverns of 310,000 m³ total volume. The 600 m cavern depth ensures the air's stability through seasonal temperature changes, and guarantees the specified maximum pressure of 100 bar. One cavern is cycled daily; the other serves as backup when the nearby nuclear power plant goes offline. [5] [6]
Moss Landing PG&E Elkhorn Battery Battery, lithium-ion730182.54United States Moss Landing, California 2022256 Tesla Megapack battery units [24]
Slate ProjectBattery561140.254United States Kings County 2022Paired with 300 MW solar plant [25]
Valley Center Battery Storage ProjectBattery, lithium-ion5601404United States Valley Center, California 2022 [26]
Bokpoort CSP Thermal storage, molten salt450509South Africa Northern Cape Province, Globershoop2015The Bokpoort Concentrated Solar Plant (CSP) Project, being contracted in 2014, comprises a solar field, a power block, a thermal energy storage system and related infrastructure such as grid interconnection and water abstraction and treatment systems. The solar field comprises loops of parabolic trough solar collector assemblies which will collect the heat from the sun. The solar collectors will be capable of heating the heat transfer fluid up to 393 °C. The power block comprises a solar steam generator and a steam turbine delivering 50 MW (net). [27]
Victorian Big Battery Battery, lithium-ion4503001.5Australia Moorabool 2021 [28]
Alamitos Energy Center Battery, lithium-ion4001004United States Long Beach 2021 [29] [30]
Saticoy BESS Battery, lithium-ion4001004United States Saticoy 2021 [31]
Dalian VFBBattery, vanadium redox flow 4001004China Liaoning, Dalian 2022First phase, [32] second 100MW/400MWh phase under construction. The battery is made up of ten 20MW/80MWh Vanadium Flow Battery (VFB) energy storage systems deployed in Dalian city and connected to the main grid of Liaoning Province which has experienced stress during extreme weather events. This project is approved by China National Energy Administration, and the owner is a JV with the major shareholder being a local utility company, and the minor being Rongke Power. [5] [33] [34]
KaXu Solar One Thermal storage, molten salt3001003South Africa Northern Cape Province, Pofadder 2015KaXu Solar One is a 100 MW parabolic trough plant. The power station will have a storage capacity of three hours and use molten salt to store heat energy. In the parabolic trough system, the sun's energy is concentrated by parabolically curved, trough-shaped reflectors onto a receiver pipe running along the focal line of the curved surface. This energy heats oil flowing through the pipe, and the heat energy is then used to convert water to steam and generate electricity in a conventional steam generator. [27]
Buzen SubstationBattery, sodium-sulfur300506Japan Buzen 2016 [35] [36]
Jiangsu Jintan Salt Cavern Compressed Air Energy Storage Project Compressed air storage300605China Changzhou 2022Using a salt cavern situated 1,000 meters underground [37] [38]
Minety Battery Energy Storage ProjectBattery, lithium-ion266150United Kingdom Minety 2021 [39] [40]
DeCordovaBattery2602601United States Granbury 2022 [14] [41]
Rokkasho AomariBattery, sodium-sulfur245347Japan Rokkasho 2008 [35] [42]
Gateway Energy Storage Battery, lithium-ion2502501United States Otay Mesa, California 2020 [43] [44]
Huanghe Hydropower Hainan Storage Battery202.8202.81China Hainan, Qinghai 2020Connected with adjacent 2.2 GW photovoltaic Huanghe Hydropower Hainan Solar Park [45] [46]
Crossett Power ManagementBattery2002001United StatesCrane County, Texas2022 [47]
Flower Valley IIBattery2001002United StatesReeves County, Texas2022 [47]
Gambit battery storage projectBattery, lithium-ion2001002United States Angleton, Texas 2021 [48]
Kunshan Energy Storage Power Station Battery, lithium-ion198111 ?China Kunshan 2020 [49]
PillswoodBattery, lithium-ion196982United Kingdom Cottingham 2022Uses Tesla Powerpack. Adjacent to Creyke Beck substation for Dogger Bank Wind Farm. [50] [51]
Hornsdale Power Reserve Battery, lithium-ion193.5150AustraliaSouth Australia, Jamestown 2017Tesla Powerpack is charged using renewable energy and delivers electricity during peak hours to help maintain the reliable operation of South Australia's electrical infrastructure. It initially provided up to 100 MW peak with a capacity of 129 MWh, and was expanded in July 2020 to 150 MW/193.5MWh. [52] [53]
Korea Zinc Energy Storage SystemBattery, lithium-ion15032.5South Korea Ulsan 2018Ordered by Korea Zinc, a metal smelting company, at a cost of €37.87 million. It is located at its Ulsan refinery near the southeast coast. [54] [55]
Seosan PV ESSBattery14052South Korea Seosan December 2018Adjacent to 65 MW Seosan PV Farm [55]
Escondido SubstationBattery, lithium-ion120304United States Escondido 2017 [35] [42]
Khi Solar One Thermal storage, steam100502South Africa Northern Cape Province, Upington 2016Khi Solar One is a 50 MW concentrated solar power plant with a power tower that uses large, sun-tracking mirrors (heliostats) to focus sunlight on a receiver at the top of a tower. Water is pumped up to the tower mounted receiver and is converted to steam, which, in turn, is used in a conventional turbine generator to produce electricity. The power station will include a facility to store steam, enabling it to generate electricity for two hours when the sun is not shining. [27] [56]
Bat Cave battery storage projectBattery, lithium-ion1001001United StatesTexas2021 [57] [58]
North Fork battery storage projectBattery, lithium-ion1001001United StatesTexas2021 [59] [58]

Under construction

Energy storage power plants of at least 100 MW / 100 MWh
NameTypeCapacityCountryLocationYearDescription
MWhMWhrs
Meralco Terra Solar Project Battery4,500Philippines Bulacan and Nueva Ecija 2027Paired with 3,500 MW solar plant
Nova Power BankBattery2,7206804United States Menifee, California 2024Timeline:

• Phase I-IV: 620 MW in 2024

• Phase V: 60 MW in 2025 [60]

Edwards Sanborn Solar and Energy Storage ProjectBattery2,165United States Edwards, California 2023Paired with 1,118 MW solar plant, 1,501MWh in Phase 1 [61]
Nova Power BankBattery2,7206804United States Menifee, California 2024Timeline:

• Phase I-IV: 620 MW in 2024

• Phase V: 60 MW in 2025 [60]

Sierra Estrella projectBattery1000United StatesArizona2024 [20]
Tongliao Wind Solar Storage Hybrid ProjectBattery, lithium-ion9603203China Tongliao 2022Paired with 1,700 MW wind capacity and 300 MW solar capacity [62] [63]
Holtsville Energy Storage ProjectBattery, Li-Ion4401104United StatesHoltsville, New York2025Holtsville Energy Storage, LLC is a proposed 110 MW / four-hour battery energy storage facility in Brookhaven, New York, with enough storage energy capacity to power 18,366 homes, bringing numerous positive impacts to the local community and economy. The proposed facility, expected to be operational by 2025, will store energy that will be dispatched during peak demand hours and during emergency outages. [64]

Site Plans were unanimously approved by Brookhaven Town Planning Board on January 23, 2023. [65]

OaklandBattery14536.254United States2022 [14]
Advanced Clean Energy StorageElectrolysis of Water300,000 [66] 220United StatesDelta, Utah2025Initially, some hydrogen gas production will be supplemented with natural gas. There are plans to use 100% hydrogen in 2045. [66]

Rather than converting the hydrogen gas into electricity via an electrochemical cell, this system will use a hydrogen-capable gas turbine combined cycle power plant. [67]

Hydrogen gas will be stored in salt caverns rather than conventional storage tanks.

Largest thermal energy storage plants

This is a dynamic list and may never be able to satisfy particular standards for completeness. You can help by adding missing items with reliable sources.
Thermal energy storage plants of at least 1 MW / 1 MWh
NameTypeCapacityCountryLocationYearDescription
MWhMWhrs
Mustikkamaa heat storageThermal storage, hot water in rock caverns11,60012096FinlandHelsinki2022 Helen Oy is commissioning an 11.6 GWh capacity and 120 MW thermal output for its 260,000 m3 water cistern under Mustikkamaa (fully charged or discharged in 4 days at capacity), operating from 2022 to offset days of peak production/demand; [68] [69]
Vaskiluoto heat storageThermal storage, hot water in rock caverns11,000110100FinlandVaasa2020 Vaasan Voima Oy is operating a 11 GWh capacity and 110 MW thermal output for its 210,000 m3 water caverns under Vaasa (fully charged or discharged in 4-5 days at capacity), operating from 2020; [70]
Reuter WestThermal storage, hot water tank2,60020013GermanyBerlin2022 Vattenfall's Reuter West [71] [72] combined heat and power (CHP) station near Berlin had a 56 megalitres (56,000 m3) "thermos" tank added, for storing up to 200MW as hot water that can then be fed to Berlin’s hot water consumers. It will be heated by otherwise unused electricity from renewable sources. [73] The existing plant has a hot water capacity of 120MWth using by-product heat from the electrical generation. [71]
Drake Landing Solar Community Thermal storage, solar heat radiated to soil1.5CanadaOkotoks, AlbertaDrake Landing Solar Community began operation in 2006. Solar thermal energy is collected in flat plate glazed collectors, pumped to a bore field where the heat is radiated to soil. That process is reversed to utilize the heat in 52 single family (detached) homes. In 2012, DLSC set a world record by heating the 52 homes with 97% renewable energy. The borefield that stores the heat is approximately 100 feet wide in each direction and 120 feet deep.
Nissan Technical Center North America Inc.Thermal storage, ice22.81.42516United States Michigan, Farmington Hills The Ice Thermal Storage System provides load shifting to the building. On most days, the building can be cooled solely by the ice system, but a chiller is included, which covers peak cooling demand. [5]
JC Penney HeadquartersThermal storage, ice53.14.42512United StatesTexas, Plano The system offsets the peak demands of electrical use by making ice each night to cool the building the following day. [5]
Redding Electric Utilities - Peak Capacity, Demand Response, HVAC Replacement ProgramThermal storage, ice616United StatesCalifornia, Redding Ice storage system assists building cooling during daylight hours. [5]
Glendale Water and Power - Peak Capacity ProjectThermal storage, ice91.56United StatesCalifornia, Glendale This project installed a total of 180 Ice Thermal Energy storage units at 28 Glendale city buildings and 58 local small, medium-sized, and large commercial businesses during a one-year installation process. [5]
State Government of North CarolinaThermal storage, chilled water20.82.68United States North Carolina, Raleigh 2.68 million gallon, chilled water, Thermal energy storage tank. Built partially buried and serving the district cooling system for 25 state government buildings. [5]
University of Arizona Thermal storage, ice1836United States Arizona, Tucson The university placed three separate orders for energy storage tanks and they were added to two of their three existing central plants in 2004, 2006 and 2007. There are 205 tanks in total at the two plants. [5]
University of Central Florida Thermal storage, chilled water2438United States Florida, Orlando Chilled water thermal energy storage system that is integrated into the existing district cooling system for the university. [5]
Redding Electric Utilities - Peak Capacity, Demand Response, HVAC Replacement Program Phase 2Thermal storage, ice1262United States California, Redding Ice Energy and REU will collaborate on the second phase. The program to install Ice Bear units within the northern California territory aims to reduce peak electricity load demand by up to 6 MW over five years. REU expects to have the thermal energy storage program completed in 2017. Skyway Machine, a local Redding manufacturing company, will provide final assembly of the new Ice Bear units. [5]

Largest by technology

Largest energy storage projects by technology
TechnologyNameEnergy
MWh		Power
MW		HoursDescriptionCountryLocationRefs
Battery, lithium-ion Moss Landing Energy Storage Facility16004004United States Moss Landing, California [14] [74]
Battery, lead acid
Battery, sodium-sulphur Sodium Sulfur Battery In Abu Dhabi6481086 Virtual battery United Arab EmiratesAbu Dhabi [75]
Battery, vanadium redox flow Dalian VFB - UET / Rongke Power800200The battery arrays approved by the China National Energy Administration will be made up of ten (10X) 20MW/80MWh Vanadium Flow Battery (VFB) energy storage systems connected to the main grid of Liaoning Province. After full commissioning, the VFB energy storage system will be able to peak-shave approximately 8% of Liaoning Province's expected peaking capacity in 2020. In addition, the large-scale battery will form an additional load center, which will enhance grid stabilization including securing the power supply and providing black-start capabilities in the event of emergency. This project will be deployed in two phases, each with 100MW/400MWh. The first phase will be finished around the end of 2017 and the second will be finished around the end of 2018. This project is approved by China National Energy Administration, and the owner is a JV with the major shareholder being a local utility company, and the minor being RONGKE POWER.[ needs update ]ChinaDalian
Compressed air storage Huntorf CAES Plant870290First commercial CAES plant, operational since 1978, using nuclear-sourced night-time power to compress and inject the air into two caverns of 310,000 m³ total volume. The 600 m cavern depth ensures the air's stability through seasonal temperature changes, and guarantees the specified maximum pressure of 100 bar. One cavern is cycled daily; the other serves as backup when the nearby nuclear power plant goes offline.GermanyHuntorf
Pumped Hydro Storage Fengning Pumped Storage Power Station 40,0003,600China Fengning Manchu Autonomous County, Hebei Province [76]
Flywheel Beacon New York Flywheel Energy Storage Plant520The flywheel plant is used for frequency regulation in the NYISO service area. It consists of 200 individual spinning masses.USANew York

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