Featured in Going big on batteries – 08-2020

Big batteries: efficient, economic, but not easy

French project developer and independent power producer Neoen caught the attention of the wider solar community with the development of record-setting PV projects, such as the 300 MW Cestas array in France. But it’s big batteries, such as the expanded 150 MW/193.5 MWh Hornsdale project in Australia, that have truly surprised many. And this is just the beginning, says Romain Desrousseaux, Neoen‘s deputy CEO and head of international development.

By

Jonathan Gifford

03 Aug 2020

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How would you describe Neoen’s battery activities in the marketplace in 2020?We’ve been in the storage field since 2015 and we haven’t stood still. We’re trying to grow that part of the business. Neoen has 215 MW in construction and operation, and we have storage assets in four of the 14 countries in which we …

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