It is located at Poolbeg Energy Hub, where ESB – around 95% owned by the Irish state with the remaining stake held by its employees – is planning to deploy a combination of clean energy technologies, including offshore wind, hydrogen, and battery storage, over the coming decade. We currently have more than 300MWs of battery storage capacity in operation in Ireland, making it one of the largest battery portfolios in Europe. We plan to develop a pipeline of large scale battery projects, as well as additional renewable enabling technologies. Eamon Ryan (centre) cuts the ribbon to inaugurate the 75MW/150MWh Poolbeg BESS, flanked by ESB's Jim Dollard (left) and Fluence's. The project, operational since late November 2023, has a capability of providing 75MW (150MWh) of ffast-acting energy storage to help provide grid stability and deliver more renewables on Ireland's electricity system. Energy Storage Ireland is a representative association of public and private. Ireland's ESB has opened a battery energy storage system at its Poolberg site in Dublin.
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