Lumcloon BESS
Lumcloon 100MW BESS and Shannonbridge 100MW BESS are our initial projects. These facilities entered operation in 2021.
Lumcloon BESS utilises high-power batteries to provide System Services to suit the Irish power system needs, under the DS3 System Service programme.
Lumcloon and Shannonbridge BESS were developed in collaboration with South Korean conglomerate Hanwha Energy Corporation, who bring a wealth of experience and expertise in the deployment and operation of BESS.
The BESS is providing System Services to the power system, which are required by the System Operator to enhance the management of the transmission grid, to ultimately increase the stability and improve the reliability of the electricity supply to consumers.
BESS is a highly effective and efficient source of System Services to the power system, offering high availability with minimal down-time for maintenance outages. The System Services provided by our ESS assist the System Operator in realising its operational goal for System Non-Synchronous Penetration (SNSP) and achieving the targets for electricity demand to be met by renewables.
Construction Phase
- Project Sponsors: Hanwha Energy Corporation, Lumcloon Energy
- Project Capacity: 100MW
- Market: DS3 System Services (frequency response/containment)
- EPC: Hanwha Energy Corporation Ireland
- Design and Build Contractor: Duggan Brothers with Suir Engineering, Malachy Walsh and Partners
- Owners Engineer: Jennings O’Donovan & Partners with Enerjec
- Construction Commencement: 2019
- Construction Completion: 2021
Operational Phase
- Project Sponsors: Lumcloon Energy and VPI
- O&M Contractor: Hanwha Energy Corporation Ireland
- OEM Service Agreement: SMA and Samsung SDI
- Trading: Vitol
Site Location
Located on the site of the former ESB Ferbane 90MW power station which operated from 1957 and was decommissioned and demolished in 2003, the new 100MW BESS plant will be in keeping with the heritage and tradition of power generation in the area, albeit with modern technology, reflecting the evolution of the power industry through the years.
