Cushaling Battery Energy Storage System

Project Overview

The Cushaling Battery Energy Storage System (BESS) is a 20 MW / 80 MWh standalone grid-scale battery storage project co-located with Statkraft’s 55.8 MW Cushaling Wind Farm in County Offaly, Ireland. Developed and operated by Statkraft, with Fluence supplying the battery storage system, the project was officially opened in February 2026 and became Ireland’s first four-hour duration grid-scale BESS, providing renewable energy integration, frequency response and grid stability services. Source: https://www.rte.ie/news/2026/0217/1558865-battery-storage-system/

The Cushaling Battery Energy Storage System (BESS) is a 20 MW / 80 MWh standalone grid-scale battery storage project co-located with Statkraft’s 55.8 MW Cushaling Wind Farm in County Offaly, Ireland. Developed and operated by Statkraft, with Fluence supplying the battery storage system, the project was officially opened in February 2026 and became Ireland’s...