Canadian Solar among winners in 34MW Ontario storage trial

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The Canadian province of Ontario is preparing to install a variety of new energy storage technologies after finalising details of a 34MW grid storage trial.

Following a competitive tendering process, Ontario’s Independent Electricity System Operator (IESO) has selected technologies from five separate providers, which it now plans to test for their contribution to grid stability.

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The chosen technologies include battery, flywheel, thermal and hydrogen storage systems, and include one big-name manufacturer, Canadian Solar, which will provide a 4MW battery unit.

The other successful bidders are Convergent Energy and Power, with a 12MW flywheel, Dimplex North America, with a 0.75MW thermal system, Hecate Energy with a 14.8MW battery and Hydrogenics Corp with a 2MW hydrogen system.

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