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Scalable, liquid-cooled energy storage systems such as the PowerTitan, which offer grid-forming capabilities, are enabling the rise of
Energy storage has become fundamental to a reliable, resilient, and renewable energy system. As South Africa moves towards a greener energy future, innovative storage solutions could make the difference between progress and paralysis.
Phase 1 of Eskom's Battery Energy Storage System project also includes the installation of 833 MWh storage capacity at eight substation sites in KwaZulu-Natal, Eastern Cape, Western Cape and Northern Cape. This phase also includes about 2 MW of solar PV capacity.
Eskom is also bringing online its own battery storage with the first of seven utility-scale grid-connected Eskom Battery Energy Storage System (BESS) coming online last year. The utility opened its Hex BESS site in Worcester in the Western Cape which is Africa's largest Battery Energy Storage System (BESS) project.
The ability to store and strategically deploy clean energy is essential to meeting the country's ambitious renewable energy development plans. Storage is the critical enabler that turns potential into performance and instability into resilience. Energy that is not stored, is lost.
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