Plans for two energy storage projects to be deployed by energy storage developer Hexagon Energy are under review, including a 100MW/200MW battery storage system and another 60MW/120MWh battery storage system.
In order for the two battery storage projects to be approved, an exemption from local zoning regulations must be obtained, as battery storage systems are not part of the land permit use.
Hexagon Energy is planning to deploy a larger-scale energy storage project. The 100MW battery energy storage system called Riverhead Energy and related infrastructure will be deployed on a current 3.5-acre land for industrial use.
Battery energy storage system integrator and manufacturer Powin Energy has signed on to be the battery energy storage system supplier for the project, using lithium iron phosphate (LFP) batteries.
Hexagon Energy claims the Riverhead Energy battery storage system will help ease grid congestion in Suffolk County, Long Island.
The company said the use of existing industrial land meant limited impact on nature and the environment, while the site was also close to grid infrastructure through which it could be directly connected to the grid.
Hexagon Energy was established in 2015. The Charlottesville, Virginia-based developer has developed more than 1GW of clean energy projects with an investment of about $2.5 billion.
Another planned battery storage system is being developed through a partnership between commodities trading giant Trafigura and infrastructure developer Rhynland Energy, Riverhead Local said. The latter is developing battery energy storage projects in New York state and electric vehicle charging infrastructure in the northeastern United States.
Rhynland Energy's partner is renewable energy investment and development group Nala Renewables, a joint venture (JV) between Trafigura and investor IFM Investors.
Rhynland Energy and Nala Renewables are jointly developing four battery storage projects with a total installed capacity of 280MW, all located on Long Island, New York.
