The Southern Bighorn Solar-Plus-Battery Energy Storage System is a 135,000kW energy storage project located in Clark County, Nevada, US. The rated storage capacity of the project is 540,000kWh.
The electro-chemical battery energy storage project uses lithium-ion as its storage technology. The project was announced in 2019 and will be commissioned in 2023.
Description
The Southern Bighorn Solar-Plus-Battery Energy Storage System is being developed by 8minute Solar Energy.
The key applications of the project are renewable energy integaration, electric energy time shift and grid support services.
Contractors involved
8minute Solar Energy is the developer of Southern Bighorn Solar-Plus-Battery Energy Storage System.
Additional information
The project will be built in Clark County, NV on the Moapa River Indian Reservation about 30 miles north of Las Vegas.
About 8minute Solar Energy
8minute Solar Energy LLC (8minutenergy) formerly known as 8minute Renewables LLC, is a solar energy company. The company develops, constructs, finances, holds, acquires, operates and maintains solar energy projects. The company’s service offerings include project development, structured financing, solar project acquisitions, complex project management, utility engineering, and electrical utility markets and regulation. The company projects include Mount Signal 3, Mount Signal 1, Springbok 2, Springbok 1, Hayworth, Redwood 4, Calipatria 1, Redcrest, and Woodmere. The company operates through its offices in the US, India and Singapore. 8minutenergy is headquartered in El Dorado Hills, California, the US.
Methodology
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