French utility Engie will develop a 1MW storage facility at its experimental wind-solar hybrid project in southern Brazil, as part of the government’s R$500m ($160m) storage research and development (R&D) programme.
Total investment in the project is projected at R$20.8m over the next three years, said Brazil’s power sector regulator Aneel. According to a study by the Brazilian Association of Energy Quality and Storage (Abaque) there is a need for 95GW of storage in Brazil.
