BESS: Battery Energy Storage Systems - Coming to Ottawa? Battery Energy storage was all the buzz in October and November 2023 for those of us interested in renewable energy and the energy transition. BESS technology has dramatically improved over the past decade and is now cost effective at utility scale.
"Ontario has actually taken a bit of a leading role in terms of the amount and the volume of storage that's being deployed and how quickly we're actually deploying it," Marko Cirovic, senior manager, resource development and procurement with the Independent Electricity System Operator told CTV News Ottawa.
Battery Energy Storage Systems (BESS) are energy retention systems that store and then discharge electricity back into the electricity grid when supply is low or when energy is most expensive.
Trail Road Battery Energy Storage Systems is a 150 MW battery storage project with 600 MWh of energy storage, located in the City of Ottawa, Ontario. Evolugen has partnered with AOPFN to develop, own and operate both the Fitzroy and Trail Road BESS projects.
West Carleton-March Coun. Clarke Kelly attends a meeting of the agriculture and rural affairs committee on Thursday. (Jean Delisle/CBC) City staff told councillors these battery energy storage systems are an "emerging technology" that would help stabilize the grid and support council's goals for eliminating emissions.
Although energy storage comes in different shapes and sizes, the lithium-ion Battery Energy Storage System (“BESS”) is the fastest emerging technology in North America and is planned to be deployed in the City of Ottawa with the Ottawa BESS 2 Project.