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Supporting Ireland’s energy transition with battery energy storage solutions

Clare Duffy, our dispatchable generation and storage manager, explains why ESB is investing significantly in large scale battery projects and the role they play in Ireland's net zero energy future.

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Developing and acquiring 1.8 GW of solar by 2030

Our aim is to develop a pipeline of projects to deliver large scale batteries while also developing a growing solar energy portfolio.

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Onshore Wind

Since 1998, starting with our 5MW wind farm in Crockahenny, we’ve built an onshore wind portfolio supplying nearly 850MW of clean energy in Ireland and the UK.

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Offshore Wind Energy

Offshore wind is playing a major role globally in mankind's fight against climate change and our transition to a zero carbon economy. We have been involved in offshore wind generation since 2017 with a number of planned projects for Ireland and the UK.

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Our Generation Portfolio

Turlough Hill

Feb 24, 2022, 10:06 AM
Title : Turlough Hill
Location : Co. Wicklow
Select a choice : Pumped
Latitude : 53.0340603
Longitude : -6.3945633

Fuel: Water 

Capacity: 292 MW 

Commissioned: 1974 


Turlough Hill, Ireland’s only pumped storage power station, is located around 60 km south of Dublin City in the Wicklow Mountains.

The station generates up to 292 MW during peak demand periods. It can go from standstill to full capacity in around 70 seconds by releasing water from the upper reservoir, allowing it to flow through four turbines into the lower reservoir. 

During periods of lower demand, we pump water back to the upper reservoir, ready to be used again. This helps flatten the ‘demand curve’ for electricity over any given 24-hour period. 

In 2004, ESB Turlough Hill became the Hydro Control Centre (HCC) for our entire hydro fleet. We recently carried out major refurbishment work in the plant to ensure we can continue operating reliably and sustainably into the future.

Click here for to view an animation on how electricity is generated in Turlough Hill. 

Hydrogen

We believe hydrogen produced from renewable electricity will play a critical role in the decarbonisation of many sectors.

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Wave Energy

Harnessing our natural resources – including wave - can help Ireland achieve its climate targets and provide clean energy for homes, farms and businesses.

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