The project, delivered in EPC mode (engineering, procurement and construction), consists of two 2 MW inverters and 68 battery racks interconnected to Hydro Ottawa's Ellwood substation and has a total system capacity of 4 MW/2. . UPDATED: City councillors unanimously approved the new rules for battery energy storage facilities at their meeting on Feb. BESS is an emerging technology using batteries and associated equipment to store excess energy from the electrical grid, which can then discharge. . Developers looking to build new BESS facilities in Canada's capital will have to adhere to stricter regulations, following the approval of amendments to the city's planning and zoning laws by Ottawa's Agriculture and Rural Affairs Committee during a recent meeting (23 January). The report follows a. . A proposed 250-megawatt battery storage installation in Ottawa's rural west won a resounding vote of confidence Wednesday as Ottawa City Council approved a municipal support resolution (MSR) for the project on a 20-3 vote. Just six days earlier, the city's Agriculture and Rural Affairs Committee. . Evolugen, the Canadian renewable energy platform of Brookfield Renewable, along with our partner, Algonquins of Pikwakanagan First Nation (AOPFN), are pleased to announce that two of our battery energy storage system (BESS) projects, totaling 400 MW of contracted capacity, were selected by the. .
