Ingka & Apex Clean Energy Join Hands for 16.4 MW Storage Project in Texas

Ingka Investments and Apex Clean Energy, a firm that delves in the origination, commercialization, construction, and operation of utility-scale wind energy facilities has announced the establishment of Cameron Storage Project of 16.4 MW capacity in Cameron County, Texas. The project is IKEA owner's first-ever battery storage project.

The lithium-ion battery will lend support to the Texas power grid while offering reliability even as there are uncertainties in supply and demand. The project, for which operations will kick off in a few weeks' time, is co-located with Cameron Wind farm. The wind farm is owned by Ingka Investments and boasts 55-turbines with a capacity of 165 MW. It has been in operation since 2015.

The Managing Director at Ingka Investments, Peter van der Poel remarked, "This is an important step in our journey towards becoming climate positive. Going forward we aim to invest in a mix of wind, solar, and energy storage. Investing in all three technologies will help to provide renewable energy during more hours of the year and optimize the use of our grid connections."

Ingka Investments and Apex Clean Energy have had partnerships for renewable energy projects exceeding eight years. Earlier, the Ingka Group purchased two wind farms from Apex. These are the 165 MW Cameron Wind and 98 MW Hoopeston Wind projects looked after by the firm.

The Chief Executive, Apex Clean Energy, Ken Young stated, "For more than a decade, IKEA has charted the course for the corporate sector in investing in clean energy solutions, and today, Cameron Storage builds on that record of leadership." He went on to say, "Utility-scale energy storage unlocks the full potential of clean power to decarbonize our economy while providing increased reliability and certainty for our electric grid."

While Powin is assuming the role of the equipment vendor, Worley will be responsible for the engineering, procurement, and construction (EPC) services for the project.

Recently, Apex Clean Energy joined hands with Google for the Timbermill Wind project of189 MW of capacity.