The BESS del Desierto plant, inaugurated in Chile by Atlas Renewable Energy, is the first large-scale stand-alone energy storage facility in Latin America. Located in the Atacama Desert, the 200 MW plant has a storage capacity of 800 MWh and is designed to store solar energy during peak generation. Chile, June 27th, 2024 -- Sungrow, the global leading PV inverter and energy storage system provider, has recently inked an agreement with Atlas Renewable Energy,the largest and fastest growing independently-owned renewables power producer in Latin America, to exclusively utilize Sungrow's liquid. Developer Atlas Renewable Energy has inaugurated the 800 MWh battery energy storage system (BESS) plant in María Elena commune, in the Antofagasta region. The latest project comes from KKR-backed ContourGlobal, an independent power producer that on Wednesday inaugurated a nearly $500 million.
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