Georgia Power to own and operate 80MW of battery energy storage
Georgia Power is set to boost its state’s battery energy storage sector, with the company planning to own and operate 80MW of battery energy storage.
National Grid expects more ESS with longer durations for UK’s almighty low carbon challenge
Sister site Current± has just taken an extensive look at the energy system operator’s (ESO) latest outline of potential outcomes for the next 30 years of Britain’s energy.
How the deal came together: Convergent CEO Johannes Ritterhausen
Following on from our look at some of the takeovers of promising or already-prolific energy storage companies in the last edition of PV Tech Power, here’s an exclusive interview with Convergent Energy + Power CEO Johannes Ritterhausen.
NantEnergy, Alfen, celebrate commercial battery-plus-solar installs in US and Europe
Energy-Storage.news received information last week on a handful of successful battery installations at commercial customer sites, from NantEnergy in the US and from Alfen in Europe.
Tough to build a software-only ESS business, battery system integrators argue
While software has been described by many as the single most important aspect of how an energy networks integrates, manages and then uses energy storage, two industry heavyweights have said that selling software licensing alone was not a viable business model for them.
ESS developer Convergent Energy + Power changes hands for ‘several hundred million’ dollars
Infrastructure investment firm Energy Capital Partners has acquired prolific ‘mid-range’ energy storage project developer Convergent Energy + Power in a deal worth "several hundred million dollars".
Major solar-wind-storage project at Queensland gold mine bags extra funding
Genex to reach financial close by the autumn for innovative pumped storage plant offering dispatchable solar through disused gold mine.
Off-grid tech: Economically combining low-cost solar and batteries with Aggreko
VIDEO: Using solar and batteries to replace diesel and other fossil fuels at off-grid industrial sites is both a viable business model and a way to "inject" solar into the global energy mix in a smart – and economical way, MD Karim Wazni says.
Chile’s ambitious 561MW PV and 300MW pumped hydro project could begin next year
Financing is being lined up for Chile to deliver a colossal solar-plus-storage installation in the Atacama desert, paving the way for construction to start next year.
Massachusetts policy leads Stem towards 28.2MWh of solar co-located energy storage
Policy in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts favouring the use of clean energy during peak times has brought behind-the-meter energy storage company Stem Inc into the state’s utility-scale solar-plus-storage market.
‘Magic applications’ and commercial realities: flow battery industry meets this week in France
The International Flow Battery Forum is taking place this week and long-time organiser, Anthony Price of consultancy Swanbarton, wrote to Energy-Storage.news with some of his views on the market and a snapshot of where development currently lies.
UK distribution network’s ‘flexibility tender’ saves on costly grid reinforcements
Over half a million dollars of contracts to supply flexibility to a distribution network in Britain have been awarded through a commercial tender to resource operators including behind-the-meter energy storage systems.
Huge battery system to export cheap solar from South Australia approved
Approval given to a 500MW (AC) solar farm project, co-located with 250MW / 1,000MWh of battery energy storage from renewables developer EPS Energy.
Energy storage, EVs boosted by India Budget
New finance minister promises support to lithium and EV manufacturing as well as solar and battery-based charging infrastructure.
Lithium batteries: Far more widely recycled than second-hand statistics imply
Lithium-ion batteries are far more widely recycled than many people think, while China and South Korea are already leaders of the emerging circular economy of lithium, a report commissioned by the Swedish Energy Agency has found.
What the heck is happening in Britain?
Despite policy uncertainty spanning years, and Brexit looming large, we still hear from the industry that the UK is a key market. Andy Colthorpe takes a closer look.