Arizona ‘thrilled to be selected’ to host KORE Power’s 12GWh lithium battery factory
Governor Doug Ducey of Arizona expressed delight yesterday as lithium-ion battery and stationary storage system manufacturer KORE Power selected his state for the location of a new gigafactory.
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Former Tesla CTO’s battery materials recycling company announces US$700 million+ investment
Former Tesla battery guru JB Straubel’s materials recycling company Redwood Materials has attracted more than US$700 million in investment.
Fire hits construction of 300MW Victoria Big Battery in Australia
At least one 3MWh Tesla Megapack battery storage unit being installed at a 300MW / 450MWh site in Victoria, Australia, was shown to be ablaze in pictures posted by a local news outlet this morning.
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News in brief from around the world in energy storage.
1,000MW Ontario pumped hydro storage plant could be built on federal land
An agreement has been reached between the developer of a large-scale pumped hydro energy storage project in Ontario, Canada, and the Department of National Defence that could see the project built on federal land.
Connecticut regulator creates programme to incentivise 580MW of customer-sited energy storage
Recognising the multiple benefits and value streams that energy storage systems can bring, the Connecticut Public Utilities Regulatory Authority (PURA) has established a programme designed to spur 580MW of customer-sited storage deployment by 2030.
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Investment group Amber Infrastructure set to build 100MWh Tesla Megapack project in UK
Specialist international investment manager Amber Infrastructure Group has reached commercial close on the development of a 50MW/100MWh utility-scale battery energy storage project in Lancashire, a county in northern England.
NextEra Energy developing 2.8GW of US battery storage through 2024
US utility giant NextEra Energy added 1.84GW of renewables and energy storage projects to its backlog in Q2 2021, but its Energy Resources division reported a fiscal loss of US$315 million.
Joint procurement push sees two California CCAs sign for 778MW of solar with 119MW of energy storage
Community Choice Aggregators (CCA) Central Coast Community Energy (CCCE) and Silicon Valley Clean Energy (SVCE) have signed contracts for 778MW of renewable energy generation and 118.75MW of energy storage in California.
Regulating the battery industry presents a tricky balancing act for the European Union
The European Union has raised the bar for standards in the battery supply chain with a set of regulations it intends to introduce, but a group of academics and industry experts has pointed out some drawbacks with its approach. One of those experts talks to Energy-Storage.news about the implications for stationary energy storage systems.
City of Melbourne aims to deploy 5MW ‘community battery network’ by 2024
The city council of Melbourne, Australia, has committed AU$300,000 from its 2021 budget to fund a pilot scheme which could lead to the rollout of 5MW of community battery storage systems by 2024.
Tesla deployed 1.3GWh of energy storage in Q2 2021 with ‘Megapacks sold out to 2023’
Tesla has reported more than 200% year-on-year increases in both solar and energy storage deployments for the second quarter of this year, during which time the company also produced and delivered more than 200,000 vehicles.
Rebranded Engie EPS sets post-acquisition energy storage and EV charge installation targets
New HOrizons Ahead (NHOA), the e-mobility and energy storage company formerly known as Engie EPS, has set itself targets to install 1.7GWh of energy storage by 2025 as part of a new strategic ‘Masterplan’.
RWE builds 117MW of battery systems paired with run-of-river hydropower
Updated 27 July 2021: An RWE spokesperson told Energy-Storage.news that the combined capacity of the BESS installations will be 128MWh across the two sites. It was also confirmed that the project will be commercially-oriented, rather than a demonstration of the technology or potential business models.
French grid operator’s ‘software-controlled battery experiment’ begins
A grid-scale battery energy storage system (BESS) has come online in northeastern France, which will be used by the national transmission grid operator RTE to assess the role of automated electricity storage in managing power flows.
Solar Energy Corporation of India launches 2,000MWh energy storage tender
The Solar Energy Corporation of India (SECI) has said that it will launch a tender for 2,000MWh of standalone energy storage systems (ESS).