1414 Degrees kicks off molten silicon storage project in Australia
Work is underway on an energy storage project in South Australia that will use biogas to generate power to be stored in modules of molten silicon, from startup 1414 Degrees.
New York’s climate change combat tactics up storage target to 3GW by 2030
New York’s energy storage deployment target of 1.5GW by 2025, roundly welcomed by the industry when introduced at the beginning of 2018, has been ‘doubled’ to 3GW - by 2030.
Sonnen: Residential batteries ready to compete with fossil fuels and nuclear in Germany
Batteries in private households will be now able to perform the “same tasks as a conventional power plant”, across the whole of Germany, the CEO of Sonnen has said, following a ruling that opens up grid services markets to the company’s devices.
UK water utility pilots revenue-sharing battery storage projects
UK water utility Northumbrian Water is to pilot the use of battery storage units at a number of its sites under a new revenue-sharing partnership with developer Argonaut Power.
Scarcity of land inspires Dominican Republic’s ‘floating’ gas-plus-battery hybrid platform
A natural gas power plant that floats on water will be built in the Dominican Republic and equipped with a battery energy storage system supplied by Fluence.
JP Morgan buys into 10.7GW solar-plus-storage pipeline
8minutenergy Renewables, J.P. Morgan Asset Management and an affiliate of Upper Bay Infrastructure Partners have entered into a joint venture that will provide equity capital for 8minutenergy’s 10.7GW portfolio of utility PV and storage projects.
UK to unlock ‘tremendous potential’ of solar homes with new guidance
An updated technical guide to co-locating renewables and battery storage has clarified previously conflicting guidance on the matter, removing barriers and potentially unlocking the “tremendous potential” of solar homes.
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Dutch Development Bank & investor Symbiotic put US$35m into ZOLA Electric’s Tanzania push
The Dutch Development Bank (FMO) and investment firm Symbiotics have announced a US$32.5 million facility to finance ZOLA’s operations within Tanzania over the next five years.
‘Storage & Smart Power’ returns in latest PV TECH POWER journal
The latest edition of PV Tech Power, Solar Media’s quarterly technical journal for the downstream solar PV industry is now available online, including ‘Storage & Smart Power’, a dedicated section brought to you by the team here at Energy-Storage.news.
‘Energy-as-a-service’: Good for consumers, good for the network and not bad for business either
Ben Hill is widely known in the solar and energy storage industries as the former Trina Solar executive who drove the Chinese company towards a leading position in the European market in the days of the large-scale boom before leaving to become Tesla’s VP for Europe, Africa and the Middle East. UK start-up Solo Energy is among a number of companies he is now working with closely as an advisor.
China’s CATL gets close to US’ traditional ‘Motor City’ in Detroit
CATL, a major Chinese manufacturer of lithium-ion batteries, has just opened its first sales and service centre in North America.
ROUNDUP: Parker-Hannifin PCS sale, Sunnova-Itochu tie-in, Greensmith launches latest GEMS software
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UK Capacity Market suspension: Gov’t, European Commission ‘working closely’ to resolve issues
The UK government is seeking the “most rapid and effective path” towards a potential re-opening of the Capacity Market (CM), but has failed to determine the consequences if a negative decision is forthcoming.
‘Undeniable success’: South Australia’s 129MWh Tesla battery
Hornsdale Power Reserve (HPR), the 129MWh battery energy storage system (BESS) deployed by Tesla and developer Neoen in South Australia in just 100 days, has been found to have had a positive impact on the local network.
Ohio trucking terminal gets wind-solar-storage microgrid from EnSync
A trucking terminal in Ohio, US, will play host to a microgrid that incorporates around half a megawatt of wind and solar generation combined with battery energy storage from distributed energy technology company EnSync.
Kenya’s 2022 total electrification plan highlights off-grid solar and mini-grids
Kenya's government has launched a plan for total electrification in the country by 2022, which acknowledges the role that off-grid systems, mini-grids and stand-alone solar plants can have in complementing extensions to the grid and mitigating higher loads.