First grid-scale battery storage project in Alberta, Canada, comes online this month
The first grid-scale battery energy storage project in the Canadian province of Alberta is on-track to go into operation this month, while TransAlta, the company behind the project, has expedited plans to retire a coal plant citing “future market conditions”.
Spain’s 2.5GW storage target a positive step but ‘challenging to get there’
It is likely Spain will introduce “important regulatory changes in the coming years” to enable the European country to meet a national target of deploying 2.5GW of energy storage by 2030, analysts at consultancy firm Clean Horizon have said.
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News in brief from around the world of energy storage.
Massachussets policy to decarbonise grid at times of peak demand gets underway
A “first-in-the-nation” policy called the Clean Peak Standard has been launched in Massachusetts, US, whereby a proportion of electricity used on the grid at times of highest demand must be considered ‘clean’.
Guidehouse: Energy storage to support electric vehicle charging could reach 1,900MW by 2029
Stationary energy storage in support of electric vehicles (EVs) charging could reach a global installed capacity of 1,900MW by the end of 2029 according to a new Guidehouse Insights report.
Hybrid resources: FERC looking at America’s ‘next wave of opportunity’ for storage
The US Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) hosted a technical conference on hybrid resources - pairing storage with generation - examining in order to overcome barriers that exist to the otherwise fastest-growing phenomenon of the grid.
Firefighters injured in APS explosion acted ‘in accordance with best practices’
More up-to-date training could have prevented severe injuries sustained by four firefighters in the April 2019 fire and explosion at battery storage facility in Arizona, according to a report into the incident from UL Firefighter Safety Research Institute (UL FSRI).
South Africa’s Eskom opens tender for 80MW / 320MWh battery storage
Eskom, the state-owned electricity utility of South Africa, has begun tendering for a battery energy storage system (BESS) of minimum size and capacity 80MW / 320MWh.
VIDEO: ‘Beyond Lithium’ case studies and Q&A with tech providers
There's a race to develop new technologies - and adapt existing ones - that can either be complementary to lithium batteries, or even compete with them. Representatives from three technology providers offer up some case studies, data, insights and opinions on where they think the market could go.
‘World’s only’ home vanadium battery storage provider Voltstorage nets €6 million funding
Germany company Voltstorage, claiming to be the only developer and maker of home solar energy storage systems using vanadium flow batteries, raised €6 million (US$7.1 million) in July.
40GW of battery storage and longer durations could help smash UK net zero targets
More electricity storage and longer durations will be needed for the UK to meet net zero, according to electricity system operator National Grid ESO's latest modelling.
France to host 50GWh of battery plants from startup Verkor
Lithium battery cells will be rolling off a production line at a 16GWh-capacity factory in France in 2023, with manufacturing startup Verkor then planning to scale up to 50GWh “in line with market dynamics”.
NV Energy and EDF sign PPA for Nevada solar plant with 180 MW / 720MWh battery storage
Independent power producer EDF Renewables North America has signed a 22-year power purchase agreement with NV Energy for a 200MWac solar project coupled with a 180MW, four-hour battery storage system.
Australia fast-tracks massive solar-plus-battery project to export power to Singapore
A renewable energy project that could provide up to 20% of Singapore’s electricity needs has been fast tracked by the Australian government.
NextEra, CPS Energy emphasise importance of renewables, battery storage opportunities
US developer and utility NextEra Energy has said there is currently a "terrific opportunity" for wind, solar and battery storage while Texas-based CPS Energy plans to add up to 900MW of solar, 50MW of battery storage and 500MW of new technology solutions to its portfolio.
California utility PG&E breaks ground on 730MWh Moss Landing battery project
California investor-owned utility (IOU) Pacific Gas & Electric has begun work constructing a 182.5MW / 730MWh battery energy storage system (BESS) project at a substation in California.