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Powin supplying 860MWh BESS to Arizona PV-plus-storage plant for developer Longroad

January 19, 2023
Longroad Energy has achieved financial close on Arizona project which will pair 285MWdc of solar PV with 215MW/860MWh battery storage.
Early rendering of the gigafactory that never was. Image: Britishvolt.

UK battery gigafactory startup Britishvolt slides into administration

January 19, 2023
Britishvolt going into administration has been dubbed “a real shame” by the Association for Renewable Energy and Clean Technology.
Firm dispatchable renewable energy (FDRE) tenders are one of several solicitation mechanisms putting energy storage on the grid in India. Image: Tata Power Solar.

Winner of SECI’s 1,000MWh pilot energy storage tender in India given green light to proceed

January 19, 2023
JSW Renew Energy Five has been given the official notice to go ahead with two large-scale battery storage projects it was awarded in a tender by the Solar Energy Corporation of India (SECI).
CATL has received its UL9540A report already for its EnerC liquid cooled containerised BESS (pictured) and its EnerOne outdoor BESS enclosure, the company said. Image: Andy Colthorpe / Solar Media

CATL to start conducting UL9540A tests through UL Solutions partnership

January 18, 2023
CATL is working with ‘safety science’ specialist UL Solutions on the safer deployment of batteries for stationary storage and transport applications.
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Energy storage’s value as transmission asset needs to be recognised, ISO New England says

January 18, 2023
High-voltage grid and market operator ISO New England has requested separate classification of energy storage as a transmission asset.
M&A activity in the sector has taken a massive leap after three years of steady growth. Source: Mercom Capital Group.

Energy storage sector corporate funding at all-time high in 2022

January 18, 2023
Corporate funding of energy storage companies exceeded US$26 billion worldwide in 2022, a 55% jump from 2021’s total US$17 billion.
An existing FlexGen BESS project in Texas. Image: FlexGen.

California gas peaker plants to get battery storage upgrades from FlexGen

January 17, 2023
Large-scale battery storage systems will be used to increase the efficiency of natural gas peaker plants in California.
Texas' winter storms have caused big swings in demand outside the traditional summer peaks ERCOT experiences. Image: Texas Army National Guard courtesy of Staff Sgt. Yvonne Ontiveros

Battery storage can help solve Texas’ ‘Super Duck’ challenge of integrating renewable energy

January 17, 2023
Texas’ ERCOT grid is facing some extreme swings in its ability to match supply with growing demand for electricity in the US state.
Rendering of Recharge Industries' Geelong factory. Image: Recharge Industries.

Australia’s Queensland and Victoria to host major battery industry developments

January 17, 2023
The government of Queensland seeks input on its battery industry strategy, while an engineering provider has been appointed for a large-scale battery gigafactory in Victoria.
Illustrative rendering of a solar-plus-storage project with LG ES containerised BESS. Image: LG Energy Solution.

LG Energy Solution, Hanwha in US energy storage battery partnership

January 16, 2023
LG Energy Solution and Hanwha, two major players in battery and renewable energy tech, aim to establish battery storage manufacturing in the US.

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