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Joe Manchin at an event with Energy Secretary Jennifer Granholm (left). Image: Joe Manchin's office.

Cobalt-free lithium battery gigafactory to help transition West Virginia away from coal economy

March 23, 2022
A newly-announced battery gigafactory in the US from startup SPARKZ will make batteries suitable for grid storage and will be built in the heart of Appalachian coal county in West Virginia. 
A Dominion Energy solar PV project in Virginia. Image: Dominion Energy.

Virginia regulator approves utility Dominion’s 1GW solar, energy storage plan

March 23, 2022
Dominion Energy Virginia has received approval to expand its portfolio of solar and energy storage.
Inauguration of 14MW of BESS in Mauritius late last year. Image: Stéphane Bellerose@UNDP Mauritius.

Islands in the sun: Mauritius, Barbados to tender for electricity from renewables and energy storage

March 23, 2022
Island nations Mauritius and Barbados have both begun renewable energy procurement processes that involve energy storage.
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Wind-solar-storage hybrid project with 12MWh BESS online in Netherlands

March 23, 2022
Swedish public utility Vattenfall has opened its Energypark Haringvliet in the Netherlands, which combines wind, solar and a 12MWh battery energy storage system (BESS).
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Canadian Solar expects doubling of energy storage solutions business in 2022

March 23, 2022
Canadian Solar shipped just under 900MWh of battery storage in 2021 but expects to double that figure this year. 
Liquid air energy storage (LAES) technology company and project developer Highview Power is among the company likely to be aiming to take advantage of the scheme. Image: Highview Power.

UK’s energy minister talks decarbonisation with new Long-Duration Electricity Storage Alliance group

March 23, 2022
A meeting between energy storage industry representatives and the UK’s energy minister Greg Hands took place last week.
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GridBeyond talks battery optimisation

March 22, 2022
We caught up with GridBeyond’s asset development director Chris Smith to discuss optimising utility scale batteries.
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EDF’s Pivot Power gets planning permission for next 100MW of 2GW UK BESS pipeline

March 22, 2022
Pivot Power has secured planning permission for two 50MW/100MWh lithium-ion battery storage sites in the UK.
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Enel repurposes EV batteries for 4MW backup power at plant

March 22, 2022
Energy group Enel has started operating a 4MW/1.7MWh backup power storage system at a plant in Spain’s North African territory using 78 repurposed Nissan electric vehicle (EV) batteries.
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Indonesia government launching 5MW pilot BESS

March 22, 2022
Indonesia’s state-owned utility and battery producer have launched a 5MW battery energy storage system (BESS) pilot project, the first up to 2GW of battery storage it could deploy on its national grid.

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