Aggreko invests £33 million in R&D
UK-based power, heating and cooling equipment manufacturer Aggreko is investing £33 million in research and development.
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ROUNDUP: Alfen IPO, Fraunhofer’s battery centre, Executive changes at ENGIE and Manz
News in brief from around the world of energy storage.
India’s Vikram Solar in PV and energy storage R&D partnership with France’s CEA
India-based solar manufacturer and EPC player Vikram Solar has signed a collaboration agreement with the French Alternative Energies and Atomic Energy Commission (CEA), while at the founding ceremony of the International Solar Alliance (ISA).
Floating wind farm battery could teach lessons for ‘renewables as baseload’
The real-world performance of batteries paired with “Hywind” - the world’s first floating wind farm - will be analysed by the wind project’s owners, Masdar and Statoil.
Hydro-redispatch, energy trading trial for New Zealand’s 2MWh Tesla Powerpack
New Zealand’s small handful of advanced energy storage systems will be added to with the NZ$2 million (US$1.45 million) trial deployment of a grid-scale Tesla Powerpack 2 by energy generator and retailer Mercury.
Consumer confidence needed to capture Australia’s ‘enormous opportunity’ for energy storage
While energy storage can be considered “critical” to Australia’s transformation to a distributed, low carbon energy mix, a lack of investment and planning for the technology could have negative consequences for the network.
US Senators introduce bill to accelerate energy storage deployment with targeted funds
Two US Senators introduced a bill in Congress at the beginning of this week that would require the national Secretary of Energy to establish research and demonstration programmes and deployment strategies for energy storage, if passed.
Analysis
Britain’s flexibility strategy: A game changer or simply warm words?
In the UK, a new, quarter of a billion-pound innovation competition for batteries has been launched, while plans for overhaul of the energy sector promising a “determined, joined-up, far-sighted and deliberate approach from government” appear to have been met with relish by the industry. Consultant Robert Ede goes beyond headlines to look at what this might really mean in practical terms.
LG&E and KU install 3MW energy storage research centre at Kentucky power plant
Louisville Gas and Electric and Kentucky Utilities (LG&E and KU), arms of US firm PPL Corporation, have developed a research centre for energy storage at a power plant in Kentucky.
QOS provides energy management system for pumped hydro and renewables R&D project
O&M analytics software provider QOS Energy has delivered its energy management system to an R&D project run by French aggregator Sun’R Smart Energy’s examining grid integration of renewables using pumped hydro storage.
South Africa’s Eskom opens battery demo facility for 2000MW energy storage need
South Africa’s main utility Eskom said it has identified a need for as much as 2,000MW of energy storage on its networks, and has opened a testing facility to find the technologies most suitable.
New York seeks ‘next wave of innovation’ with US$15.5m funding for energy storage
Projects that demonstrate how energy storage can benefit a wide range of stakeholders and the electric grid can compete for US$15.5 million of funding from the New York State Energy Research and Development Authority (NYSERDA).
Powin Energy to supply battery system for University of Washington research labs
Powin Energy will supply a 30kW/40kWh battery system for the University of Washington’s Clean Energy Institute.
Kodak and Polaris team for battery tech accelerator
Kodak and Polaris Battery Labs have collaborated on a support system for new battery manufacturers and products.
Brazil promoting energy storage linked with renewables
Brazil’s energy agency ANEEL has approved the creation of a strategic report on how to integrate energy storage systems into wind and solar applications in the country.
BNEF: Innovation, scalability and reputation are keys to disrupting storage tech industry
While seeming “tech breakthroughs” garner a great deal of media attention, the three key factors in determining the likely impact of storage tech companies are innovative technology, scalability and a proven track record, a Bloomberg New Energy Finance analyst has said.
ABB and India’s IITM partnering on battery storage development for rural electrification
ABB has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Chennai-based engineering and research organisation, the Indian Institute of Technology Madras (IITM) to partner on building microgrids and develop R&D in the battery energy storage area.
IEA energy storage roadmap highlights need for R&D, not ‘silver bullet’ hype
Energy storage technologies are not the “silver bullet” they have sometimes been hyped as, but nonetheless have a crucial role to play in a decarbonised electricity system, according to the International Energy Agency (IEA).