Energy stored in underground caverns joins megabatteries in South Australia
Canadian company Hydrostor has just received approval to build the first grid-scale compressed air energy storage system in Australia.
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Interviews
Meeting Kokam: From oil platforms to renewables, why LFP vs NMC is ‘never-ending story’
We also asked what it means for the company to now be under SolarEdge's ownership, why effective management and control of batteries may be a more important safety question than just which battery chemistry to choose.
World Bank offers renewables supply chain support, 1000% demand increase for lithium expected
Over the next five years, a US$50 million pot will be invested to promote a sustainable supply chain for lithium, graphite and the other minerals and metals
‘Black mass’ battery recycling process makes 90% CO2 reduction possible, Fortum claims
A recycling process for lithium-ion batteries already up and running, by Finnish state-owned energy services company Fortum could make dramatic reductions in their environmental footprint, the company has said.
Australian gold mine will rent ‘storage-as-a-service’ to power operations
A megawatt-scale energy storage system will be rented out to power a gold mine in Western Australia by Aggreko, the mobile power solutions company which bought up energy storage provider Younicos last year.
Mali gold mine to halve energy costs with 40MW solar-storage-HFO plant
Australian firm Resolute Mining has signed an agreement with Africa-focused power developer Ignite Energy to set up a 40MW hybrid solar, battery and heavy fuel oil (HFO) plant at its Syama Gold Mine in Mali, according to an Australian Stock exchange (ASX) filing.
Industrial battery-hybrid projects in emerging markets could see ‘two-year paybacks’
Using energy storage – and often renewables – could see mines, cement companies, data centres and other large industrial operations in emerging markets reduce their electricity costs drastically, the CEO of Greensmith has said.
Younicos extends ‘as-a-service’ proposition to microgrid customers
Increasingly, solar energy and behind-the-meter battery storage assets are being deployed on an ‘as-a-service’ basis and system integrator Younicos has decided to replicate the strategy for microgrids.
Primus gets South Africa flow battery order from supplier-investor Anglo American Platinum
A mining operation in South Africa will start managing the cost of its consumed energy with the deployment of eight flow batteries from Primus Power.
South Australia’s AU$150m Renewable Technology Fund supports energy storage projects
The government of the state of South Australia has named four utility-scale energy storage projects which it will support with grants toward the total cost of development.
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.
Analysis
Microgrids on the cusp
The remote microgrid market is maturing regarding technology and financing. Now improved sales and marketing methods are needed to commercialise the huge potential on offer in this burgeoning market segment, writes Thomas Hillig.
Albemarle, LiCo expand lithium mining operations in Chile and Nevada
Lithium mining and extraction companies have made several recent high profile moves to increase their production of the metal, which is used to make the batteries in many stationary energy storage systems and EVs.
Flow battery firm ViZn to target Africa market
Flow battery manufacturer ViZn Energy Systems will target the African market after forming a partnership with EPC firm Jabil Inala.
Editor's blog
In pictures: Australian copper and gold mine’s solar-diesel-storage hybrid project
Work has been completed on Australia’s “largest solar and battery storage project to date”, a 10.6MW PV installation at a copper mine linked to 6MW of storage, according to developer Juwi, which along with its project partners shared some images of the site.
Electro Power Systems says ‘major success’ in off-grid markets contributed to ‘outstanding results’
French energy storage system maker Electro Power Systems has reported “outstanding results” for the first quarter of this year as well as a €2.4 million backlog of orders in East Africa, Asia-Pacific and Italy.
Caterpillar is latest big name to eye potential of solar-plus-storage in microgrids
Global maker of construction and mining equipment Caterpillar has launched an integrated micro-grid solution which combines solar PV and energy storage with the company’s power generation equipment.
Tesla interest could spark new Nevada gold rush for lithium
A gold exploration and mining company has agreed to purchase a potential site for excavating lithium in Nevada, citing the “great deal of attention” brought onto the state by Tesla’s decision to locate its mammoth manufacturing facility there.
Guest blog
New York, New York: A ‘fundamental transformation’ through storage
Earlier this year New York governor Andrew Cuomo unveiled plans for an “energy modernisation initiative that will fundamentally transform the way electricity is distributed and used in New York State”. This will include the creation of a leading energy storage marketplace, argues Bill Radvak, chief executive officer of American Vanadium, whose company recently installed a vanadium flow battery storage system for New York’s Metropolitan Transport Authority in Manhattan.
Interviews
American Vanadium: Mining for billions in the Nevada desert
PV Tech Storage interviewed Bill Radvak of American Vanadium, whose company has a plan to scale up flow batteries for renewable energy integration, using its own vanadium deposits.