Asian Development Bank spells out solar hybrids plan for the Maldives
The Asian Development Bank (ADB) and the Environment Ministry of the Maldives have launched a plan to roll out solar–battery–diesel hybrids across 48 islands.
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ROUNDUP: Generac’s ‘big’ home storage, SERES spins out battery div, Azelio in Jordan
Back on home turf this week: news in brief from around the world in energy storage.
Manz and Shenzhen Yinghe Technology sign cooperation deal on lithium battery-making
Manz AG has signed an agreement with China’s Shenzhen Yinghe Technology for strategic cooperation in lithium-ion cell and module production.
Rolls-Royce Power Systems establishes Berlin microgrid solutions competence centre
Rolls-Royce Power Systems, the Germany-headquartered engines and propulsions company in the Rolls-Royce Holdings group, has taken a majority interest in microgrid and hybrid power solutions company Qinous.
Ørsted partners REMAP for third party battery optimisation services
Ørsted has appointed REMAP as its marketing agent for its flexible generation and revenue optimisation services in the UK.
Li-Cycle: Recycled lithium battery materials sent to first commercial customer
Canada-headquartered start-up Li-Cycle has claimed a victory in commercialising its lithium battery recycling processes, with a shipment sent to a customer just before the end of last year.
NEC to power up investment fund Gore Street’s 100MW Northern Ireland projects
Gore Street Energy Storage Fund has awarded NEC Energy Solutions both EPC and long-term O&M contracts for 100MW of storage in Northern Ireland.
ROUNDUP: House of Representatives’ net zero plan, ESS for EVs, €100m energy transition fund
This week's roundup includes energy storage-relevant news from across Solar Media's publishing stable.
Post-subsidy UK market pulls in Danish investor for 500MW solar-storage pipeline
A new joint venture between a UK-based asset manager and a Danish renewables investor has been signed to fund a 500MW solar and storage pipeline in the UK.
Google files plan to power US$600m Vegas data centre with solar and batteries
Nevada utility NV Energy and Google are plotting a major solar-plus-storage facility outside of Las Vegas in a deal being billed as the largest battery-backed solar corporate agreement in the world.
First utility-scale battery joins Ireland’s feted DS3 flexibility market
Statkraft is laying claim to the first utility-scale battery in the Republic of Ireland with the completion of an 11MW project.
UK investment fund Gresham House racks up spate of asset acquisitions
UK-based Gresham House Energy Storage Fund has had an active month, ringing in 2020 with a slew of asset acquisitions and optimisation deals.
VARTA targets lithium-ion production expansion, acquiring consumer business
Battery manufacturer VARTA AG is targeting further expansion of its lithium-ion production, acquiring VARTA Consumer from Energizer Holdings.
PODCAST: 2019 in review and the challenging decade ahead
The evolution of energy storage and decarbonisation’s direction of travel are up for discussion in a podcast first posted just before the end of 2019.
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Energy-Storage.news’ Top 10 blogs of 2019
The 10 most popular blogs on Energy-Storage.news during 2019 offer a fairly strong indication of the overall topics leading industry thinking during the year - so without further ado, here they are:
Highview Power launches liquid air energy storage into the US with 400MWh Vermont project
Highview Power is laying claim to the first installation of a long duration liquid air energy storage (LAES) system in the United States.