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Commercial
JLM taps US$25m project finance fund to scale up ‘risk-free’ C&I offering
JLM Energy, a US maker of residential ’microstorage’ systems that pair with individual solar panels, is leaning on its US$25 million project finance fund to develop larger storage projects for commercial businesses.
Tesla battery guru, Shell invest in Axiom’s ice storage Series A round
Axiom Exergy, a US manufacturer of energy storage units that use stored energy for cooling buildings and produce, has netted close to US$8 million from investors including Shell’s venture capital unit and Tesla battery guru JB Straubel.
Global Energy Storage Opportunity 2018 edition – free report available now
Solar Media, the publisher of sites including Energy-Storage.News and PV Tech, has just launched the latest edition of the annual Global Energy Storage Opportunity report for this year - available now as a free download.
Delta Electronics Thailand confirms 500kWh ESS demonstrator project
The Thailand subsidiary of Delta Electronics, which makes equipment including solar inverters, has confirmed that it is investigating energy storage systems as part of a clean energy drive, following reports in local press.
Australia’s molten silicon storage tech player 1414 guns for AU$50 million IPO
1414 Degrees, an Australian startup manufacturing thermal energy storage systems using a proprietary silicon storage medium is preparing to launch an Initial Public Offering (IPO) and build a 200MWh ‘module’ at a renewable energy facility.
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Guest blog
Headliners: ees North America brings key energy storage trends to life
Intersolar Managing Director Dr. Florian Wessendorf and NAATBatt International Executive Director James Greenberger have collaborated to forecast top trends that are expected to dominate the ees North America show floor this year.
Scottish C&I project gets ‘no-money-down’ 2MW Tesla battery
A glass packaging facility in Scotland is getting a 2MW Tesla battery on a ‘no-money-down’ deal after Irish state-owned utility ESB agreed to take on the risk for raising commercial revenues from the asset.
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.
Masdar partners with Costa Rica utility on solar, storage and smart cities
Abu Dhabi-based energy firm Masdar and state-run utility Costa Rican Electricity Institute (ICE) have signed an MoU to share technical knowledge and project experience for renewable energy development.
SA Water plans 152MW of solar and 35MWh of energy storage
South Australia state-run firm SA Water plans to deploy 152MW of solar PV and 35MWh of energy storage over the next two years in order to reach its target of zero net electricity costs by 2020.
ROUNDUP: Brown’s green microgrid, Lockheed 17MWh supply deal, Albemarle’s new lithium CTO
News in brief from around the world of energy storage.
IHS Markit: 40% of energy storage pipeline is co-located with solar PV
As much as 40% of grid-connected battery storage projects that have been announced worldwide propose co-location with solar PV, from a pipeline of more than 10GW, analysts at IHS Markit have said.
UK regulator Ofgem to consult on de-rating DSR energy storage in 2019
Ofgem is to consider Scottish Power’s proposal to create demand side response (DSR) technology classes intended to apply new de-rating factors to energy storage used as part of DSR bids into the Capacity Market in 2019.
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Interviews
Sterling and Wilson on its turn to decentralised power and energy storage
Energy-Storage.News caught up with Vish Iyer, global head of business development, strategy and marketing for the Hybrid and Energy Storage division at EPC firm Sterling and Wilson, to find out more about the company's latest venture.
New Jersey could get 2GW of storage to help reach 50% renewables target
New Jersey is the latest US state to set itself targets for the deployment of energy storage, with newly passed legislation calling for 600MW of the technology within three years.