European Commission adds lithium to Critical Raw Materials list
Lithium has been added to a list of raw materials deemed essential to secure supply in Europe, for the first time ever, by the European Commission.
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‘Energy storage should be a key topic’ of EU energy policy, MEPs say
Batteries, hydrogen and other energy storage should be a “key topic of energy policy,” in the EU, Members of European Parliament (MEP) that worked together on formulating a report into the role of storage in a decarbonised, fair and secure energy system have said.
‘Local supply chain and value creation’ for flow batteries established in Australia
An agreement to support the manufacture and sale of vanadium flow batteries has been struck between Australian Vanadium and Enerox, which makes and markets systems under its CellCube brand.
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Making a digital twin of the hybrid battery at Oxford’s low-carbon Energy Superhub
The Energy Superhub Oxford in England is a sophisticated project to create a decarbonised urban environment using a mix of advanced technologies. Jorn Reniers, Postdoctoral Researcher at the University of Oxford’s Department of Engineering Science gives us insights into his role, which is to make a digital twin of the Superhub, including its 50MW hybrid battery storage system.
Sungrow’s Q2 sales rebound included 50% rise in energy storage revenues
Major PV inverter manufacturer Sungrow has reported a significant recovery in revenue and profitability in the second quarter of 2020, including a jump in revenues from its energy storage business segment.
US just hit second highest quarterly energy storage deployments despite COVID effect
The US industry deployed 168MW / 288MWh of energy storage in the second quarter of this year, the second highest quarterly figures on record, according to Wood Mackenzie Power & Renewables.
Recycling, end-of-life and safe transport of batteries under spotlight in US, EU initiatives
Guidelines for lithium-ion battery storage system decommissioning and recycling have been launched in the US by the national Energy Storage Association, while associations in European Union territories as well as the US have come together to launch an online information portal on the safe transportation.
Hungary’s first city-owned smart grid project to feature 1.2MW / 2.4MWh of battery storage
AEG Power Solutions’ Convert SC Flex storage converters have been chosen for a smart grid project that will power sports facilities in the Hungarian city of Békéscsaba with green energy.
ROUNDUP: US gigafactory for Germany’s AKASOL, Kokam launches UPS battery, UL evaluates Azelio
News in brief from around the world in energy storage.
Alfen reports ’strong profitability’: EV charging, energy storage segments make biggest gains
Smart grid, energy storage and EV charger solutions provider Alfen has made significant quarterly increases in revenues in all three segments according to the Dutch company’s reporting of its latest financial results.
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Raising standards for interconnecting renewables across the US: Utility Commissions Q&A with IEEE
Within the US, different jurisdictions are at different points of DER adoption and interconnection: Ravi Subramaniam at IEEE asks commissioners from across the country about the different drivers and dynamics they see.
Opportunities develop for battery storage ‘despite the turmoil caused by COVID-19’, IHS Markit says
The market for grid-connected energy storage will defy the “headwinds” caused by the coronavirus pandemic on industries across the world, analysis firm IHS Markit has predicted.
BYD electric buses used in ‘world’s largest vehicle-to-grid’ project, in London
The world’s largest vehicle-to-grid (V2G) project has been launched at a north London bus garage.
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Watch exclusive webinars and online panel discussions from the Energy Storage Digital Series
A selection of video replays from the Energy Storage Digital Series, hosted earlier this year by Energy-Storage.news’ publisher Solar Media are available on YouTube and have been compiled into a handy playlist.
Sungrow launches high voltage LFP energy storage solution at China solar trade show SNEC
Solar PV inverter supplier Sungrow debuted its latest 1500V lithium iron phosphate (LFP) lithium-ion energy storage solution at trade show SNEC, held in Shanghai, China.
Canadian Solar says there are ‘significant growth opportunities in the solar-plus-storage market’
Canadian Solar has highlighted the increasing importance of adding energy storage to PV projects and the “significant growth opportunities in the solar-plus-storage market” while reporting its latest quarterly financial results.