Fluence to supply 10MW BESS at South Australia wind farm
Fluence will supply the latest large-scale battery energy storage system set to be deployed in South Australia, which has secured non-subsidised debt financing.
Connected Technologies
‘Strategic review’ leads to US$13.2 billion sell-off of Johnson Controls’ power business
Johnson Controls has sold off its power business, including its design and production of automotive batteries, to focus on management solutions for buildings and HVAC systems for industrial customers.
EDF signs PPAs for huge California solar-plus-storage project
Two community energy suppliers in California followed up an agreement to buy power from a large-scale solar-plus-storage farm with another, project developer EDF Renewables has announced.
Wirsol and Edify build Tesla battery retrofit at 60MW solar farm in Victoria
Contruction of a Tesla powerpack battery at the 60MW Gannawarra solar farm in Victoria, Australia - said the be the first battery storage system that has been retrofitted to an existing solar farm in the country - has been completed ahead of schedule.
Energy storage economics being ‘transformed’ with 52% drop in costs up to 2030 - BNEF
The global energy storage market will grow to a cumulative 942GW/2,857GWh capacity by 2040, attracting US$1.2 trillion in investment, caused by sharply decreasing battery costs, according to a Bloomberg NEF (BNEF) report.
Guest blog
Not only when the wind blows: How data centres can manage their energy, whatever the weather
Global shares of renewable energy are increasing, while at the same time data centres become an ever-more important part of our daily lives. Emiliano Cevenini of Vertiv looks at some ways in which renewable energy can combine with UPS and energy storage systems at data centres to offer new possibilities for energy and environmental controls.
Thai power authorities investigate smart grids for renewables integration in remote region
A smart grid pilot will be put into action in the Thai province of Mae Hong Son, to integrate and balance growing shares of renewable energy using battery energy storage systems (BESS).
Sembcorp collaborates with Singapore market authority on energy storage
Sembcorp will collaborate with Singapore’s Energy Market Authority (EMA) as part of a pilot programme to support the deployment of energy storage in the country.
ROUNDUP: Washington’s first, Offgrid in Bolivia, Texas awards grant, Sunamp-Trina Solar
News in brief from around the world of energy storage.
South Korea plans 100MW of battery storage as part of 3GW renewables hub on reclaimed land
South Korea’s government is planning for 100MW of battery storage as part of a nearly 3GW hub of solar PV and wind on reclaimed land in Saemangeum, which is an estuarine tidal flat on the coast of the Yellow Sea.
Peer-to-peer lending group puts in AU$100m funding for South Australia home battery scheme
An extra AU$100 million (US$70.76 million) of funding could be put into a rebate scheme for households buying energy storage systems in South Australia, after a peer-to-peer lending group stepped in.
V2G chargers to help EDF unlock grid capabilities of UK electric cars
EDF Energy is to offer its business customers vehicle-to-grid (V2G) chargers in the UK, as well as using them on its own sites, after partnering with charger supplier and technology developer Nuvve.
California community groups sign PPAs for Canadian Solar’s 150MW / 180MWh PV-plus-storage project
Two community energy groups in California have partnered to buy the energy output of a 150MW solar farm with 180MWh of battery energy storage from Recurrent Energy, the US-based utility-scale solar project developer subsidiary of Canadian Solar.
UK firm Arlington secures £200m investment for 1GW of energy storage, gas peaker projects
Arlington Energy, a clean energy investment group, has announced plans to build out a 1GW portfolio of energy storage and gas peaker projects across the UK after securing initial funding of £200 million (US$255 million) from an offshore fund of institutional investment.
Tidal power-plus-Tesla Powerpack provides ‘baseload’ power for the grid off Scotland’s coast
Nova, an Edinburgh-headquartered firm has claimed a world first in pairing Tesla batteries with its own tidal energy turbines in Scotland, supported by government funding.
Industrial pilot for megawatt-scale PV, lithium and flow battery storage completed in Belgium
‘Europe’s largest’ energy storage pilot project at an industrial site, combining 2MWp of rooftop solar with a total of 4.2MWh of energy storage across a lithium-ion battery system and two flow batteries has been inaugurated in Belgium.