Hithium’s recent sodium-ion battery and BESS product launch is the latest in a long line of announcements showing an inflection point for the battery chemistry. But how do its new products compare to other sodium-ion systems out there, and to its own LFP offering?
BESS owner-operator BW ESS has launched construction on its second large-scale project in Italy in the space of a month, while developers Galileo and Aura Power have progressed portfolios in the country.
IPP Linea Energy has closed a debt financing and preferred equity commitment for its 250MW/500MWh Mesa View energy storage project in Upton County, Texas, US.
Thermal energy storage (TES) technology provider Antora Energy has announced a 5.8GWh “multi-day” TES project at Pratt Energy’s biorefinery in Pratt, Kansas, US.
Inaccurate state of charge (SOC) measurements can cost battery energy storage system (BESS) operators up to 15% in lost revenue, a persistent issue despite advances in monitoring technology.
BESS operators should be planning their projects against different locational price and charging regimes of the future rather than solely against the current revenue opportunities.
IPP Zelestra and power firm and utility EDP have agreed two new hybrid PPAs in Spain, adding 181MWdc of solar and 462MWh BESS to their existing co-operation.
Japanese trading company Sumitomo Corporation has invested in a utility-scale renewable energy park combining solar PV, wind and energy storage in India.
