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News in brief from around the world of energy storage.
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Hoppecke providing lead acid battery to Sunseap solar-diesel hybrid system in Singapore
Singapore-based clean energy provider Sunseap Group has contracted German energy storage firm Hoppecke Asia Pacific to bring storage to Sunseap’s hybrid off-grid solar system at Tanglin Academy, the largest tennis academy in Singapore.
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News in brief from around the world of energy storage.
‘World’s first widely-available V2G charger’ launched in UK from OVO Energy
UK-based energy supplier OVO Energy has launched a suite of “revolutionary” products under its proprietary digital intelligence platform, including what has been called the world’s first widely available domestic vehicle to grid (V2G) charger.
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.
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.
Wirsol and Edify connect 60MW solar farm in Victoria, storage retrofit imminent
Edify Energy and Wirsol Energy have connected the 60MW Gannawarra Solar Farm in northwest Victoria to the grid, with a storage retrofit expected before the summer.
WorleyParsons: Oregon battery EPC deal kicks off wave of distributed energy projects
Australia-headquartered engineering and professional services company WorleyParsons said its first EPC contract for a battery storage project in the US shows how the energy sector is moving from “mega projects” to “portfolios of smaller projects”.
Sterling and Wilson launches hybrid and energy storage division
India-based EPC firm Sterling and Wilson has forayed into hybrid power plants and energy storage solutions and is already in advanced discussions for its first such projects in Africa and Europe.
Mahindra lowest bidder again in India’s Andaman solar-storage retender
UPDATE: Major Indian solar EPC firm Mahindra Susten has put in the lowest bid for a solar and energy storage auction in the Andaman and Nicobar Islands for the second time, having seen its victory in the original auction torn away by authorities as they reportedly explored other sources of power generation.
Enel latest big name to hit Ontario’s energy storage space with 1MWh commercial project
Enel has become the latest big name to spy opportunities in the commercial and industrial (C&I) energy storage space in Ontario, Canada, signing an agreement this week for its first project in the region.
UK developer Eelpower nets US$28.5 million for storage pipeline
Eelpower, a UK-based developer which has executed renewables and cleantech projects including hydroelectric-plus-storage, has secured a £20 million (US$28.5 million) investment from investment trust Gravis Capital Management to build out its pipeline of permitted energy storage sites and pursue new development opportunities.
Siemens Gamesa is EPC for Neoen’s 194MW / 34MWh Australian wind-plus-storage project
Bulgana Green Energy Hub, a renewable energy project powering commercial crop farms in Victoria, Australia, including large-scale wind and battery energy storage, will be designed and constructed by Siemens Gamesa.
GTM: Global energy storage market could reach 8.6GW / 21.6GWh by 2022
The US is expected to remain the world’s biggest market for energy storage until 2022, with China its closest rival, GTM Research has said.
Greensmith, Sungrow picked for Massachusett’s first community solar-plus-storage project
PV inverter manufacturer Sungrow and energy storage system integrator / software specialist Greensmith are working on the first community solar-plus-storage project to be delivered in the US state of Massachusetts.