Virginia’s energy storage target goes one-up on New York State
Virginia lawmakers passed a bill to support the US Commonwealth’s electric grid going 100% “clean” by 2050, which includes an energy storage deployment target of 3.1GW by 2035.
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Honeywell pairs up fire safety tech with Li-ion Tamer’s gas detection products
Honeywell is rolling out fire detection and safety technologies for lithium-ion batteries via its Building Technologies business unit, combining it with alternative energy innovation group Nexceris’ gas detection systems.
BASF partners with ‘metal-free’ flow battery startup JenaBatteries
Multinational chemicals company BASF has furthered its interest in the energy storage industry, partnering on the development of ‘metal-free’ flow battery electrolytes with German startup JenaBatteries.
Dutch wind farm operator contracts Greener Engineering for ‘mobile’ stationary batteries
While energy storage system (ESS) batteries are often described as stationary storage to distinguish them from batteries used in automotive applications, a new partnership in Europe turns containerised ESS into mobile power sources.
AKASOL signs €20 million e-mobility battery ‘Gigafactories’ deal with Manz
Manz AG, manufacturing equipment supplier, has signed off on a €20 million (US$21.83 million) deal with “high performance” battery maker AKASOL for planned ‘gigafactories’ in Germany and in the US.
Yotta Energy’s shot at commercialising PV panel-level energy storage gets California pilot
Testing of Yotta’s microstorage units at CSUDH’s campus in Carson marks new mainstreaming attempt for hybrid technology others have tried to take to commercial viability in the past.
Dynamic Energy sells Massachusetts solar-plus-storage projects to Canada’s Amp Energy
The projects developed through the state's solar-plus-storage incentive programme are set to produce 11.2MWdc of energy, backed by 10.2MWh of storage.
New York’s race to the top: Ares, Dimension developing 1200MWh ESS portfolio
Ares Infrastructure and Power has signed off on a partnership with Dimension Renewable Energy that will see both parties build and develop a portfolio of utility-scale battery energy storage projects in the state of New York.
PVEL adds energy storage to suite of qualification programmes
PV Evolution Labs (PVEL), has introduced a Product Qualification Programme (PQP) for energy storage, which “identifies and validates battery-based energy storage solutions for specific applications”.
Shut out of UK’s Capacity Market, battery storage registers as DSR instead - and wins
Battery storage assets in the UK successfully landed capacity agreements in last week’s T-3 Capacity Market auction by listing as demand side response (DSR) assets.
Competitive procurement means renewables-plus-storage can beat coal, India’s solar industry says
A 1.2GW hybrid tender in India coupling pumped hydro, batteries, solar and wind power has achieved tariffs that are highly competitive against coal power, according to prominent industry figures.
Developer GlidePath ‘advances’ 320MWh of ESS projects in New York’s Lower Hudson Valley
Energy storage developer GlidePath has announced that it is readying for construction on 80MW / 320MWh of standalone battery storage projects in New York State.
Renault batteries find ‘megawatt-scale’ 2nd life use in Belgium
An energy storage system made up of ‘second life’ batteries previously used in Renault’s electric vehicle (EV) has been deployed for Umicore, a multinational materials technology company headquartered in Belgium.
Eaton and Enico’s ‘all-in-one’ C&I storage solution can run on new, or 2nd life, batteries
Engineering firm Eaton and storage company Enico launch a scalable, modular and fully integrated containerised energy storage solution.
India’s Union Budget: IESA thanks government for climate stance and renewables support
The India Energy Storage Alliance (IESA) has welcomed provisions in finance minister Nirmala Sitharam’s Union Budget 2020-2021 to support renewables and prioritise climate change policy, although the group hopes more will be done to support in-country manufacturing of batteries for applications including ESS.