In the rapidly growing but still relatively new battery energy storage sector,
the procurement and integration of equipment for large projects presents numerous risks. Jared
Spence of IHI Terrasun explores some of the steps developers should follow to reduce exposure.
Fire safety has become a key consideration in the burgeoning battery energy
storage industry. Adam Shinn, Michael Cosgrave and Ross Kiddie report on efforts to mitigate the
risks of thermal runaway and the future of BESS insurance.
The energy storage market is a global one. With the transportation of battery energy
storage systems accounting for up to 15% of a project’s cost, careful consideration is needed to
ensure the right solution, writes Vienna Zhou of Canada-based system integrator TROES.
Statkraft’s Rory Griffin writes about the challenges and opportunities encountered
in developing Ireland’s first-ever 4-hour duration battery storage project, which is co-located with a
wind farm.
Maintaining grid stability is paramount, particularly in the context of the growing
deployment of variable renewables such as PV and wind. Aaron Philipp Gerdemann explores some
of the grid-forming technologies emerging as alternatives to traditional solutions for safeguarding
the grid.
Engineering firm Benny Energia provides us exclusive insights into a 200MW/800MWh project they developed in Italy, where grid-scale deployments are set to soar over the next few years.
Andy Colthorpe takes soundings from key energy storage market players on their forecasts for the industry in 2024, following a year of significant progress in 2023.
Two years of volatility in the lithium-ion battery storage industry have seen prices tumble and a host of supply-chain complexities come to the fore. As Swetha Sundaram of RWE Clean Energy writes, the winners in this fast-changing market will be those who are best prepared.
Despite geopolitical unrest, the global energy storage system market doubled in 2023 by gigawatt-hours installed. Dan Shreve of Clean Energy Associates looks at the pricing dynamics helping propel storage to ever greater heights.
