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EV-focused battery producer SVOLT announces ESS solution

March 14, 2022
Lithium-ion battery producer SVOLT has announced an energy storage system (ESS) solution having until now predominantly focused on batteries for the electric vehicle (EV) market.
Inauguration of a 1MW Tesla Powerpack project in New Zealand in 2018. Mercury CEO Fraser Whineray stands with New Zealand Minister for Energy Dr Megan Woods. Image: Mercury Energy.

New Zealand battery project awarded to Saft as regulator prepares storage-friendly rule changes

March 11, 2022
Construction will commence in New Zealand on the country’s biggest battery energy storage system (BESS) project so far, in July.
Front cover image for PV Tech Power 30. Image: Solar Media / Adrian Cartwright, Planet Illustration.

PV Tech Power Vol.30: Solar skills gap, battery insurance and more in our quarterly journal

March 9, 2022
The new edition of PV Tech Power is now available to download.
Origin's Eraring coal power station (above), is currently the site of a major BESS development by Origin. Image: CSIRO.

Australia’s Origin Energy to replace coal with energy storage and virtual power plant

March 9, 2022
Origin Energy has outlined how a virtual power plant (VPP) and large-scale battery storage will allow it to replace coal.
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Europe and US will shave c.10% off China’s Li-ion production capacity market share by 2030

March 8, 2022
China’s share of the lithium-ion battery cell production capacity market is set to fall from 75% in 2020 to 66% in 2030, according to Clean Energy Associates in a new report.
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When will long duration battery energy storage take off?

March 7, 2022
Energy-storage.news caught up with executives from two long-duration flow battery energy storage providers, ESS Inc. and Invinity Energy Systems, at the Energy Storage Summit 2022.
Official opening of a hybrid renewable microgrid at Agnew gold mine, November 2021. Image: EDL Energy.

Australia funding renewable-hydrogen-battery microgrid in Queensland rainforest community

March 7, 2022
The community of the Daintree Rainforest region in Queensland, Australia, will host a “world-leading renewable microgrid”.
China is aiming for 50% electricity generation from renewable power by 2025, up from 42% currently.

China targets 30GW of battery storage by 2025 as BESS output grows 150%

March 4, 2022
China is targeting a non-hydro energy storage installed capacity of 30GW by 2025 and grew its battery production output for energy storage by 146% last year, state media has said.
Tesla Megapacks at SRP's BESS project in Peoria, which went online in September 2021. Image: SRP.

ESS integrators will ‘have to get used to’ being lower priority than EV makers in battery procurement

March 4, 2022
Energy storage system integrators are diversifying their procurement strategies to ease supply chain constraints.
The hybrid renewable power station at Jabiru. Image: EDL.

Hybrid projects enable 50+% renewable energy use at remote Australian locations

March 3, 2022
Hybrid projects in Australia have enabled a gold mine and a remote township to run at 50% or more average penetration of renewable energy. 

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