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IESA president Dr Rahul Walawalkar (right) at a recent industry event. Walawalkar is also founder of the Alliance, and managing director and president at advisory group Customized Energy Solutions. Image: IESA via Twitter.

India’s Union Budget ‘supports energy storage supply chain, deployment and export potential’

February 8, 2023
“Overall we are very happy with the direction of the budget,” says Dr Rahul Walawalkar, president of the India Energy Storage Alliance (IESA).
Signing of documents in Baku, Azerbaijan. Image: Republic of Azerbaijan, Ministry of Energy.

Azerbaijan government signs MoU on battery storage with ACWA Power

February 7, 2023
ACWA Power and the government of Azerbaijan have signed an agreement for a battery energy storage system in the central Asian country.
GE Hydro Solutions turbines at the Jinzhai project. Image: GE Renewable Energy.

1.2GW pumped hydro plant in China reaches commercial operation

February 2, 2023
GE Hydro Solutions has installed the final of four 300MW turbines at a pumped hydro energy storage plant in Anhui Province, China.
Finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman (centre) unveiling the 2023-2024 budget this time last year, in New Delhi. Image: Union Gov't of India.

India’s national budget includes viability gap funding for 4GWh of energy storage

February 1, 2023
India has committed to helping fund 4,000MWh of battery storage in its Union Budget and will come up with support mechanisms for pumped hydro.
Battery swap station for light-duty EVs in India. Image: Sun Mobility.

India’s Union Budget ‘should include tax breaks for energy storage’

January 30, 2023
India’s upcoming Union Budget should include tax-based incentives for energy storage, the India Energy Storage Alliance (IESA) has said.
NGK's NAS battery installation at Misasa Deep Space Station (MDSS), Nagano, Japan. Image: NGK.

Iron flow, sodium-sulfur battery technologies at airport and space station energy storage projects

January 20, 2023
Ground operations for the aviation and space exploration sectors will be powered with the help of non-lithium battery technologies in Netherlands and Japan.
Firm dispatchable renewable energy (FDRE) tenders are one of several solicitation mechanisms putting energy storage on the grid in India. Image: Tata Power Solar.

Winner of SECI’s 1,000MWh pilot energy storage tender in India given green light to proceed

January 19, 2023
JSW Renew Energy Five has been given the official notice to go ahead with two large-scale battery storage projects it was awarded in a tender by the Solar Energy Corporation of India (SECI).
CATL has received its UL9540A report already for its EnerC liquid cooled containerised BESS (pictured) and its EnerOne outdoor BESS enclosure, the company said. Image: Andy Colthorpe / Solar Media

CATL to start conducting UL9540A tests through UL Solutions partnership

January 18, 2023
CATL is working with ‘safety science’ specialist UL Solutions on the safer deployment of batteries for stationary storage and transport applications.
Illustrative rendering of a solar-plus-storage project with LG ES containerised BESS. Image: LG Energy Solution.

LG Energy Solution, Hanwha in US energy storage battery partnership

January 16, 2023
LG Energy Solution and Hanwha, two major players in battery and renewable energy tech, aim to establish battery storage manufacturing in the US.
Signing of the MoU in Guwahati, Assam. Image: ONGC.

India’s Oil & Natural Gas Corporation in MoU for 500MWh battery storage project in Assam

January 13, 2023
MoU signed by subsidiary of India’s Oil & Natural Gas Corporation (ONGC) for a large-scale battery storage project in Assam.

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