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Long way to go before V2G scales in the consumer vehicle sector

October 11, 2022
Vehicle-to-grid (V2G) is now a proven technology but there is still plenty of work left to do for it to scale in the consumer vehicle sector.
India Prime Minister Narendra Modi at the country's first village to go 24/7 solar, which the politician said should be an example of what could be achieved. Image: Narendra Modi official Twitter account.

Prime Minister Modi inaugurates India’s symbolic first battery-enabled 24/7 ‘solar town’

October 10, 2022
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi attended inauguration for energy network enabling entire town to source its electricity from solar PV.
Interior at the first 500kW/2,500kWh commercial-scale test facility for Lockheed Martin's Gridstar Flow product. Image: Lockheed Martin.

Canadian oil & gas pipeline company TC Energy set to begin solar-plus-flow battery project

October 7, 2022
Energy infrastructure group TC Energy has begun work on a solar PV power plant in Alberta, Canada, the company’s first solar project.
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Harder now to make business case to developers for batteries at EV charging stations in UK

October 6, 2022
The business case for developers to use large batteries at EV charging stations instead of upgrading electricity networks in the UK is now harder to make after recent changes in regulations.
Yann Brandt (furthest right) is on hand as CATL and FlexGen signed their contract with CATL at RE+ 2022. FlexGen CEO Kelcy Pegler stands in the centre. Image: CATL.

Inside FlexGen’s 10GWh CATL battery storage supply deal

October 6, 2022
FlexGen signed a multi-year, 10GWh battery storage supply deal with CATL, the world’s biggest lithium-ion manufacturer, a couple of weeks ago.
Artistic rendering to promote Form Energy's battery tech. The company has also received DOE demonstration project funding elsewhere. Image: Form Energy.

Form Energy raises US$450 million for 100-hour iron-air ‘rust’ battery technology

October 5, 2022
Form Energy has raised US$450 million from investors including ArcellorMittal, bringing the startup’s total investment to US$800 million.
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Fluence building 250MW ‘Grid Booster’ battery storage system for German TSO TransnetBW

October 5, 2022
Global system integrator Fluence will deploy a 250MW ‘Grid Booster’ battery energy storage system for transmission system operator (TSO) TransnetBW, one of two such projects planned in Germany.
1MW BESS pilot project in nearby Lithuania, which was followed by a portfolio of 200MW, thought to now be nearing their commissioning. Image: Litgrid.

‘Transformational change is not easy’: Fluence head of commercial Kiran Kumaraswamy at RE+ 2022

October 4, 2022
A couple of weeks ago, Energy-Storage.news met with leading figures from the energy storage industry at RE+ 2022.
The first BESS in Australia to deliver grid-forming capabilities, Hitachi Energy's 30MW/8MWh project in Dalrymple, South Australia. Image: Hitachi Energy.

Hitachi buys out ABB’s remaining stake in energy and power grids business

October 4, 2022
Japanese tech conglomerate Hitachi has bought the remaining 19.9% stake held in Hitachi Energy by its joint venture partner ABB.
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Prototype system for sorting battery cells for second life energy storage systems developed in UK

October 3, 2022
A prototype system that can test and sort used battery cells for second life applications has been developed by four companies in the UK in a government-funded initiative.

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