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Hitachi Energy buys PCS and inverter maker Eks Energy from Powin

October 24, 2023

Hitachi Energy has acquired Spanish power electronics and energy management system manufacturer Eks Energy (EKS) from battery storage system integrator Powin.

Colocating energy storage alongside renewables adds to lender appeal

February 17, 2021

Colocating battery energy storage systems alongside renewables projects will be ‘critical’ to energy networks in the future, and could help level up debt financing.

Analysts predict 30% reduction in Asia-Pacific region’s grid battery storage costs over five years

January 19, 2021

The Asia-Pacific region will continue to be the world’s leading centre of lithium-ion cell manufacturing for the next decade, but it won’t just be price reductions in batteries that will drive a 30% drop in front-of-meter battery storage in key markets China, Australia and South Korea.

Stackin’ the box: How Fluence’s new ESS range speaks to the next market phase

June 24, 2020

“This next phase we’ve entered is a large number of projects in a lot of places,” Fluence VP for marketing and strategy, Brian Perusse, tells Energy-Storage.news.

Energy storage fire safety codes to go into effect in New York next month

October 21, 2019

Codes for safe installation of energy storage systems (ESS) will go into effect on a permanent basis after 1 November.

Go big, go DC: an in-depth look at DC-coupled solar-plus-storage

October 9, 2019

New technologies and designs aimed at driving down the cost of energy storage facilities are currently the focus of intense industry R&D. Sara Verbruggen reports on DC coupling, an emerging system architecture that many believe will soon become the industry standard.

NEC delivers Orsted’s first 20MW ‘standalone’ grid battery project

January 3, 2019

Denmark’s largest energy company Orsted – formerly known as DONG Energy – has announced the completion of its first large-scale grid-connected energy storage project, a 20MW standalone battery system in Liverpool, England.

Three major risks hold UK battery storage back from reaching potential, expert panel says

March 5, 2018

Mis-selling, insurance risk and the failure of associated costs to fall alongside sell prices could hold back greater battery storage deployment in Britain, a panel discussion has revealed.

GTM: Front-of-meter cost declines will slow as industry grows 6x over by 2022

March 1, 2018

While energy storage system price declines have slowed down in recent times in the US, standardisation of design and engineering will be among the key drivers in bringing down balance-of-system hardware and EPC costs.

Huawei launches LG Chem-compatible residential smart energy system in Australia

February 1, 2018

Chinese electronics and engineering company Huawei, which also manufacturers inverters for solar PV systems, is starting the supply of its FusionHome Smart Energy Solution, providing solar-plus-storage capabilities to the Australian residential market during the first quarter of 2018.

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