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Britishvolt ESS gigafactory plan dead after Blackstone buys site for data centre

April 18, 2024
The Britishvolt saga and any potential for a lithium-ion gigafactory at the Northumberland, UK site looks to be over after US private equity firm Blackstone acquired it to set up a data centre.
Rendering of how the Supernode project in Brendale, Queensland, may look. Image: Quinbrook Infrastructure Partners.

Quinbrook closes financing on BESS for new ‘Supernode’ data centre in Queensland, Australia

April 11, 2024
A Quinbrook Infrastructure Partners portfolio company will shortly begin construction on a 250MW/500MWh battery storage system in Queensland, Australia.
The project will pair 300MW solar PV generation with 300MW/1,200MWh BESS. Image: Ørsted

Meta signs solar-plus-storage PPA with Ørsted for Arizona data centre power

December 12, 2023
Meta has signed a power purchase agreement (PPA) with US utility Salt River Project (SRP) and Danish energy company Ørsted in Arizona.
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Cryptocurrency price collapse leads Texas bitcoin mine developer to target battery storage opportunity

October 17, 2023
Falling cryptocurrency prices have led to a crypto mine developer to propose a battery storage facility in the city of Corpus Christi, Texas.
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Data centre backup power BESS news from Saft, Microsoft, ZincFive and ABB

October 11, 2023
Four battery energy storage system (BESS) units at a Microsoft data centre in Sweden from Saft have entered operation, while ABB has added ZincFive as a technology supplier for its own UPS solutions.
ZincFive's newest design battery cabinet for data centre UPS and peak shaving applications, launched at the start of 2023. Image: ZincFive.

Next-gen battery hopeful ZincFive gets US$80 million commitment from new strategic partner

June 28, 2023
Startup ZincFive, maker of a novel nickel-zinc battery for stationary storage applications, has brought its total investment raised since founding seven years ago to more than US$200 million.
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Deutsche Telekom continues network BESS rollout with 60MWh front-of-meter order from Intilion

April 26, 2023
German telecommunications firm Deutsche Telekom has place its second battery storage order this year, for 60MWh of systems from Intilion.
A Microsoft data centre in Ireland (pictured) is serving as a test bed for adding lithium-ion battery storage to UPS equipment, with Google also undertaking a similar project in Belgium. Image: Microsoft.

Microsoft wants to replicate ‘proven’ data centre battery storage project worldwide

February 22, 2023
Microsoft’s project to equip a data centre with a ‘grid-interactive’ battery storage system shows “what is possible”.
Concept rendering of the integrated microgrid combining fuel cells, hydrogen generator and ZincFive battery cabinet. Image: Kaizen Clean Energy.

Nickel-zinc battery storage startup ZincFive raises US$54 million

December 7, 2022
ZincFive, a US company developing nickel-zinc battery technology for applications including data centre UPS has closed a Series D round.
A rendering of an Eolian-Able Grid project in Texas, which Wartsila is providing BESS equipment to. Image: Wartsila.

Ohio Power Siting Board gives approval for state’s first grid-scale battery storage project  

November 2, 2022
Ohio Power Siting Board has given approval to a large-scale standalone battery energy storage system (BESS) project for the first time.

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