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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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Invinity sells 1.3MWh flow battery system to data centre microgrid

October 11, 2022
Vanadium flow battery company Invinity Energy Systems has sold a 1.3MWh system to Kinetic Solution for a microgrid project serving a data centre in Arizona.
Ambri's liquid metal batteries are housed in stainless steel containers. Image: Ambri.

Microsoft data centre using Ambri’s liquid metal battery in UPS

September 16, 2022
Ambri system commissioned at Microsoft data centre reduces the use of fossil fuels and enables ancillary service market participation.
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 data centre tries out ‘grid-interactive UPS’ battery storage

July 11, 2022
Microsoft will be the latest big tech player to use battery storage at data centres which will provide grid flexibility services.
Global energy storage technology provider and system integrator Fluence opening a technology centre in Bangalore, India, in mid-2022. Image: Fluence.

ROUNDUP: Fluence’s India tech centre, Redflow launches Gen3 flow battery, Zinc backup at Wyoming data centre

July 8, 2022
News in brief from around the world in energy storage.
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Quinbrook plans ‘Supernode’ energy & data hub in Australia with 2GWh battery storage

July 8, 2022
Quinbrook developing A$2.5 billion ‘Supernode’ site in Queensland for storing energy and data that would include 2,000MWh of battery storage.

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