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Panellists at the LDES technology session, moderated by analyst Sam Wilkinson (left). Image: Gareth Davies / Solar Media

World needs ‘collaborative competition to capture US$4 trillion long-duration opportunity’

March 1, 2023
Long-duration energy storage was firmly on the agenda and among the talking points of attendees at Energy Storage Summit EU in London.
The Malta-Oberstufe PHES plant, in the town of Brandstatt, Carinthia, Austria. Image: VERBUND.

Hitachi Energy delivers ‘world first’ technology for VERBUND pumped hydro plant

February 14, 2023
Hitachi Energy will supply equipment to improve the operational efficiency of a 45-year old pumped hydro plant in Austria for owner VERBUND.
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Slovenia utility DEM plans 60MW battery storage co-located with hydroelectric plant & new PHES unit

February 8, 2023
Slovenia state-owned utility Dravske elektrarne Maribor (DEM) is planning two battery storage units totalling 60MW as well as a pumped hydro energy storage (PHES) plant.
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.
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Philippines DOE reveals draft energy storage market policy changes

January 30, 2023
The Philippines Department of Energy (DOE) has outlined new draft market rules and policies for energy storage, a month after the country allowed 100% foreign ownership of renewable energy assets.
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rPlus Energies submits Final License Application for 9GWh pumped hydro plant in Wyoming

January 26, 2023
rPlus Energies has submitted a Final License Application for a 900MW/9GWh pumped hydro energy storage (PHES) plant in Wyoming, a milestone reached by only six projects in the past 20 years.
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First pumped hydro energy storage unit in Estonia given green light for construction

January 24, 2023
Construction on a 550MW/6GWh pumped hydro energy storage project in Estonia will begin in summer 2024 after it was given the green light by regulators.
Energy minister Chris Bowen (left) at Wallgrove, a 50MW/75MWh BESS project in Western Sydney, NSW, Australia. Image: Transgrid.

New South Wales: AU$7 million for pumped hydro, first grid-scale BESS is delivering inertia

December 20, 2022
New South Wales has pledged financial support to pumped hydro project, while state’s first grid-scale BESS is in full commercial operations.
Ceremony to start construction of a pumped hydro plant by Jagan Mohan Reddy, chief minister of Andhra Pradesh, India. The project is one of a number by Greenko, a prolific participant in tenders. Image: CMO Andhra Pradesh via Twitter.

India’s Greenko and Serentica offer pumped hydro-backed round-the-clock renewable energy

November 15, 2022
Greenko will provide 1,500MWh pumped hydro energy storage in India to back Serentica Renewables’ round-the-clock renewable energy offering.
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State aid for 225MW pumped hydro energy storage plant in Estonia

October 31, 2022
A €600,000 grant from Enterprise Estonia and KredEx has been given to a pumped hydro energy storage project in the Baltic state.

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