One of the world’s most widely deployed non-lithium electrochemical energy storage technologies has received an upgrade, with the launch of NGK and BASF Stationary Energy Storage’s the NAS MODEL L24.

Another edition of news in brief from around the world in energy storage, with Powin, ESS Inc and New Zealand’s Counties Energy.

News in brief from around the world in energy storage, featuring Ormat Technologies, Wärtsilä and Canadian Solar.

KULR Technology Group, a developer of battery safety and thermal management technologies, is buying 75MWh of batteries from a subsidiary of Taiwan Cement Corporation (TCC).

Sungrow will supply a 16MW/64MWh battery energy storage system to a customer in Israel.

Andy Lycett, Sungrow’s country manager for the UK and Ireland, on the trends that might shape the industry in the years to come. 

Subsea engineering and floating and offshore renewable energy company G8 will use advanced lithium-ion battery technology produced by 3DOM Singapore (3DOM SG) in all of its renewable energy projects in Asia.

Battery energy storage system (BESS) products suitable for utility and large industrial applications have been launched by Powin Energy and Hydro-Quebec subsidiary EVLO. 

Powin Energy has installed battery energy storage systems (BESS) in Israel and Taiwan which, while small by comparison to some of the company’s recent US projects, mark entry into new territories for the Oregon-headquartered system integrator.

After a power failure and fire at a battery storage system in South Korea was investigated, DNV GL has reported that “current approaches” for monitoring and preventing fires may be inadequate and could result in “small failures” becoming “major issues”.