A green energy subsidiary of Japanese conglomerate Marubeni has brought online a megawatt-scale battery storage demonstration project in Vietnam.

Emerging energy storage markets across Asia face a similar learning curve today as their maturing counterparts have done in the past.

Vietnam’s VinES Energy Solutions has partnered with SolarBK to promote the integration of battery storage with rooftop solar PV.

Japan’s Marubeni Corporation working with Vietnamese battery and energy-as-a-service provider VinES to develop energy storage facilities.

Steps forward have been taken for the first pilot deployment of large-scale battery energy storage system (BESS) technology in Vietnam.

Bitech has received a Letter of Intent from Nam Viet Green Energy for solar, battery storage project financing and execution.

Vietnam’s energy storage sector a priority for Asian Development Bank and Global Energy Alliance for People and Planet funds.

Gotion is in a joint venture (JV) building a lithium iron phosphate (LFP) cell gigafactory in Vietnam, targeting EV and ESS sectors.

Battery storage is begin assessed as a means to maximise the value of solar PV in Vietnam, with asset management group Dragon Capital having hired consultancy AqualisBraemar LOC Group (ABL Group) to conduct feasibility studies. 

A battery energy storage system (BESS) will be retrofitted to a utility-scale solar PV power plant in Vietnam, in a pilot project aimed at supporting the spread of renewable energy in the country while reducing power losses.