lithium-ion

Hungary's very first 'city-owned wise grid' to obtain solar-plus-storage
Hungary's initial "city-owned clever grid project" will certainly be powered by a 1.3 MWp PV center and sustained by a 1.2 MW lithium-ion battery power storage system with an ability of 2.4 MWh.
Aug 28, 2020 // Plants, Large-Scale, Storage, Grids, Battery Storage, Europe, solar-plus-storage, lithium-ion, Storagedigital, colocation, power converters, smart grid, municipal owned, project news, Andreas Becker
'Landmark' prepare for UK's very first lithium-ion Gigaplant introduced
The UK can see its very first complete cycle battery cell GigaPlant constructed after AMTE Power and also Britishvolt today dedicated to discovering its advancement.
May 20, 2020 // Plants, Storage, UK, Europe, lithium-ion, GigaPlant, AMTE Power, Kevin Brundish, Lars Carlstrom
Lithium-ion storage is right here to remain
A German-Israeli study team has actually collected for 3 days to review which storage innovations might surpass lithium-ion batteries in the future. They ended that there is no something as a "message Li‐ion" period visible. They suggested a "side‐by‐side" technique for several innovations in various applications, along with the hybridization of modern technologies. The team highlighted the solid capacity of redox circulation storage, which in their sight might outmatch Li‐ion, although just for fixed applications.
May 8, 2020 // Technology, Storage, Germany, Europe, lithium-ion, redox flow storage
A redox flow battery for MW-sized solar-plus-storage
Matt Harper, primary business police officer of newly-merged British-Canadian vanadium redox circulation battery company Invinity Energy Systems has actually talked to pv magazine concerning the VS3-022 Battery Unit it is marketing for grid range solar-plus-storage projects as well as why it might be a much better wager than lithium-ion.
Apr 29, 2020 // Storage, California, USA, Canada, Germany, United Kingdom, Australia, Europe, Asia, eastern europe, solar-plus-storage, Oceania, lithium-ion, vanadium redox flow battery, North America, SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA, Matt Harper, Avalon Battery Corp
Immediate battery electrodes-- simply 2 mins in the microwave
Researchers in the United States have actually made use of microwaves to transform common plastic product packaging product polyethylene terephthalate right into a battery electrode part. The scientists claim anodes based upon the product could be ideal for both lithium-ion as well as sodium-ion gadgets.
Apr 22, 2020 // Technology, Storage, USA, lithium-ion, North America, sodium-ion
The golden state area power team selects esVolta for 15MW/ 60MWh battery project
Utility-scale power storage space project developer/ proprietor esVolta will certainly perform a 15MW/ 60MWh battery project to offer California cities that have actually developed their very own 'area selection' power distributor.
Apr 10, 2020 // Storage, USA, lithium-ion, North America, Alex Morris, Community Choice Aggregation
Two significant solar-plus-storage projects green-lit in Australia's New South Wales
Programmers of 2 considerable solar-plus-storage projects in the Australian state of New South Wales have actually been given the go-ahead, with only small problems contributed to their propositions.
Mar 11, 2020 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Storage, Australia, solar-plus-storage, Oceania, new south wales, lithium-ion, upc, wollar solar development, approvals, permits
The best battery for grid level power storage
A new paper released by researchers at China's Tianjin College analyzes the state-of-the-art in grid degree power storage, outlining the pros and cons of different battery innovations being released on grids around the globe, and staying obstacles that could be conquered if study is pushed in the right direction.
Feb 7, 2020 // Storage, China, Asia, lithium-ion
IBM Research discovers new battery design that could outperform lithium-ion
IBM Research has discovered a new battery design that doesn’t use heavy metals and may outperform lithium-ion batteries. To expand the promise of these batteries from the lab into reality, IBM Research has signed joint development agreements with Mercedes-Benz Research and Development North America, battery electrolyte supplier Central Glass, and battery manufacturer Sidus.
Dec 18, 2019 // Technology, Storage, lithium-ion, IBM Research
Bolivia eyes battery industrialisation drive as solar capacity rises
Bolivia will try and capitalise on its large lithium reserves to set up an industrial ecosystem around batteries and other storage technologies, according to a top government official.
Sep 24, 2019 // Storage, USA, storage, South america, Latin america, BESS, lithium, lithium-ion, North America, esslatam, Bolivia, Alvaro García Linera
Lithium-ion batteries still set for US tariffs on September 1
The energy storage market is set to be the latest affected by Trump’s trade war as lithium-ion batteries were excluded from the group of Chinese imports for which the U.S. president announced tariffs would be delayed until December 15.
Aug 16, 2019 // Storage, Tariffs, Policy, USA, storage, TESLA, China, Trump, lithium-ion, Energy Storage Association, Nevada Gigafactory