Solar Energy Storage and Battery News

Iberdrola sets up eco-friendly hydrogen device
The Spanish power business, which has hydrogen projects under way in its homeland and also the United Kingdom, says it will allocate new resources to place itself at the leading edge of the supply of renewables-powered hydrogen.
Sep 22, 2020 // Storage, Solar to Fuel, Spain, Iberdrola, Europe, hydrogen, Ignacio Galán
Best membrane for vanadium redox flow batteries
A new research paper takes a look at the membrane layers used for applications in vanadium redox flow batteries. It outlines various membrane layer modern technologies as well as the obstacles to bringing batteries to mass production.
Sep 22, 2020 // Technology, Storage, Europe, Netherlands, vanadium redox flow batteries
Juwi signs PPA for 175MW solar project with 25MW of battery storage in Colorado
The US unit of German developer and EPC provider juwi has actually inked a power purchase arrangement (PPA) with Colorado Springs Utilities for a 175MW solar project paired with a 25MW battery storage system.
Sep 21, 2020 // Plants, Large-Scale, Storage, USA, PPA, Colorado, solar-plus-storage, power purchase agreement, North America, Colorado Springs Utilities, juwi, us utility, Jill Gaebler
Australian-designed storage system spells grid independence
" We've put together the most effective components to make a special Australian-designed solution that is compliant to the new battery criteria," states EVO Power Managing Director Jamie Allen. Offgrid or upmarket-- simply include solar.
Sep 21, 2020 // Technology, Residential, Markets & Finance News, Storage, LG CHEM, Australia, Oceania, Jamie Allen, Andrew Mears
Solar-powered unmanned aircraft with lithium-sulfur battery
The Korea Aerospace Research Institute has actually carried out a battery-powered test flight of solar-powered unmanned airborne vehicle EAV-3. The airplane is powered by solar cells on its wings and body and also an LG Chem lithium-sulfur battery.
Sep 18, 2020 // Technology, Storage, Transport, LG CHEM, South Korea, Asia, lithium-sulfur battery
Scottish Power to bring parent's hydrogen proficiency to north Europe
The U.K. utility is a companion in the Green Hydrogen for Scotland initiative which intends to be fueling industrial vehicles with sustainable hydrogen within 2 years, starting with a 10 MW electrolyzer on the borders of Glasgow.
Sep 18, 2020 // Markets & Finance News, Storage, Solar to Fuel, UK, Europe, hydrogen, Glasgow, ITM Power
LG Chem to Split Battery Business into new Enterprise
LG Chem will split its battery business to produce a brand-new business that will certainly focus only on battery technology and also associated operations.
Sep 17, 2020 // Manufacturing News, Storage, LG CHEM, EV Battery
Duke unveils 'future generation net metering', Maxeon bolsters leadership team
Duke Energy coordinate with market to bring 'next generation internet metering' to South Carolina. Maxeon includes in management group complying with Sunpower spin-off
Sep 17, 2020 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Storage, USA, Sunrun, Duke Energy, North America, 8minute Solar Energy, Carolina, Maxeon Solar Technologies, generac
Plasma allows smaller sized, much more effective NMC-811 cathodes
Batteries could shrink much more with smaller crystals in the cathodes Battery crams in electrical cars and also durable goods can lessen, while still offering high performance.
Sep 17, 2020 // Technology, Storage, USA, North America, Richard Holman, Aaron Bent
Toshiba develops extra Japanese solar and also hydrogen
The electronic devices titan is developing two PV plants with a consolidated generation capability of 58 MW with U.S. module manufacturer First Solar. Toshiba is additionally prolonging its hydrogen study project in Fukushima for an additional 2 years.
Sep 17, 2020 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Storage, Japan, First Solar, Asia, hydrogen, PV Power Plant, Toshiba
Tesla battery day bingo
Tesla battery day is following week. Earlier this year, Elon Musk informed analysts that what he needed to claim "will certainly blow your mind. It strikes my mind." Here's a listing of battery exaggeration as well as terms you're bound to listen to at the occasion.
Sep 17, 2020 // Storage, USA, TESLA, Elon Musk, North America, Thomas Edison
National lithium-ion battery supply chains placed
Experts at Bloomberg New Energy Finance have actually quantified the impact of markets worldwide. The ranking products a photo of 25 nations and also provides a five-year overview.
Sep 17, 2020 // Markets & Finance News, Storage, USA, Japan, Canada, Sweden, France, Germany, UK, South Korea, China, Europe, Asia, North America, Finland, Bloomberg, Kwasi Ampofo, James Frith
South Africa to tender 6.4 GW of solar and wind, 513 MW of storage and 4.5 GW of conventional generation
The country's regulator has approved a government plan to tender for 11.81 GW of power generation capacity on top of the 2 GW tender opened last month.
Sep 17, 2020 // Markets & Finance News, Storage, tender, Africa, South Africa, Gwede Mantashe
Ørsted confirms fire at Carnegie Road battery storage space site
Danish renewables huge Ørsted has confirmed there has actually been a fire at its 20MW Carnegie Road battery energy storage system (BESS) site in Liverpool.
Sep 16, 2020 // Storage, UK, Europe, Ørsted, Merseyside Fire & Rescue Service
Vanadium redox flow battery for storage space of wind and solar energy
Scientists in India have developed a 5 kW/25 kWh vanadium redox flow battery with an energy thickness of 30 watt-hours to 40 watt-hours per litre.
Sep 16, 2020 // Technology, Storage, India, Asia, vanadium redox flow battery, Ravendra Gunlapalli