Solar Energy Storage and Battery News

Renewables developer as well as driver Terra-Gen has employed Mortenson to create the Edwards & Sanborn solar and also power storage space project located in Kern County, California. The project contains 1,118 MW of solar and 2,165 MWh of power storage space. It is currently the biggest solitary solar + storage space project to reach this landmark.

The gradual shift toward electrical vehicles (EV) has put battery stocks onto investors' radar. We've seen renewed passion in battery stocks complying with the speedy gains posted by Nio (NIO Stock Report) and also Tesla (TSLA Stock Report). Certainly, the EV trend has been around for time currently. According to Statista, the need for lithium will more than double over the next 5 years. And also where is that lithium going? You've got it right. Much of the lithium will certainly be for EV batteries.

Renewable Power Capital will certainly buy solar, onshore wind and also battery storage space

To construct an extra structurally steady sodium-ion battery, a group of researchers from South Korea and also the United States have resorted to mammal bones and also their multilayer geometry for motivation.

The function of power storage and also the part it will play in helping the UK reach its net-zero targets by 2050 has been laid out in a roadmap

United States utility Southern California Edison (SCE) has actually signed long-term contracts for four projects totaling 590 MW of battery power storage space sources.

Municipally-owned energy CPS Energy of San Antonio, Texas, has launched a Request for Proposal (RFP) to add up to 900 MW of solar, 50 MW of energy storage and also 500 MW of firming ability. It belongs to the firm's new "Flex Power Bundle" initiative.

SWGT's 30GW of utility-scale storage space possessions will certainly be covered by the bargain

Long-lasting contracts signed for four projects coming online in August 2022 and 2023

LG Chem has actually willingly recalled some of its domestic battery products in the United States amidst issues surrounding fire safety.

According to Benchmark Mineral Intelligence's research, Lithium-ion battery cell rates have actually lowered from $290/kWh in 2014 to $110/kWh in 2020 (big agreement automotive), and also there is a sight in the lithium-ion market that this trend will certainly proceed forever.

Fikile Brushett, an MIT partner teacher of chemical design, had an unusual resource of motivation for his occupation in the chemical sciences: the character played by Nicolas Cage in the 1996 motion picture "The Rock." In the movie, Cage represents an FBI drug store that hunts down a group of rogue U.S. soldiers who have actually commandeered chemical weapons and also taken over the island of Alcatraz.

The New York Power Authority (NYPA) in White Plains revealed a brand-new lithium-ion power storage space project moneyed partly by NYSERDA made use of as a demo project for additional energy storage space release. Cadenza Innovation developed the battery technology.

Deploying at the very least 247GW of rooftop and also community solar and also 160GW of local energy storage is one of the most economical means for the United States to change to a clean energy system by 2050, a brand-new report has located.

Solar project designer ReneSola has actually signed a PPA for a solar and battery system with Northern California-based Valley Clean Energy (VCE), a public power company serving over 125,000 consumers in cities of Woodland and Davis, as well as Unincorporated Yolo County.