Solar Energy Storage and Battery News

Glennmont, Nuveen, Ilmatar, Alfen and Piiparinmäki team up to construct a 30MW battery storage project in Central Finland. This project, powered by Alfen's TheBattery Elements, will provide 41MWh of energy and become operational in 2024. Invest in renewables and maximize opportunity with Glennmont.

Statkraft has been awarded a contract to build a 47 MW solar power plant and 16 MW battery storage facility in Zerbst, Germany. This project, expected to commence in summer 2025, will provide energy to power around 14,000 households. Part of Statkraft's ambitious growth targets, the firm also secured a 500 MW offshore wind project in Ireland.

Pacific Energy has been awarded a contract to integrate 62MW of clean energy into an existing power system at an Australian gold mine. The hybrid power system will reduce emissions by 50% and feature in-house control systems, BESS, HV Switch Room & PV ring main units. Works start in July 2021, completion in early 2025.

Panasonic's latest EverVolt Home Battery System offers 18 kWh of LFP battery capacity and up to 30 kW of power with the SmartBox energy management system. Easily integrate with solar systems and generators and switch to battery backup with the SmartBox in case of a power outage. Available Fall 2023.

Yadlamalka Energy has commissioned Australia's first 2-MW/8-MWh vanadium flow battery (VFB) as part of the AUD-22-million Spencer Energy project. With funding from ARENA, the battery will charge from solar energy and off-peak grid imports. A milestone for Australia's energy storage market, Spencer Energy is revolutionising renewable energy technology.

DNV has supported Solar Pacific Energy Corporation (SPEC) in a $29 million solar and storage project in Palau. Our expertise ensured the complicated hybrid solar and battery system was successfully installed on Babeldoab island, providing 20% of Palau's energy needs. SPEC now looks forward to more projects with DNV in the Asia Pacific region.

Eunice Energy Group is leading a consortium to create the Crete-Aegean Hydrogen Valley (CRAVE-H2) project. The EUR 11 million project will use renewable electricity to produce 500 tonnes of green hydrogen annually and cover the entire value chain. European Commission and Clean Hydrogen Partnership co-finance EUR 8 million.

Aura Power has achieved two major milestones - a 200-MW/800-MWh BESS in Italy and a 49.9-MW solar park in England - to power 35,000 homes & 21% of East Devon households. It also has 1-GW battery & 80-MW solar projects in the pipeline.

Alcemi and Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners have been granted planning consent to build a 500MW/1000MWh energy storage facility in Coalburn, Scotland. The project is aiming to reduce 1.6 million tonnes of CO2 emissions over 35 years and support the national transmission system, while adhering to sustainability and safety standards. Final investment decision expected soon.

Experience faster charging for EVs with Nyobolt's revolutionary ultra-fast charging technology. This 35-kilowatt-hour pack can charge in under 6 minutes and has withstood 2000 charge cycles without degradation. Scaling up for larger battery packs, Nyobolt is bringing us closer to sustainable transportation solutions.

JinkoSolar is now offering storage solutions with the G2 battery designed to deliver high-efficiency storage for residential and commercial applications. The JKR-B1250~ 2750-A offers 11-134 kWh capacity, wireless interconnection between packs, 45 A charging/discharging current, and support for 3-7 packs per rack.

Pacific Green Technologies Inc. has announced a GBP 74 million deal for a 99-MW battery energy storage system (BESS) in Richborough Energy Park, Kent, England. Senior debt and equity secured for the project; completion expected within weeks. Move part of a 1.1-GW BESS project pipeline in the UK.

German renewable energy developer ABO Wind AG and battery storage expert Tricera Energy GmbH have joined forces to install three battery storage systems in Germany, with an aggregate capacity exceeding 25 MWh.

Trianel Energieprojekte GmbH & Co. KG (TEP), a developer of renewable energy projects, has kicked off the installation of 60 MWp of solar power in Germany, spanning four initiatives. Each of these projects will incorporate a battery storage facility.

Next-generation Mistral project will be deployed in Canada next year