Solar Energy Storage and Battery News

Westbridge acquires Canadian solar-storage project
Eastervale site in Alberta will certainly comprise 300MW PV and 200MW BESS when developed
Nov 3, 2022 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Storage, USA, Canada, North America, PV Power Plant, Stefano Romanin, Westbridge, Maggie McKenna
Wind Energy And Battery Storage To Combine For Baseload Supply To BHP In Australia
French EPC major Neoen, which has been active in Australia with big battery and renewables contracts, has opted for a combination of wind and big battery for the first time to give baseload powr. The baseload contract has actually been signed with mining huge BHP for its Ausralian mines
Nov 3, 2022 // Plants, Markets & Finance News, Storage, neoen, Wind Energy, bhp, hybrid renewables, baseload power, copper mine in australia, goyder south wind farm, olympic dam copper mine
Sunrun to produce 17-MW energy storage space virtual nuclear power plant in Puerto Rico
United States household solar and also storage space provider Sunrun Inc (NASDAQ: RUN) on Tuesday stated it has been picked to create a 17-MW energy storage virtual nuclear power plant (VPP) in Puerto Rico.
Nov 2, 2022 // Storage, USA, Sunrun, North America, Puerto Rico
EDF Renewables turns sod of 50MW battery
The BESS will certainly be directly connected to the UK's HV transmission network and also will go live in 2023
Nov 2, 2022 // Storage, UK, Europe, EDF Renewables, Matthew Boulton, Cllr Jim O’Boyle
NextEnergy Solar Fund Acquires 250 MW Battery Storage Portfolio in UK
NextEnergy Solar Fund acquired the portfolio for ₤ 32.5 million and it hinges on east of England. The storage as well as grid project is called 'Project Lion' which is a 2-hour period system at 500 MWh. The project is anticipated to be energised in 2025.
Nov 2, 2022 // Markets & Finance News, Storage, UK, Europe, Michael Bonte-Friedheim, NextEnergy Solar Fund Ltd
GridStor acquires 500 MW/2 GWh energy storage space projects in LA
United States grid-scale battery energy storage company GridStor has actually gotten a portfolio of numerous energy storage projects under growth in the better Los Angeles location that are expected to have more than 500 MW/2 GWh of capacity.
Oct 31, 2022 // Markets & Finance News, Storage, USA, North America, GridStor, Chris Taylor
GSF purchases 200MW storage project
The business got the 200MW asset in England from Kona Energy
Oct 31, 2022 // Markets & Finance News, Storage, UK, Europe, Alex O'Cinneide, GSF, Gore Street Energy Storage Fund, Kona Energy
Saudi Arabia leases land for green energy projects
Al-Qassim Region in central Saudi Arabia has signed a financial investment agreement to lease land to the Saudi Electricity Company (SEC) for new renewable resource projects.
Oct 28, 2022 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Storage, Saudi Arabia, Asia
Researchers design next-generation electrolytes for lithium metal batteries
A team of scientists has found a new mechanism to stabilize the lithium metal electrode and electrolyte in lithium metal batteries. This new mechanism, which does not depend upon the typical kinetic technique, has the potential to considerably enhance the energy density-- the amount of energy stored relative to the weight or volume-- of batteries.
Oct 28, 2022 // Technology, Storage, University of Tokyo, lithium metal batteries, Atsuo Yamada
Spain's Ecoener cuts ribbon at 100-MW wind, solar complex in Canary Islands
Spanish renewables developer and power producer Grupo Ecoener SAU (BME: ENER) on Thursday inaugurated a 100-MW wind and also solar farm complicated on the island of Gran Canaria, Spain.
Oct 28, 2022 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Storage, Spain, Europe, PV Power Plant, canary islands, ecoener
Natrion Demonstrates Solid-State Feasibility with Lithium EV Battery Cells
Natrion disclosed information on the efficiency of its copyrighted compounds in lithium-metal anode pouch cells. Natrion said that its information may be the initial as well as just known instance of a high cycle life and high C-rate with zero additional stack pressure.
Oct 28, 2022 // Storage, lithium, electric vehicle, Lithium ion Battery, Alex Kosyakov, LISIC278, Natrion, Li-metal cell technology, lithium-metal anode, M3, solid electrolyte interphase
FRV gets two 50-MW BESS projects in UK
Fotowatio Renewable Ventures (FRV) said that it has acquired 2 50-MW battery energy storage space projects in the Midlands, UK.
Oct 27, 2022 // Storage, UK, Europe, frv, BESS Project
Oz solar farm selects 250MW Energy Vault battery
The 330MW Meadow Creek in Victoria will certainly make use of the firm's grid-connected service
Oct 27, 2022 // Markets & Finance News, Storage, Australia, Oceania, Energy Vault, Oz solar farm, Cameron Munro
rPlus Energies is creating Utah's largest solar + storage space project
Renewable energy programmer rPlus Energies has actually signed a long-lasting power purchase contract (PPA) with electrical utility PacifiCorp for a 400-MWAC solar project incorporated with a 200-MW battery energy storage space system (BESS) in Emery County, Utah. The Green River Energy Center is presently the largest prepared solar + storage center in Utah and also among the largest centers in the PacifiCorp system.
Oct 26, 2022 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Markets & Finance News, Storage, USA, North America, rPlus Energies, Luigi Resta, Craig Eller
Masdar obtains UK storage professional Arlington
London company said UAE connect will develop an organization with 'huge potential' domestically and abroad
Oct 26, 2022 // Storage, Mohamed Jameel Al Ramahi, Masdar, UK, Europe, Asia, United Arab Emirates, Arlington Energy, Matthew Clare