Solar Energy Storage and Battery News

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
Matrix secures funding for US solar projects
Loan facilities will certainly fund Gaskell West 2 and 3 schemes in California in addition to 80MW storage system
Oct 26, 2022 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Storage, USA, North America, Solar Project, Matrix
Masdar Acquires Arlington for Renewable Energy Storage in UK, Europe
The acquisition will certainly enable Masdar to increase its presence in the UK and also European RE markets and also support nations' net-zero objectives. Along with the Arlington acquisition, Masdar likewise means to boost its financial investment in offshore wind as well as various other renewables projects in new and also current markets, consisting of the UK.
Oct 26, 2022 // Storage, Mohamed Jameel Al Ramahi, Masdar, UK, Europe, BESS, net-zero, Battery Energy Storage System, Arlington Energy, Matthew Clare
Matrix bags USD-217m building and construction loan for solar-storage pair
International renewable energy platform Matrix Renewables claimed on Tuesday that it has actually protected USD 217 million (EUR 220m) in building money for a pair of solar power projects with energy storage in California.
Oct 25, 2022 // Plants, Markets & Finance News, Storage, USA, North America, Matrix
Azelio reveals outcome of USD 27m rights issue
Swedish energy storage space innovation designer Azelio AB (FRA:4 AZ) has actually introduced the outcomes of its rights issue targeting net proceeds of about SEK 250 million (USD 22.33 m/EUR 22.76 m).
Oct 21, 2022 // Markets & Finance News, Storage, azelio
ARENA to fund 200-MW Hydrostor energy storage project in NSW
The Australian Renewable Energy Agency (ARENA) has pledged to give financing for the building and construction of a 200-MW/1,600-MWh Advanced Compressed Air Energy Storage (A-CAES) facility at an obsolete mine in New South Wales to give at least eight hrs of storage.
Oct 21, 2022 // Markets & Finance News, Storage, ARENA, nsw
Nanotech bags master supply deal for 1 GWh of batteries in Greece
The European arm of US graphene-based batteries maker Nanotech Energy Inc has secured an order to supply greater than 1 GWh of battery energy storage systems (BESS) for projects in Greece.
Oct 20, 2022 // Storage, Greece, Europe, Nanotech
CWP Global creating initially hybrid power plant project in Serbia
CWP Global has actually made progress with 3 new renewable energy projects in Serbia with 680 MW in total power generation capacity. The business's project Lederata Energy will certainly be a hybrid nuclear power plant consisting of a 50 MW solar park, a 100 MW wind farm as well as an energy storage system of 20 MWh.
Oct 20, 2022 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Storage, BATTERIES, ENERGY STORAGE, Battery Storage, Europe, wind power, Electricity, Serbia, Solarina, CWP Global, Equinox Power, hybrid power plants, Kima Solar, Lederata, power storage, Vetrogon, Vetrozelena