Solar Energy Storage and Battery News

Battery cell manufacturer Statevolt buys site for Gigafactory in California
Statevolt, one of 3 lithium-ion (Li-ion) battery cell development companies started by Swedish entrepreneur Lars Carlstrom, on Monday introduced it has gotten a 135-acre site in Imperial Valley, California, where it plans to build a 54-GWh manufacturing facility.
Jan 25, 2023 // Storage, California, USA, North America, Statevolt
GSF acquires 75MW of Texan storage
The deal brings the Fund's portfolio to 973.2 MW in the United States as well as Europe
Jan 25, 2023 // Storage, USA, North America, GSF
Gravitricity hires finance firm to raise ₤ 40m.
Gneiss Energy will certainly help the energy storage firm raise funds to execute demo projects.
Jan 25, 2023 // Storage, UK, Europe, GRAVITRICITY
United States based Hecate Energy Closes $550 Million Funding Package For Green Ambitions
Innovative financing supports advancement of Hecate's ~ 35 GW U.S. renewables pipe as well as targeted monetization of ~ 5 GW per year
Jan 25, 2023 // Markets & Finance News, Storage, hecate energy, Chris Bullinger, solar financing, nomura, Vinod Mukani, Fred petit, Investec, PEI global partners, solar in north america
Risen to develop 100-MW/400-MWh battery near Neoen-owned PV park in NSW
China's Risen Energy Co Ltd (SHE:300118) intends to mount a 100-MW/400-MWh battery storage system in New South Wales as well as is currently holding a public exhibition for the project.
Jan 24, 2023 // Storage, neoen, new south wales, Risen
Centrica Buys Old Gas Plant to Turn It Into Green Energy Site
Centrica Plc, the UK's greatest house energy distributor, prepares to turn an idled gas-fired power plant into a renewables hub in a press to move away from fossil fuels.
Jan 24, 2023 // Markets & Finance News, Storage, UK, Europe, Centrica
Honda, GS Yuasa Collaborate for Lithium-Ion Battery Development
Honda as well as GS Yuasa will certainly talk about specifics with the goal of developing a joint venture company by the end of 2023. The two firms agreed to work toward the joint research and development of lithium-ion batteries as well as battery manufacturing methods.
Jan 24, 2023 // Storage, honda, Lithium ion Battery, research and development, Electric Mobility, battery for EV, GS Yuasa International, Honda Motor, Innovation and Growth, joint venture company, Osamu Murao, Toshihiro Mibe
SSE Renewables unveils hybrid solar plans in Wexford
The designer plans to develop a co-located PV-battery at its existing operational Richfield Wind Farm
Jan 24, 2023 // Plants, Storage, PV Power Plant, SSE Renewables, Wexford
BayWa r.e. sells UK solar-storage plant
German firm will certainly remain to operate and manage the asset in Yorkshire which will certainly start operations by year-end
Jan 24, 2023 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Markets & Finance News, Storage, UK, Europe, baywa r.e.
Doubling the capacity of iron oxide-type cathodes for affordable Li-ion batteries
A research group has demonstrated a high-energy lithium-ion (Li-ion) cathode, potentially paving the way for economical, risk-free as well as high-capacity Li-ion batteries.
Jan 23, 2023 // Technology, Storage, Li-ion Battery, Tohoku University
JSW Energy grabs LoAs for 500 MW/1,000 MWh of BESS in India
Indian power firm JSW Energy Ltd (BOM:533148) stated on Thursday that its wholly-owned subsidiary has gotten Letter of Awards (LoAs) from Solar Energy Corporation of India Limited for two 250-MW/500-MWh standalone battery energy storage systems (BESS).
Jan 20, 2023 // Storage, India, Asia, BESS, JSW Energy
Enel wins approval for maiden solar-storage project in Australia
Italy's Enel Green Power has actually protected grid-connection approval for a hybrid project in Australia's New South Wales state that is prepared to incorporate 96 MW of solar as well as 20 MW battery storage space capacity.
Jan 20, 2023 // Plants, Storage, Australia, Enel, Oceania, PV Power Plant
Global Battery Leader CATL In Tie-Up With UL To Improve Battery Safety
The battery manufacturer has actually signed deal with UL Solutions to help create safer deployment as well as use of BESS and also EV batteries. Under the deal, CATL battery laboratory will start the process to achieve UL Solutions witness test data program (WTDP) status to test to UL 9540A.
Jan 19, 2023 // Storage, BESS, EV batteries, CATL, UL 9540, electric vehicle batteries, EnerC, Contemporary Amperex Technology Co., EnerOne, LiBin Tan, UL 9540A, UL Solutions, UL1973, Weifang Zhou, WTDP
Durham's FlexGen to Supply 420MWh of Energy Storage System in California
FlexGen will provide energy storage technology and software throughout four California sites of Middle River Power. Middle River Power operates, handles and also creates over 3,000 MW of power.
Jan 19, 2023 // Storage, BESS, FlexGen, Kelcy Pegler, California BESS, California renewable energy, California storage, Mark Kubow, Middle River Power, natural gas peaking plants
New Zealand's First Big Battery Project of 200MWh & Solar Farm in Offing From TotalEnergies
Saft was contending against Tesla and Fluence for the 100MW as well as 200MWh Ruakākā battery contract, which is worth $NZ186 million. In an additional major development for the energy market of the country, the project will certainly additionally be adhered to by a farm of 130 MW. This will be New Zealand's greatest solar farm.
Jan 19, 2023 // Plants, Storage, TESLA, Fluence, Saft, TotalEnergies, grid-connected battery, Meridian, Neal Barclay, New Zealand's biggest solar farm, New Zealand's first big battery, renewable generation