Solar Energy Storage and Battery News

Sumitomo Electric brings 51MWh flow battery online in northern Japan
Among the globe's biggest vanadium redox flow battery (VRFB) power storage systems has actually come online on the north Japanese island of Hokkaido in the last few days.
Apr 6, 2022 // Storage, Japan, Asia, grid congestion, Sumitomo Electric, Vanadium, flow battery, hokkaido
European action strategy to accelerate growth of battery value chain
The EU-supported European Battery Alliance (EBA) will certainly present a freshly updated action plan to enable 90% of the Union's need for batteries to be met with domestically made products by 2030.
Apr 6, 2022 // Storage, European Battery Alliance, EBA
Panasonic to invest $4.9 bn in EV batteries, supply chain software
Panasonic Corporation is joining the high-growth electrical vehicles (EV) market, with plans to invest almost $4.9 billion in automotive batteries, supply chain software and also cyber physical systems, to name a few.
Apr 5, 2022 // Markets & Finance News, Storage, Transport, Japan, Asia, EV Battery, Panasonic Corporation, cyber physical systems
Field bags ₤ 46m in funding to develop 110MW portfolio of battery storage space assets
Battery energy storage space company Field is to build a portfolio of four assets throughout the UK after protecting funding from investment firm Triple Point Energy Efficiency Infrastructure Company (TEEC).
Apr 4, 2022 // Markets & Finance News, Storage, UK, Europe, Field, John Roberts, TEEC
SunPower, First Solar in late-stage discussions to establish 'globe altering' residential solar module
United States household solar installer SunPower is in late-stage conversations with United States thin film maker First Solar to establish the "globe's most advanced domestic solar panel", its CEO Peter Faricy revealed during an expert day discussion that additionally laid out the business's new method.
Apr 1, 2022 // Manufacturing News, Residential, Storage, USA, SunPower, First Solar, Enphase Energy, solar cell, North America, modules, module assembly
Queensland Goes With Tesla Megapack Batteries for 100MW BESS Project
CS Energy will certainly start the building of BESS later on this year as well as the facility will certainly be functional by the end of 2023. The project will set you back A$ 150 million as well as it will certainly be a part of a larger energy center being established at coal-based Kogan Creek Power Station.
Mar 31, 2022 // Storage, queensland, BESS, Cameron Dick, Renewable Energy, wind power, CS Energy, RE, hydrogen electrolyser, Kogan Creek Power Station, Powerlink
Gore Street suggests ₤ 75m fundraise to pursue 1.3 GW pipeline
Gore Street Energy Storage space Fund is seeking to increase ₤ 75 million via the issue of 68,181,818 new ordinary shares to money the purchase and building and construction of a new pipeline.
Mar 29, 2022 // Markets & Finance News, Storage, UK, Europe, Gore Street
Construction kicks off on 50MW TagEnergy and also Harmony Energy battery storage site
Construction has commenced on a 49.5 MW/99MWh standalone energy storage space system following brand-new financing from Santander UK.
Mar 29, 2022 // Markets & Finance News, Storage, TESLA, UK, Europe, Harmony Energy, Peter Kavanagh, tagenergy
Sungrow Expands UK Presence With 362 MW/391 MWh Storage Space Project For Statera
Energy storage space remains to grow for the top tier inverter firm. European countries, particularly the UK remain in the midst of a significant transition to renewables, and the demand for energy storage will certainly be robust for the foreseeable future.
Mar 29, 2022 // Storage, Sungrow, UK, Europe, Tom Vernon, frequency response
Endesa's EUR600 million RE park in Portugal to have Solar, Wind and Green Hydrogen
The renewable energy park will hold projects of solar energy, wind power, green hydrogen and a BESS that will certainly replace Pego Coal Power Plant. Endesa has safeguarded connection rights of 224 MVA.
Mar 29, 2022 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Storage, Solar to Fuel, BESS, green hydrogen, Endesa Generación Portugal, Enel Group, Pego Coal Power Plant
United States scientists find way to boost battery efficiency for grid, transportation
Researchers uncover brand-new avenue for getting rid of the performance decline that occurs with duplicated charge-discharge cycling in the cathodes of next generation batteries.
Mar 28, 2022 // Storage, Grids, USA, North America, cathode, Argonne National Laboratory, U.S Department of Energy, Guiliang Xu, transportation, Yuzi Liu
U.S. residential energy storage market has biggest installation quarter yet
The U.S. energy storage market established a brand-new record in the fourth quarter of 2021, with brand-new system installations totaling 4,727 MWh.
Mar 24, 2022 // Residential, Storage, USA, North America, Chloe Holden
LG Energy Solution to set up EV battery JV with Stellantis in Canada
In October, LGES as well as Stellantis NV struck an electric vehicle (EV) battery manufacturing joint venture The JV aims to begin manufacturing by the first quarter of 2024 as well as aiming to have an annual production capacity of around 40 GW of batteries.
Mar 24, 2022 // Storage, Canada, North America, carlos tavares, LG Energy Solution Ltd, Stellantis NV, Youngsoo Kwon
US sets up 4.7 GWh storage in Q4 2021
4th quarter saw more capacity set up than in the very first 3 quarters incorporated, states WoodMac
Mar 24, 2022 // Storage, USA, Jason Burwen, Wood Mackenzie, North America
Tesla Megapacks chose for Edify's 300MWh Australia battery portfolio
Tesla has been gotten to offer 150MW/300MWh of its Megapack battery energy storage system (BESS) remedy for projects in growth by Edify Energy in Australia.
Mar 23, 2022 // Markets & Finance News, Storage, EPC, TESLA, Australia, Oceania, new south wales, project news, national electricity market, supply deal, inertia, smart inverters, synchronous generation, synthetic inertia, virtual inertia