Solar Energy Storage and Battery News

RWE fires up 60MW battery in Ireland
The Lisdrumdoagh project will help balance intermittency in electrical energy generation
Jun 6, 2022 // Storage, Ireland, Europe, rwe, Cathal Hennessy
e-Zinc, Toyota Tsusho to develop pilot zinc-air battery project
The new project by e-Zinc is indicated to store 24 hours of energy which is about ten times that of traditional batteries. The project will be hosted at Eurus Energy America Corporation's (EEAC) Bull Creek wind energy farms, Texas, where excess wind energy will certainly be stored in the e-Zinc battery system.
Jun 6, 2022 // Storage, BATTERIES, James Larsen, e-Zinc, California Energy Commission, Bull Creek, EEAC, Eurus Energy America Corporation, Sara Chamberlain, Toyota Tsusho, zinc air battery
New york city introduces 2.4 GW of PV plants, some combined with energy storage space
New york city has awarded 22 large-scale solar projects agreements as part of the state's biggest land-based procurement of renewables to day.
Jun 6, 2022 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Storage, USA, New York, NYSERDA, ENERGY STORAGE, Cypress Creek Renewables, solar-plus-storage, North America, EDF Renewables, Nexamp, CS Energy, ReneSola Power, Kathy Hochul, new york state
Solar, storage win big in $2.7 bn New York tender
Move is the State's biggest land-based renewable energy deal to date
Jun 3, 2022 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Storage, USA, NYSERDA, North America, Boralex, Patrick Decostre, Kathy Hochul
540 MW Boralex Solar Farms & 77 MW of Storage To Add To New York Renewable Power
Projects will certainly supply greater than 1 TWh of clean, sustainable electrical power annually as well as consist of Boralex's first storage project in the US
Jun 3, 2022 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Storage, USA, New York, NYSERDA, North America, International, CO2 Emissions, green energy, Boralex Solar Farms, carbon emission, RECs
Instalcom to be principal contractor for Pacific Green Technologies' 100MW BESS development
Pacific Green Technologies has actually selected Instalcom Limited as the principal contractor for its 99.98 MW Richborough Energy Park battery energy storage system (BESS) in Kent.
Jun 2, 2022 // Storage, UK, Europe, Pacific Green, Instalcom
First-of-its-kind BESS in sub-Saharan Africa commissioned in Malawi
A solar and also storage project totalling 20MW has entered commercial operation in Malawi, which the firms included state is the first grid-connected utility-scale co-located project to do so in sub-Saharan Africa.
Jun 1, 2022 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Storage, solar-plus-storage, SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA, colocation, Innovate UK, grid stabilising, renewables integration
China's compressed air energy storage industry makes progress
A 300MWh compressed air energy storage system capacity has actually been linked to the grid in Jiangsu, China, while a pressed air storage start-up in the nation has increased nearly US$ 50 million in a financing round.
Jun 1, 2022 // Storage, Grids, China, Asia, investment, peak shaving, long-duration, funding round, compressed air energy storage
Tesla rallies Powerwall proprietors to demonstrate how they can help Texas grid
In Texas, where batteries can not send power to the grid, Tesla has filed a request for a rule modification and also has actually contacted Powerwall owners to form a virtual power plant.
Jun 1, 2022 // Storage, USA, TESLA, North America, powerwall
Australian City Turns To Compressed Air Project For Storage Of 1.5 GWh
Unlike pumped hydro energy storage (PHES), progressed compressed air energy storage is fairly easy to site and construct, requiring far less space as well as water.
May 31, 2022 // Storage, Hydrostor, Australia, Oceania, transgrid, Advanced Compressed Air Energy Storage, A-CAES, Broken Hill, Van Walleghem
Gore Street toasts strong Q4
Fund's UK energy storage space assets averaged ₤ 19/MWh throughout the quarter and also technical availability of 96%.
May 31, 2022 // Markets & Finance News, Storage, UK, Europe, Northern Ireland, Gore Street
Fire risk recall for LG home battery storage equipment owners in Australia
Buyers of home energy storage systems in Australia have been urged to check whether batteries in their gadgets come from a batch remembered because of their risk of causing fires.
May 25, 2022 // Storage, Australia, Oceania, LG Energy Solution, consumer advice, fire safety, product recall, regulatory
Simec Atlantis inks Uskmouth battery deal
230MW development includes a modification of the grid connection agreement and a planning application
May 25, 2022 // Storage, UK, Europe, Simec Atlantis, SAE, Uskmouth Energy Storage, UES
Tesla Nears Setting-up Electric Vehicle & Battery Factory in Indonesia
What was a simple speculation for lengthy has now been confirmed by the Investment Minister of Indonesia, Bahlil Lahadalia. Based on reports, the construction could start by the end of this year.
May 24, 2022 // Storage, TESLA, Elon Musk, Asia, Indonesia, electric vehicle, EV, Bahlil Lahadalia, clean mobility, Model 3 of Tesla
Bluefield Solar gets 80MW BESS for ₤ 4.5 million
London-listed solar and storage financier Bluefield Solar Income Fund has actually acquired 2 40MW battery energy storage system (BESS) projects for ₤ 4.5 million (US$ 5.7 million).
May 24, 2022 // Markets & Finance News, Storage, UK, Europe, investment, Bluefield, colocation, grid stabilising, renewables integration