Tag: battery energy storage

Recent advancements in storage technologies

Recent advancements in storage technologies

April 8, 2024 |

Currently, the focus is on enhancing energy storage capacities to ensure reliable and cost-effective power system operations. Key trends in ESS include the shift from conventional lithium-ion (Li-ion) batteries to innovative chemicals offering improved stability, density and longevity. There is also a focus on developing solutions that store renewable energy from large-scale projects. Meanwhile, a transition towards more flexible and portable distributed ESS is being witnessed. ESS technologies encompass a range of methods for capturing, storing and releasing energy to meet demand when needed.

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<strong>Aypa Power to buy 268 MW of BESS capacity from Blue Steel Power</strong>

Aypa Power to buy 268 MW of BESS capacity from Blue Steel Power

March 2, 2023 |

Aypa Power, a US-based energy company, has purchased two standalone battery energy storage system (BESS) projects in Indiana, totaling 268 MW. The BESS projects included in the agreement are Williams Power, a 150 MW project in Jefferson County, and Fletcher Power, a 118 MW project in Decatur County. For an undisclosed sum, the projects were acquired from Blue Steel Power.

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Fluence and TransnetBW to construct grid storage system in Germany

Fluence and TransnetBW to construct grid storage system in Germany

October 7, 2022 |

Fluence Energy and TransnetBW have announced plans to build a 250 MW battery energy storage (BES) project as part of a transmission project in Germany. The Netzbooster project will be situated at Germany’s main grid centre in Kupferzell. The objective of the project is to assist German transmission system operator (TSO) TransnetBW in maximising network use throughout the country.

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Genex to take over 2 GW solar and battery project in Australia

Genex to take over 2 GW solar and battery project in Australia

August 11, 2022 |

Genex Power, an Australian energy company, has agreed to purchase the development rights to a 2 GW solar and battery energy storage system plant in Queensland. The Bulli Creek Clean Energy Project is situated in south-east Queensland, nearly 100 km southwest of Toowoomba. It will be developed in five phases on a 5,000ha area of land. Solar Choice, an Australian producer of solar energy equipment, will sell the project rights to Genex.

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Greenspot secures approval for 500 MW BESS project in Australia

Greenspot secures approval for 500 MW BESS project in Australia

August 9, 2022 |

Greenspot, an Australian investment firm, has received approval from the New South Wales (NSW) Department of Planning and Environment for a battery energy storage system (BESS) project. The 500 MW/1,000 MWh project will be built on the site of the disused Wallerawang Power Station near Lithgow. An investment of about $280 million is anticipated to be needed. 

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Race to Net Zero: The Pressures of the Battery Boom in Five Charts

Race to Net Zero: The Pressures of the Battery Boom in Five Charts

July 27, 2022 |

Total demand for battery metals is forecast to jump by 50% this year to 4.8 million metric tons, and race to over 17.5 million tons by the end of the decade. Demand for lithium is set to grow the fastest, surging more than sevenfold between 2021 and 2030. The key question is whether there is sufficient supply to meet booming demand. Battery metals markets are expected to be tight in 2022 as rising demand coincides with inflationary pressures and supply chain constraints.

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Finding the right battery technology for long-duration storage

Finding the right battery technology for long-duration storage

March 31, 2022 |

The emergence of iron-based chemistries to solve some of the cost issues of RFBs is expected to improve their commercial feasibility, allowing them to compete with lithium-ion for around half of the stationary storage market by 2030, according to the US Department of Energy’s Energy Stor­age Grand Challenge Market Report 2020. Currently, the preferred electrolyte for flow- batteries is vanadium due to its stability.

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The Need for Advanced Chemistry Energy Storage Cells in India

The Need for Advanced Chemistry Energy Storage Cells in India

February 15, 2022 | ,

This report is the first of a three-report series designed to create a shared understanding among stakeholders of current status and future trends that are emerging in the advanced chemistry cells (ACC) battery sector and to build awareness of India’s supportive programs on ACC battery storage, most importantly the Productive Linked Incentives (PLI) scheme for battery cell manufacturing.

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Powin to deliver 5.8 Gwh of storage capacity over the next two years

Powin to deliver 5.8 Gwh of storage capacity over the next two years

February 14, 2022 |

Powin, a US-based energy company, has agreed to deliver 5.8 GWh of battery energy storage systems (BESS) over the next two years under framework agreements with four firms. The firm will provide BESS solutions to a number of projects in the US and Taiwan. The majority of these deals will rely on its Centipede battery storage infrastructure, which can accommodate more than 200 MWhac per acre.

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<strong>PG&E proposes 6.4 GWh of stand-alone energy storage</strong>

PG&E proposes 6.4 GWh of stand-alone energy storage

January 28, 2022 |

Pacific Gas and Electric Company (PG&E), a California utility, has announced plans to build nine additional energy storage projects totaling 1,600 MW/6.4 GWh, including a 350 MW extension of the Moss Landing Energy Storage Facility. Between 2023 and 2026, the energy storage projects would become operational, coinciding with the planned retirements of gas plants in southern California and PG&E’s Diablo Canyon Nuclear Power Plant.

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The Battery Report 2021

The Battery Report 2021

January 11, 2022 | ,

This report is intended to be a comprehensive and accessible overview of the current state of battery research, industry, talent, and policy. Produced by Volta Foundation in collaboration with Intercalation, this report was generated as a community effort by a team of 40 experts from 34 organizations.

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Charging stations: Investing in Europe’s nascent battery industry

Charging stations: Investing in Europe’s nascent battery industry

January 5, 2022 |

Batteries will play a crucial role in achieving Europe’s ambitious decarbonisation targets. They will allow the integration of renewables into the continent’s power market and enable emission cuts in the transport industry – two sectors that account for a combined 60% of the world’s emissions. If all battery manufacturing projects are realised, Europe would produce nearly double its demand in 2030.

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Amara Raja to invest €10 million in InoBat Auto

Amara Raja to invest €10 million in InoBat Auto

December 31, 2021 |

India-based Amara Raja Batteries is planning to invest €10 million in InoBat Auto, a European company that specializes in battery research and development for electric vehicles, as well as the manufacture of lithium-ion battery cells and customised cells. The investment by Amara Raja follows a $5 million investment by the company in Log 9 Materials, an Indian battery and charging company.

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ARENA announces funding for grid-scale battery storage projects

ARENA announces funding for grid-scale battery storage projects

December 28, 2021 |

The Australian Renewable Energy Agency (ARENA) has announced a $100 million financing round for grid-scale batteries with sophisticated inverters. Expressions of interest (EoI) will be accepted starting in February 2022 and will close on March 31, 2022. Later in 2022, selected bidders will be invited to submit a comprehensive application.

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Platte River floats a 250 MW tender for solar and battery storage

Platte River floats a 250 MW tender for solar and battery storage

December 22, 2021 |

Platte River Electricity Authority, a U.S.-based power provider, has published a request for proposals for solar and/or co-located battery storage projects totalling 250 MW. As per the company’s statement, it preferred utility-scale projects with a capacity of 100 MW and distribution projects with a capacity of 25 MW.

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Sembcorp plans a 360 MW battery energy storage system in the UK

Sembcorp plans a 360 MW battery energy storage system in the UK

December 16, 2021 |

Sembcorp Energy UK (SEUK) has revealed plans to create a large battery energy storage system in the UK. The 360 MW battery will be deployed at its Wilton International site in Teesside as part of the company’s increasing battery storage portfolio. This and other such battery installations will help to ensure the power network’s resilience thereby allowing for the continued growth of renewables.

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Tag Energy acquires a 100 per cent share in 99.9 MW Lakeside BESS project

Tag Energy acquires a 100 per cent share in 99.9 MW Lakeside BESS project

December 13, 2021 |

Tag Energy has taken a 100 per cent share in the Lakeside battery energy storage system (BESS) project which has a capacity of 99.9 MW. This is Tag Energy’s fifth investment in the UK this year. The BESS was purchased for around £65 million from RES, and Tag Energy also purchased the 50 MW Roaring Hill Energy Storage Project from RES in October 2021.

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Energy Storage for Winter Grid Reliability in Massachusetts

Energy Storage for Winter Grid Reliability in Massachusetts

December 9, 2021 | ,

Applied Economics Clinic and Clean Energy Group have released a new report that finds that customer-sited battery storage is by far the lowest priced new winter peaking resource now available to Massachusetts utilities; that payments to customers enrolled in the Commonwealth’s ConnectedSolutions battery program should be increased by at least 33 percent; and that program budgets should be expanded significantly.

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Key themes shaping the US grid

Key themes shaping the US grid

November 17, 2021 |

The growth of distributed energy resources on the grid edge continues to influence many sectors of the energy industry. In the last few months, we’ve seen this play out in the automotive industry’s increasing investment in downstream energy services and virtual power plants becoming more commonplace. In the last few years there has been a slew of joint ventures (JVs) between developers and investors, signaling the more active role that investors are seeking in projects.

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