Hitachi ABB Power Grids’ battery storage to be used at 214MW industrial microgrid in Thailand
Battery energy storage system (BESS) and controls technology will be provided to a “smart industrial park” project in Thailand by Hitachi ABB Power Grids.
Canadian Solar in partnership with energy storage optimisation provider Habitat Energy
Canadian Solar has signed a new partnership with UK-headquartered energy storage optimisation specialist Habitat Energy.
Eos’ post-SPAC financial results show high cost of commercialisation for zinc battery player
Long-duration zinc battery energy storage system maker Eos Energy Enterprises’ order book, backlog and sales pipelines have greatly increased, but the company has also incurred significant costs as it puts in efforts to reach scale in manufacturing and deployments.
California battery additions help summer energy situation but state still faces ‘reliability risks’
A rapid and significant increase in battery storage capacity will be among factors contributing to an improved energy security position for California’s electricity networks this summer, but the grid is still vulnerable to stress during any extreme heatwaves.
Zinc-bromine flow battery and modular H2 electrolyser companies launching megawatt-scale products
Australian flow battery energy storage company Redflow has entered a “high voltage, high capacity grid-scale future,” unveiling a new system it has created to be deployed at a 2MWh project in California.
Enel begins construction of gigawatt of hybrid renewables-plus-battery storage projects in Texas
Construction has begun on more than a gigawatt of large-scale renewable energy projects with battery storage attached in Texas, by Enel Green Power North America, the regional renewable and clean energy arm of European utility Enel.
LS Power buys distributed energy infrastructure group GI Energy and its New York battery projects
US power and energy infrastructure developer, investor and operator LS Power has bought up GI Energy, a provider of clean energy solutions for commercial and industrial (C&I) customers with projects spanning the east and west coasts.
UK smart energy platform provider Kiwi Power moves into Japan’s fast-growing flexibility market
UK based Virtual Power Plant (VPP) company Kiwi Power is to expand into the Japanese market thanks to a new partnership with ENECHANGE.
Developers of Utah green hydrogen storage hub invited to apply for US Department of Energy loans
A massive “green hydrogen hub” adjacent to a coal power plant in Utah could get over half a billion dollars in US government loans to support its development.
USTDA funding feasibility studies for Mozambique, Senegal battery storage projects
US Trade and Development Agency (USTDA) funding has been allocated to feasibility studies for large-scale battery storage projects co-located with wind power in Senegal, west Africa and Mozambique, in southeastern Africa.
California community energy group signs PPA for 50MW / 200MWh solar-plus-storage project
A long-term power purchase agreement has been signed for the output of a 50MW solar farm with 200MWh of battery storage, by Desert Community Energy, one of several Community Choice Aggregator (CCA) energy suppliers in California.
VIDEO: Ireland’s energy storage market needs in focus
Experts Frank Burke from the Irish Energy Storage Association and Bernice Doyle of Statkraft Ireland talk about the growing need for energy storage, how the market has rapidly developed so far and what it needs to look like to achieve a stable, decarbonised and secure energy system on the island of Ireland.
VIDEO: De-risk, monetise your energy storage assets with leading technologies - Americas edition
Energy-Storage.news was delighted to host a sponsored webinar with Honeywell Process Solutions looking at how technology, combined with world-class performance guarantees, can help de-risk and monetise energy storage assets across the Americas.
Poland adapts energy policy to ‘give green light to development of energy storage’
Policymakers in Poland have removed legal and regulatory barriers to the development of an energy storage industry based in the European country.
Preventing thermal runaway in lithium-ion energy storage systems
Safely managing the use of lithium-ion batteries in energy storage systems (ESS) should be priority number one for the industry. In this exclusive Guest Blog, Johnson Controls' industry relations fellow Alan Elder, with over four decades of experience in the field of gaseous fire suppression systems and Derek Sandahl, product manager for the company's engineered fire suppression products, talk about the best ways to achieve prevention of fire incidents stemming from thermal runaway in lithium cells.
Iron flow battery maker ESS Inc using NASDAQ-listed SPAC to go public
Iron electrolyte flow battery company ESS Inc has become the latest energy storage industry player to target public listing of its stock, announcing a merger with a special purpose acquisition company (SPAC).