Vanadium producer Bushveld Minerals begins building flow battery electrolyte plant in South Africa
Construction has begun on a facility which will make electrolyte for vanadium flow batteries in South Africa’s Eastern Cape, by vertically-integrated vanadium producer Bushveld Minerals.
Wildfire and heatwave warnings as California utility PG&E turns to batteries for resiliency
California’s second-largest investor-owned utility Pacific Gas & Electric has warned customers of a challenging summer ahead, beginning with a record-breaking heatwave expected in some parts of the state this week.
Mozambique solar project with utility-scale battery storage system begins construction
Mozambique’s energy and mineral resources minister attended a ceremony to mark the start of construction on the first solar project in the country to be paired with utility-scale battery energy storage.
Maldives issues tender for 40MW / 40MWh of battery storage
The Indian Ocean island nation of the Maldives has begun tendering for 40MW / 40MWh of battery energy storage systems across several regions.
More in common: Europe’s energy storage associations’ unified stance
Andy Colthorpe speaks with energy storage associations from Ireland, Germany, Poland and Spain to hear about their unique situations as well as the opportunities and challenges they share.
New pumped hydro around the world: Tried and tested long-duration storage tech makes comeback
For over 100 years, pumped-storage hydroelectric power (pumped hydro) has supported electricity consumption around the world. Here are just a few recent projects that Energy-Storage.news has come across — from projects at their earlier stages of development to those that are nearing shovel-ready status.
Highview Power unveils plan for first 500MWh liquid air storage project in Latin America
A joint venture (JV) partnership to develop and construct long-duration liquid air energy storage (LAES) projects at scale in Latin America has revealed plans for its first project.
Largo says vanadium for energy storage worth twice as much as for steel production at ‘Battery Day’
Using vanadium for battery electrolytes could be twice as profitable as supplying it for steel production, which is currently the major industrial use for the abundant metal, vanadium producer Largo Resources has said.
US distributed solar developer Agilitas buys New England battery storage projects
Agilitas, a developer of distributed solar PV projects in the northeast US, has acquired an energy storage company in New England and its three operational projects.
ROUNDUP: Long-duration energy storage investments and assessments
This edition of our news in brief from around the world focuses on novel technologies promising several hours or more of competitively-priced energy storage.
Biden looks to turn around US dependence on lithium battery imports
Emphasis has been placed once again on the importance of developing domestic battery supply chains for electric vehicles and energy storage by the administration of US President Joe Biden, with the country currently highly dependent on imports.
DHYBRID installs microgrids on 26 Maldivian islands to reduce diesel reliance
Microgrids have been installed on 26 Maldivian islands by DHYBRID, with 3.2MWh of battery storage systems having gone in.
Wood Mackenzie: US could be a 12GWh energy storage market in 2021
Nearly 12,000MWh of energy storage could be installed in the US during 2021 and the market will continue growing significantly over the next few years, according to research and analysis group Wood Mackenzie Power & Renewables.
Fluence completes first projects in 470MW / 470MWh Philippines battery order
Fluence has completed the commissioning of two large-scale battery projects in the Philippines, following similar announcements by rivals ABB and Wärtsilä.
‘Stationary storage is crucial to lithium-ion battery recycling value chain’
While much attention is paid to the need to recycle electric vehicle (EV) batteries, stationary energy storage systems are also “playing a crucial role in the big picture of battery recycling,” Li-Cycle’s chief commercial officer has said.
UK vehicle-to-grid trial finds economic potential but ‘hardware costs still too high’
Domestic vehicle-to-grid (V2G) can deliver ancillary services to the UK's electricity network and earn revenues, but what is thought to be the world's biggest trial of the technology has found that the costs of associated hardware are still too high for many consumers.