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Onslow Dam at Lake Onslow, New Zealand. A PHES plant at the site was conceptualised by Associate Professor Earl Bardsley from the University of Waikato in 2004. Image: Mohammed Majeed.

New Zealand considers investing US$9.8 billion in 5TWh of pumped hydro to bridge energy deficit

March 17, 2023
The government of New Zealand considering viability of pumped hydro among its options to plug energy deficits of between 3TWh and 5TWh.
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IPP Amarenco raises €300 million for solar, energy storage and agrovoltaics pipeline

March 17, 2023
Amarenco has raised €300 million, enabling asset management firm Arjun Infrastructure Partners to acquire a minority stake in the company.
Domestic and international battery manufacturers have been supported by the European Commission's European Battery Alliance to date, but the latest announcements aim to provide a framework to boost industrial competitiveness and accelerate the EU's energy transition. Pictured is a lithium battery cell produced in Sweden by Northvolt, a European startup supported by the Alliance. Image: Northvolt.

European Commission’s Net Zero Industry Act includes energy storage as eligible technology  

March 16, 2023
European Commission’s categorisation of energy storage technologies in the Net Zero Industry Act is a “huge victory,” one source said.
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March 16, 2023
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Rendering of the Waranga electrolyte processing plant. Image: Australian Vanadium.

Australian Vanadium secures site for flow battery electrolyte plant in Western Australia

March 16, 2023
Australian Vanadium has secured a site and progressed the design and development of a flow battery electrolyte facility in Western Australia.
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US installed almost as much battery storage in 2022 as previous two years combined

March 15, 2023
The US energy storage sector deployed 4.8GW in 2022, close to the combined amount installed in 2020 and 2021.
This edition’s cover story focuses on agrivoltaics. Illustration by Luca D’Urbino for Solar Media.

PV Tech Power 34 out now: Agrivoltaics and offshore solar, Europe and New York’s BESS markets

March 15, 2023
The Q1 2023 edition of our downstream solar journal, PV Tech Power, is now available, including comprehensive coverage on agrivoltaics.
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European Commission’s ‘raised ambition’ for energy storage in Electricity Market Design welcomed, with caveats

March 15, 2023
Initial reaction to the European Commission’s proposal on Electricity Market Design reform has been largely positive.
Keeping the lights on while decarbonising will require far more energy storage than the EU market is set up to facilitate, the EC said. Image: NASA.

Energy storage to ‘underpin EU’s secure and decarbonised energy system’ through new strategy

March 14, 2023
European Commission (EC) strategy puts energy storage as cornerstone of a decarbonised and secure energy system for the EU.
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Microvast commits to becoming an industry leader with high energy density, long-life utility-scale ESS solution and new Energy Division

March 14, 2023
Technology innovator Microvast recently launched its new Energy Division with the release of an industry-leading battery energy storage system.

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