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Tech providers, contractors revealed at Brazil’s ‘non-wires alternative’ largest BESS project

January 27, 2023
Further details about Brazil’s largest battery storage project to date have been revealed including its integrators and equipment providers.
An existing FlexGen BESS project in Texas. Image: FlexGen.

California gas peaker plants to get battery storage upgrades from FlexGen

January 17, 2023
Large-scale battery storage systems will be used to increase the efficiency of natural gas peaker plants in California.
Rendering of H2 Inc Enerflow VRFB units with electrolyte tanks and balance of plant equipment. Image: H2 Inc.

Flow battery maker behind ‘US’ biggest project’ closes Series B funding round

January 12, 2023
US$18 million Series B closed by H2 Inc, a South Korea-headquartered manufacturer of redox flow battery energy storage systems.
Some of the old mining infrastructure at Pyhäsalmi. Image: Wikimedia user usv.

European Commission approves state aid for 530MWh Finland pumped hydro plant

December 7, 2022
European Commission has given green light for state aid towards development of a large-scale pumped hydro energy storage in Finland.
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‘VPPs that can scale anywhere’: sonnen CEO Blake Richetta at RE+ 2022

November 2, 2022
sonnen Inc CEO Blake Richetta joins our series of exclusive energy storage industry leader interviews from RE+ 2022.
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FirstLight Power to replace Connecticut peaker plant with 17MW battery energy storage system

October 13, 2022
Independent Power Producer (IPP) FirstLight Power will replace its Tunnel Jet peaking facility in Connecticut, US, with a battery energy storage system by 2024/25.
Qcells' USA president Rich Chung at last week's event to celebrate the start of construction of the 180MW Cunningham project in Texas. Image: Qcells.

Qcells moves onto New York for next standalone BESS projects

September 14, 2022
Qcells has followed up the start of construction on its first-ever standalone BESS project with the announcement of three more projects.
AES Clean Energy's Lancaster Area Battery, a 127MW/508MWh BESS which has just gone online. Image: AES Clean Energy president Leonardo Moreno via LinkedIn.

California’s fleet of battery storage working to avert energy crisis

September 8, 2022
Energy stored in batteries is being dispatched in large volumes in California as record-breaking hot weather brings crisis.  
Rendering of Powin Energy Centipede BESS units of the type to be used at the project. Image: Powin Energy.

Town in Long Island, New York considers 320MWh of BESS proposals – report

August 26, 2022
Proposals for two large-scale battery storage facilities have been put before decisionmakers on New York’s Long Island.
IESA's VISION 2030 report was launched at India Energy Storage Week earlier this month. Image: IESA.

IESA: India ‘needs at least 160GWh of energy storage’ to meet 2030 renewable energy target

June 27, 2022
To integrate a targeted 500GW of non-fossil fuel energy onto India’s networks by 2030, at least 160GWh of energy storage will be needed.

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