Smart Energy International

OCTOBER 15, 2022

The first commercial-scale solution for sand battery energy storage has been built as part of Vatajankoski Oy’s district heating network. It is touted by Fingrid as the world’s first sand battery built for commercial use, and is involved in the Finnish TSO’s balancing power market. Sand battery tech. World first.

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DeSmogBlog

DECEMBER 20, 2023

Alberta Premier Danielle Smith’s recent comments about the use of batteries for renewable energy infrastructure surprised experts, one of whom described the premier’s comments as possibly ideologically motivated misinformation. After Smith asked, “And what do I do when there’s no sun and there’s no wind?,” GW commercial.

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Envirotec Magazine

NOVEMBER 19, 2020

A development on the west coast of Saudi Arabia is to become the world’s largest battery storage facility and is part of an initiative to power the entire 28,000km2 coast with renewable energy, 24/7. The development will seemingly include 50 hotels when complete, and will be powered solely by wind and solar energy.

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GreenTechMedia

FEBRUARY 11, 2021

Battery plants have established themselves in the sunny Southwest, but this week was the first time they won big in New England. San Francisco-based developer Plus Power won two bids in the latest capacity auction held by the New England ISO, which operates the transmission grid and competitive power markets in six northeastern states.

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Charged

APRIL 11, 2023

Its ServoProp variable-pitch sail drive motor has a regeneration feature that can charge an electric boat’s batteries while sailing. When moving under wind power, the drag of the water forces the propellor to move backwards, turning the motor into a generator in the manner familiar to every EV driver.

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Hydrogen Fuel News

JANUARY 18, 2024

Just outside Delta, Utah, there is a small one-stoplight town that will soon be home to a massive underground battery that will use hydrogen fuel for storing excess energy. In essence, it will be a massive battery that will be stored underground.

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Smart Energy International

FEBRUARY 28, 2024

and Ampt, a company that optimises large-scale photovoltaic (PV) systems, announced the deployment of a combination of wind and solar generation together with battery storage within the microgrid at the Fraunhofer Institute for Chemical Technology (ICT) campus in Pfinztal, Germany.

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GreenTechMedia

NOVEMBER 25, 2020

Vestas Ventures will focus on four areas: long-duration storage and other grid flexibility technology; "power-to-X" technologies to use renewable electricity to produce carbon-neutral fuels; wind energy technologies; and sustainability and advanced materials.

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Business Green

AUGUST 5, 2020

But few sectors can lay as strong a claim for playing a central and strategic role in any recovery, as the renewables industry in general and the wind power sector in particular. Furthermore, 1GW of offshore wind power avoids 3.5 This is a clear signal," he added.

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Smart Energy International

NOVEMBER 11, 2023

As the global Lithium-Ion (Li-Ion) battery market is forecast to grow from $57.4 The researcher’s predictions, they state in a release, suggest a sizeable global Li-Ion battery demand increase, skyrocketing from over 700GWh in 2022 to approximately 4.7TWh by 2030. billion in 2023 to $120.65

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Energy Storage News

APRIL 23, 2024

NGK Insulators will provide 72 containerised sodium-sulfur (NAS) battery storage units to a green hydrogen production plant in Germany.

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Business Green

MARCH 25, 2020

But Global Wind Energy Council forced to revise its forecasts for 2020 and beyond as coronavirus fallout continues. Meanwhile, the growing number of wind farms around the world continues to be largely driven by financing via market based policy mechanisms, such as the UK's Contracts for Difference scheme, it seems.

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Charged

MAY 31, 2022

Battery “gigafactories” are under construction all over the world—and none too soon. As EV sales grow, it is critical to establish local battery production and shorten supply chains. Britishvolt’s goal is to create domestic battery production all around the world, and the company is currently building its first cell factory in the UK.

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Business Green

SEPTEMBER 27, 2022

Centrica has started work on converting its decommissioned Lincolnshire gas-fired power station into a battery storage facility, which it envisages supplying the equivalent of a full day's energy consumption for 11,000 UK households. Working with GE we'll store green energy produced locally and use it as efficiently as possible.". "As

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GreenTechMedia

JANUARY 8, 2020

The Republic of Ireland recently received its first grid-scale battery, which will help manage volatility as the island nation ramps up renewable power plants. The Kilathmoy battery packs 11 megawatts/5.5 megawatt-hours, and sits alongside a 23-megawatt wind farm. The Kilathmoy battery packs 11 megawatts/5.5

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GreenTechMedia

DECEMBER 16, 2020

New York utility Con Edison has signed its biggest energy storage contract to date, a 100-megawatt/400-megawatt-hour lithium-ion battery project that will help balance a grid facing rising levels of offshore wind and other renewable power in the years to come. In New York City, the biggest battery is the 4.8

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AGreenLiving

JUNE 18, 2021

A modern problem of the off-grid and outdoorsy lifestyle is how to keep your devices powered. Battery packs are one option, but they have limited use and can be heavy and bulky. We’re offering wind power that fits in your backpack,” said Cat Adalay, CEO and founder of Aurea Technologies. View post:Â .

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Business Green

AUGUST 30, 2020

A new 33MW battery storage facility is set to be built near Bristol after a lease was signed this month between land investor Electric Land and Hallen Energy, part of renewable energy firm Voltalia SA. Voltalia has 1.2GW of solar and wind power already in operation or construction, and a pipeline of 7.8GW, the firm said.

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Envirotec Magazine

FEBRUARY 16, 2023

innovation project, led by renewable electrification specialist AceOn, to develop battery and hydrogen technology to power the marine vessels used for servicing offshore wind turbines, has been given the green light for Government funding.

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Charged

DECEMBER 1, 2021

VFlowTech, a Singapore-based firm that manufactures modular vanadium redox flow batteries, will join Seoul National University of Science & Technology (SeoulTech) and systems integrator CompanyWE to install EV charging infrastructure at gas stations in South Korea.

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Greentown Labs

JANUARY 30, 2024

As renewable energy sources have matured and become more affordable, a challenge remains in dramatically increasing the amount of clean power on the electric grid: long-duration energy storage. They also have a lifespan of 30 years—significantly longer than that of lithium-ion batteries—and aren’t prone to battery fires or explosions.

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Business Green

JUNE 16, 2022

New Northumberland battery project latest in a flurry of announcements from across the fast-expanding energy storage sector. Plans are being drawn up for a 30MW battery storage system in Northumberland, on a site once earmarked for a new gas hub.

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Business Green

DECEMBER 21, 2021

First of seven utility-scale grid batteries planned by GIG across UK reaches financial close. First acquired from Capbal Ltd earlier this year, the proposed portfolio includes seven battery storage projects strategically located in "highly congested areas of the UK power network" including Scotland and South East England, according to GIG.

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Business Green

MARCH 16, 2020

The European wind power sector is braced for potential economic headwinds in the wake of the escalating coronavirus outbreak, with trade body WindEurope today warning that some supply chains are already being hit by delays. We will need to take a strategic approach to ensure that disruption is minimised.".

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Renewable Energy World

AUGUST 19, 2021

The automated “Power Transfer Vessel” aims to support Japan’s goal of increasing offshore wind power generation from 20 megawatts to 10 gigawatts by 2030 and 30-45 GW by 2040. PowerX will also construct a large-scale battery packing facility to produce EV fast-charging, grid, and marine batteries.

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Renew Economy

NOVEMBER 23, 2022

From offshore wind-powered public energy utilities, to cheap solar and batteries for everyone, all the way to stockpiling gas, we break down Victoria's energy policy mix. The post It’s election time in Victoria: Who’s promising what on energy and transition to renewables? appeared first on RenewEconomy.

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Renewable Energy World

JANUARY 11, 2022

Battery storage is having its moment in the sun. Energy Information Administration said that when it totals up the numbers for 2021, it expects they will show that battery storage capacity grew by 4.5 Vistra says the facility, which uses technology from LG Energy Solution, is the largest lithium-ion battery storage system in the world.

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Business Green

MAY 13, 2022

Addressing stability and flexibility requirements in the energy market will require around £20bn of investment in increased battery storage capacity by 2030, according to new analysis. Battery storage is already set to grow in the immediate future with the T-4 2025-26 Capacity Market auction adding 2.6GW.

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R-Squared Energy

FEBRUARY 20, 2020

PHES still accounts for about 95% of all grid-scale storage, but that number has been falling in recent years as battery storage solutions have become more economical. In December 2017, the largest battery storage system to date was connected to the grid in South Australia. The Carbon Emission Footprint of Battery Storage.

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Business Green

JANUARY 25, 2024

Company confirms financial close for Kilmarnock South battery project, which promises to help optimise use of Scottish wind power

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Smart Energy International

NOVEMBER 16, 2022

has begun construction on battery storage projects in Scotland, touted as the first commercial contracts in the world for grid stability services through transmission connected batteries. The batteries will also ease network constraints by importing electricity at times of peak renewable generation. said: “Zenob? Scottish sites.

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Renewable Energy World

SEPTEMBER 13, 2021

The utility cooperative partnering with Form Energy on its first “iron air” battery project sees the long-duration energy storage technology as a potential buffer for its grid during extreme cold snaps like 2019’s polar vortex. Wind speeds tend to decrease during extremely cold temperatures. Form Energy’s “iron air” battery.

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Renew Economy

SEPTEMBER 19, 2022

Solar is doing well – and particularly associated home battery uptake; wind power is struggling; and China is rapidly becoming the main factor limiting global decarbonisation. The post Three global renewables trends to watch for – and what they mean for Australia appeared first on RenewEconomy.

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Business Green

FEBRUARY 11, 2023

New 100MW battery in Capenhurst, Chester thought to be the largest in Europe to date to be connected to a transmission network A battery that is thought to be the largest in Europe to be connected directly to a transmission network went live today, marking another milestone for the fast-expanding energy storage sector.

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Charged

AUGUST 29, 2019

Operating between Germany and Denmark, the M/V Copenhagen belongs to Scandlines’ already-existing fleet of hybrid ferries , which combines diesel and battery power. Since 2013, the ferry operator has invested more than €300 million in building and retrofitting ferries from conventional diesel to hybrid power.

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The Guardian: Energy

APRIL 1, 2024

Start-ups turn to heat over batteries as they aim to industrialise the practice Think of battery ingredients and lithium, cadmium and nickel come to mind. Now think again. What about salt, air, bricks, and hand-warmer gel?

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Smart Energy International

JUNE 17, 2022

As the adoption of electric vehicles and distributed energy resources like solar, wind power, and battery storage become more widespread and add more load to the grid, the introduction of these new elements creates disruption and presents grid reliability challenges that must be addressed. 60-minute session.

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