Energy storage - Page 1

California needs up to 55 GW of long term storage
Tuesday, December 15, 2020 by By 2045, California will require the deployment of up to a 55 GW of long duration energy storage to support its 100% clean electricity goals. This represents more than a 150X increase...

German State to fund energy storage solution
Tuesday, December 01, 2020 by As part of its ‘progres.nrw’ funding programme, German state North Rhine-Westphalia is providing funding of €200 000 for a technical and economic-evaluation study of the new MAN...

UK’s largest battery goes on line
Wednesday, November 11, 2020 by Gresham House Energy Storage Fund and flexible energy specialist Flexitricity have announced that the UK’s largest battery is now live and helping National Grid ESO balance supply...

Saft launches new energy storage hub
Tuesday, November 10, 2020 by Saft has opened a new manufacturing hub for energy storage solutions in Zhuhai, China. The new plant will enable Saft to provide an integrated approach to energy storage worldwide....

Highview Power to develop giga-scale cryogenic energy storage projects
Tuesday, October 27, 2020 by Highview Power, prominent in long duration energy storage solutions, has entered into a joint venture agreement with Energía Latina S.A.-Enlasa, the largest backup power...

US utility-scale battery storage costs have fallen 70% in three years
Tuesday, October 27, 2020 by The average energy capacity cost of utility-scale battery storage in the United States has fallen rapidly from $2152 per kWh in 2015 to $625/kWh in 2018 according to the US...

Fabrication starts on Gravitricity’s storage demonstrator
Tuesday, September 01, 2020 by International winch specialists Huisman have begun fabrication of a £1 million energy storage demonstrator destined for trial in Edinburgh early next year.

World’s first smart fossil-free island
Tuesday, August 25, 2020 by Hitachi ABB Power Grids’ battery energy storage technology is being used in Porto Santo, to support the integration of renewable energy into the island grid.

Construction of megabattery gets under way
Tuesday, August 04, 2020 by Pacific Gas & Electric and Tesla have begun construction of a 182.5 MW/ 730 MWh lithium-ion storage system in Monterey County, California.

EIB backing for battery gigafactory
Monday, August 03, 2020 by The European Investment Bank has entered into a $350 million loan agreement to support the financing of Europe’s first home-grown ‘gigafactory’ for lithium-ion battery cells,...

EGP starts Lily construction
Tuesday, July 28, 2020 by Enel Green Power (EGP has started construction of the Lily solar + storage project in Texas, its first utility-scale solar + storage project in North America. The project comprises a...

Ingeteam selected for Whitelee battery
Wednesday, July 22, 2020 by ScottishPower Renewables, which is part of the Spanish Iberdrola Group, has selected Ingeteam to supply a 50 MWh battery storage system for the 539 MW Whitelee wind farm in...

Hybrid LPG/LFO fuelled plant for US Virgin Islands
Wednesday, July 22, 2020 by Wärtsilä has been awarded a contract to deliver a ‘state-of-the-art’ power plant and energy storage system to the US Virgin Islands Water and Power Authority (WAPA). The plant will...

Drax partners with Mitsubishi to scale up CCS
Tuesday, June 30, 2020 by Drax and Mitsubishi Heavy Industries (MHI) have confirmed plans to install a pilot bioenergy with carbon capture and storage (BECCS) facility this autumn.

Gore Street bolsters UK portfolio
Tuesday, June 30, 2020 by Gore Street Energy Storage Fund has secured a 131 MW project portfolio in the UK, it has announced. The portfolio includes 81 MW of operational assets in Great Britain and was...

World’s first commercial-scale liquid air energy storage
Wednesday, June 24, 2020 by Developer Carlton Power has entered into a joint venture agreement with Highview Power to build and operate the world’s first commercial liquid air storage system – a 250 MWh...

Neoen to build largest battery in Nordics
Tuesday, June 16, 2020 by Neoen has announced plans to build a 30 MW/30 MWh battery energy storage plant in Finland.

EDL commissions 56 MW Australian hybrid
Wednesday, May 27, 2020 by Global energy firm EDL has completed the 56 MW Agnew hybrid renewable energy plant in Western Australia.

Vattenfall launches 1.225 MWh battery pack
Wednesday, May 20, 2020 by Vattenfall and Northvolt has launched a new battery energy storage solution, Voltpack Mobile System. It is said to be a rugged, highly modular lithium-ion battery package envisioned as...