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German government charters four FSRUs via Uniper and RWE
In the effort to free Germany from its dependency on Russian gas, a significant milestone has been reached: on behalf of, and in the name of the German government, RWE and Uniper...
Planning permission secured for Hams Hall storage project
Penso Power and Luminous Energy, partners in the Welbar Energy Storage joint venture, have secured full planning approval for a 350MW connection capacity battery storage development...
Largest green hydrogen hub selects EPC provider
Black & Veatch has been selected by Mitsubishi Power Americas and Magnum Development, the co-developers of what is said to be the world’s first and largest industrial green...
World’s largest flywheel starts its journey to Ireland
A real heavyweight in the energy transition is on its way to Ireland. On 14 April the world’s largest flywheel left the Siemens Energy factory in Muelheim, Germany, and is now on its...
RWE aims at €1.5 billion in Ireland investments
RWE has committed to investing €50 billion gross through to 2030 to expand its green generation capacity to 50 GW, with up to €1.5 billion gross of that already earmarked for...
470 MWh storage project gets under way in the Philippines
On 27 January Fluence announced today that the first 20 MW/20 MWh battery-based energy storage unit in a project totalling 470MW/470MWh has entered commercial service.
Contracts awarded for proposed Aldbrough hydrogen storage
Equinor and SSE Thermal have awarded two key contracts for work on the proposed hydrogen storage facility at Aldbrough, in the UK, a sign of their commitment to kickstart a low...
$100m fund for grid-scale battery storage in Australia
A competitive funding round worth A$100 million (£53.5m) has been announced to support next generation grid-scale batteries in Australia.
Nuclear research leads to storage breakthrough
Research in molten salts at Danish company Seaborg Technologies originally intended for molten salt nuclear reactors has led to a potential breakthrough that would enable low...
DNV to lead study on potential of European H2 networks
Independent certification organisation DNV is to lead a study that will produce a roadmap for European distribution networks to show how they can unlock the growth potential of...
150 MWh battery to be built at Hazelwood
ENGIE, Macquarie’s Green Investment Group, and Fluence have joined forces to deliver Australia’s largest privately-funded and owned utility-scale battery.
Degradation ‘is a material issue for batteries competing in the CM’
According to Cornwall Insight, degradation is a key issue for batteries competing in the UK’s capacity market.
Long duration energy storage companies form a council
The Long Duration Energy Storage (LDES) Council, whose launch has been announced at COP26, is intended to bring about replacement of the use of fossil fuels in meeting energy...
‘Revolutionary’ battery management system launched
Brill Power, an Oxford University spin-out company, has launched the first in a new class of ‘intelligent’ battery management systems that it believes will revolutionise the...
Chevron, Magnum and Mitsubishi in framework agreement
Chevron USA Inc., through its Chevron New Energies division, has agreed on a framework to acquire an equity interest in ACES Delta LLC, a joint venture of Mitsubishi Power and...
US battery storage capacity increased 35% in 2020
The United States has continued a trend of significant growth in large-scale battery capacity, with US battery power capacity reaching 1650 MW by the end of 2020. According to the...
Aggreko’s new fleet of battery storage systems
Aggreko, has launched a new fleet of battery storage systems. These are fully integrated units intended to help customers maintain a 100% reliable power supply while reducing the...
First automated battery storage system
On 2 July, RTE, the French public electricity transmission system operator, together with its partner Nidec Industrial Solutions, inaugurated RTE's first experimental site for...
Siemens to build one of Europe’s largest battery storage facilities
Siemens Smart Infrastructure and Zukunftsenergie Nordostbayern GmbH have signed a letter of intent for the turnkey construction of a 100 MW battery storage facility in the German town...