Smart Energy International

JULY 19, 2024

US clean tech company Intersect Power has closed $837 million in financing for the construction and operation of three standalone battery energy storage systems (BESS) in Texas, representing 1GWh in storage that will move from concept to commissioned in under 12 months.

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GreenTechMedia

JUNE 3, 2020

” But by the end of the decade, battery storage will be the cheapest option for balancing Europe's grid, overtaking gas peakers, according to a new long-term energy storage outlook. Most of that will come from front-of-the-meter battery systems. Germany will be the last major market to push coal off its grid.

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Smart Energy International

OCTOBER 6, 2023

Also on the radar are announcements of an integrated platform for interconnector-based energy trading between the UK and Netherlands as well as an insurance policy partnership for Li-Ion battery products. Image courtesy Great Power. Great Power’s battery cells have been extensively evaluated and are being thoroughly validated.

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Smart Energy International

DECEMBER 20, 2023

Polish power distribution company Tauron has launched an energy storage facility project in Poland, using second-life electric bus batteries to support power grid management. The warehouse contains a power of 150kW and a capacity of 150kWh in Jaworzno and already cooperates with the power grid, says the DSO in a release.

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Smart Energy International

NOVEMBER 24, 2022

A large-scale battery storage system from Rolls-Royce – touted to be the largest in the Netherlands – is the latest to help the Dutch grid manage its overflow of renewable connections. As a surplus of renewables have been coming online to the Dutch power grid, a new problem has unfolded – that of being at capacity.

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GreenTechMedia

DECEMBER 3, 2020

The New York Power Authority, the country's largest state-owned electric utility, just installed an unusual battery at its headquarters. The 50 kilowatt/250 kilowatt-hour battery isn't remarkable for its size, but for its promise of a design that can eliminate fire risk. Building a fireproof lithium-ion battery.

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Smart Energy International

MAY 27, 2024

Batteries in ERCOT (Electric Reliability Council of Texas) played an essential part in keeping the lights on during extreme 2023 summer heat, freeing up more than 3GW of natural gas power plants during critical hours, finds research from Aurora Energy. Interestingly, this has not come at the expense of gas-fired generation.

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Smart Energy International

JANUARY 18, 2022

Researchers at the University of Adelaide have reported demonstrating the underlying concept of quantum batteries. Quantum batteries, like quantum computing based on the behaviour of matter at the sub-atomic level, have the potential to revolutionise current technologies with the prospect of a new compact and powerful energy storage medium.

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Charged

JANUARY 24, 2025

The New Terminal One will have what its creators have said is the largest solar array at any US airport, which will power a fleet of electric vehicles used at the terminal both landside and airside. Construction of the massive array, consisting of more than 13,000 solar panels on the terminals roof, began in 2024.

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Smart Energy International

MARCH 18, 2024

Construction has begun on Synergy’s Collie battery energy storage system, which will be one of the biggest grid-scale batteries in Australia when complete. The battery is expected to be completed by the end of 2025. Kwinana Battery Stage Two is under construction and is due to be completed in late 2024.

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GreenTechMedia

MARCH 20, 2020

For all their momentum, the clean-energy sectors — solar, wind, energy storage, and companies transforming the power grid — will not escape the COVID-19 downdraft. Social distancing rules mean construction workers are not allowed to group together for coffee breaks or other meetings. Lightsource BP, the U.K.-based

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Renewable Energy World

MAY 10, 2021

Fort Chipewyan is an isolated community in Canada that is not connected to the main power grid. The community, which used to rely on diesel for power generation, is now home to the country’s largest community solar and storage microgrid project. The microgrid was developed in cooperation with ATCO and Hitachi ABB Power Grids.

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Smart Energy International

JANUARY 29, 2024

From interconnection to market structures, US power grid operators are grappling with an onslaught of battery storage development, which has boomed due to the critical need to shore up variable renewable energy. He said the rule is the product of rapid growth and an imperative to adapt to an evolving grid.

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Smart Energy International

NOVEMBER 13, 2023

Kyon Energy received approval for a 137.5MW/275MWh battery project that will be located near a substation, charging and discharging as per renewable availability to help shave peak demand from Germany’s power grid. The battery storage project will be located in Alfeld (Leine), Lower Saxony, Germany.

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Business Green

APRIL 7, 2021

Zenobe claims Battery will be largest grid-connected battery in Europe and first to absorb reactive power directly from a transmission network.

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Charged

DECEMBER 20, 2023

The chargers have an integrated battery storage system and are installed with a connection to a standard voltage power grid. This eliminates the need for construction of a dedicated high-voltage substation and reduces installation cost and time. Each unit has one 150 kW and one 100 kW charge point.

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Solar Industry

NOVEMBER 17, 2023

Wildstone Construction Group and SkyFire Energy have marked the opening of Summerland, British Columbia’s first utility-scale solar facility. The project utilized 80% local construction labor and Canadian-based manufacturing for the solar PV racking and the battery energy storage system.

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Renewable Energy World

MAY 25, 2021

Burns & McDonnell said on Monday that it was selected by LG Energy Solution and Sustainable Environmental Renewable (SER) Capital Partners to provide engineer-procure-construct (EPC) services for three 10-MW/20-MWh lithium-ion, stand-alone battery energy storage systems. The three facilities are located in the West Texas region.

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GreenTechMedia

MARCH 19, 2020

Wood Mackenzie expects that North America could have nearly 650 gigawatt-hours of EV battery capacity by 2030, up from 97.5 As DER penetration grows, regulation and market constructs are evolving to accommodate these resources at scale. De-risking grid edge investment. gigawatt-hours today.

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Smart Energy International

JUNE 3, 2024

Renewable asset developer ACEN Australia has awarded Engineering, Procurement and Construction (EPC) and Operations and Maintenance (O&M) contracts for its New England 200MW/400MWh battery storage project.

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Solar Industry

DECEMBER 12, 2023

data center will receive the majority portion of energy generated by Ørsted’s Eleven Mile Solar Center, a 300 MW solar farm and 300 MW, four-hour BESS currently under construction in Pinal County, Ariz. ” Eleven Mile Solar Center is currently under construction and is expected to be operational next year. says Ørsted.

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Charged

FEBRUARY 14, 2025

Our busway system acts like an overhead power grid, Sanchez explained. It brings power where you need it, allowing for easy plug-and-play installation of charging equipment. Public Transportation: School districts and municipalities are electrifying bus fleets, necessitating reliable, space-efficient charging solutions.

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Renewable Energy World

JANUARY 19, 2022

Engineering consulting firm Burns & McDonnell completed construction of three 10 MW/20 MWh lithium-ion battery energy storage systems in West Texas. Kansas City-based Burns & McDonnell tapped its direct-hire subsidiary Ref-Chem to complete construction and installation of the batteries.

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GreenTechMedia

OCTOBER 7, 2020

California’s two days of rolling blackouts in August were the result of disconnects between its existing grid reliability constructs and the needs of an increasingly solar-powered grid, and its failure to prepare for a Western U.S.-wide A gap between resource adequacy and current grid reality.

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Smart Energy International

APRIL 29, 2022

Have you read: Gridserve’s compact electric forecourt to transform Norwich’s EV charging India – proposed EV battery swapping approach EVE provides power solutions for vehicle positioning and cargo tracking. The flexible battery-based chargers can be installed rapidly, as they do not require high power grid connections.

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Smart Energy International

FEBRUARY 20, 2024

British energy developer Balance Power has secured planning approval for a 40MW battery storage project in Cheshire, which will export stored renewable power to the grid when demand is high. The storage facility is due to be operational in 2028, with construction planned to begin as early as 2026.

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Charged

JUNE 14, 2022

Since the transition to electrification depends on the allocation of infrastructure, powerful grid connections and prolonged bureaucracy, we were happy to partner with Electreon, which offers a more cost-effective and accessible alternative to charging electric buses,” said Oded Cohen, CEO of Electra Afikim. Source: Electreon.

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GreenTechMedia

JANUARY 30, 2020

” Over time, battery storage " may replace gas peakers," says Benoit Allehaut. Allehaut said Capital Dynamics now manages about 2 gigawatts of storage, some under construction, and is closing in on a “major contract” with an equipment supplier. per watt, possibly even less.". Credit: Capital Dynamics).

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Smart Energy International

MARCH 23, 2022

They aim to build momentum for a cleaner and more resilient regional power grid. Brockelman Road is a solar+plus+storage project capable of generating 1.7MW of solar energy alongside 1MW/2MWh of battery storage. On the other end, Clark Road is a solar+plus+storage project with 7.1MW of solar capacity and 3 MW/6.1MWh of storage.

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Smart Energy International

OCTOBER 20, 2023

This week’s Smart Energy Finances looks at Skeleton Technologies’ €108 million funding round, with investors such as Siemens Financial Services and Marubeni Corporation, for supercapacitor manufacturing and development of new high-power battery technology, namely the SuperBattery.

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Smart Energy International

NOVEMBER 17, 2023

Also on the radar are the closing of Gridmatics’ storage fund, Siemens’ financial safety net and the sale of a 410MW battery storage pipeline. The fund is earmarked to oversee the management of up to 500MW of battery capacity in the ERCOT (Electric Reliability Council of Texas) and CAISO (California Independent System Operator) markets.

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GreenTechMedia

OCTOBER 19, 2020

homes and commercial buildings consume roughly two-fifths of the country’s overall energy, three-fourths of all electricity, and account for most of the peak electricity demand that drives generation and power grid infrastructure costs. event hosted by the Electric Power Research Institute and utility Duke Energy.

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Charged

MARCH 6, 2024

Today’s vehicle designs proliferate with sensitive electronics, including electronic controls, infotainment, sensing, battery packs, battery management, electric vehicle powertrains, and on-board chargers. These parts are needed to convert the AC voltage into the DC voltage to charge the vehicle’s on-board battery.

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Smart Energy International

JANUARY 4, 2024

South Africa’s first public battery storage tender has awarded preferred bidder status to a consortium of CIP-owned Mulilo and renewables major EDF for three battery projects totalling 257MW/ 1,028MWh. When completed, the three projects will dispatch electricity under 15-year power purchase agreements to South Africa.

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Smart Energy International

SEPTEMBER 5, 2023

to deliver its first battery-based energy storage project connected directly to the transmission network, which will provide inertia and short-circuit power to the grid to keep it stable. Statkraft has chosen Fluence Energy UK, a subsidiary of Fluence Energy, Inc.,

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Renewable Energy World

MARCH 11, 2021

Department of Energy announced the beginning of design and construction of the Grid Storage Launchpad located at the Pacific Northwest National Laboratory in Richland, Washington. The GSL will speed up the process considerably by doing the work needed to develop and deploy new grid storage technologies.”.

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Charged

OCTOBER 20, 2023

Today’s vehicle designs proliferate with sensitive electronics, including electronic controls, infotainment, sensing, battery packs, battery management, electric vehicle powertrains, and on-board chargers. These parts are needed to convert the AC voltage into the DC voltage to charge the vehicle’s on-board battery.

Automotive 116

Automotive Power grid Electric vehicle Batteries 116