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Rendering of planned battery energy storage system

Projects & Applications

SPIC’s Pacific Blue starts build of 60 MW battery at Australian wind farm Pacific Blue Australia has turned the sods on its $66 million, 60 MW / 130 MWh battery storage project at Clements Gap in South Australia. The company’s first storage system is scheduled to commence operation in 2026.

Jun 13, 2024

Borrego Solar installation

Finance

Bitech Technologies sells 2.4 GW of solar to focus on BESS Bitech has completed the sale of 2.425 GW of its greenfield solar projects to "a third party purchaser". The company plans to turn its focus to its battery storage business, which it believes, could ensure better investment returns.

Blathnaid O’Dea

Jun 13, 2024

CATL batteries

Supply chain

CATL, Gotion deny US accusations of forced labor US lawmakers have urged for Chinese battery heavyweights CATL and Gotion High-Tech to be immediately added to an import ban list under the Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act. Both manufacturers have adamantly denied the allegations.

Jun 12, 2024

Flexa management team Vjekoslav Salapic (left) and Sébastien Schikora

Software

Enpal, Entrix announce Europe’s largest virtual power plant Under their joint venture Flexa, the two companies want to combine PV systems, home batteries and other decentralized energy resources into a network with a total output of several gigawatts, which will integrate an AI-powered electricity trading platform.

Jun 12, 2024

Energy Storage Systems

Tenders

India’s Gensol wins 250 MW/500 MWh standalone battery storage tender Indian EPC provider Gensol Engineering Ltd has won the 250 MW/ 500 MWh standalone battery storage tender run by Gujarat Urja Vikas Nigam Ltd (GUVNL), quoting the lowest price of INR 3.72 lacs ($4,450)/MW/month.

Jun 12, 2024

Screenshot of BESS market in Europe

Industry

European battery market growth to drop off amid falling electricity prices The latest analysis from SolarPower Europe reveals that, in 2023, Europe installed 17.2 GWh of new battery energy storage systems (BESS), up from up from 8.8 GW in 2022. While this marks the third consecutive year of doubling the annual market, much slower growth is expected in the years to come.

Jun 12, 2024

Image of pv field and energy storage systems

Grid-scale

Australian developer opts for longer battery duration to boost project economics Renewables developer Frontier Energy has boosted the storage duration of its 80 MW Waroona Renewable battery by 12% to 4.5 hours

Jun 12, 2024

Sodium-sulfur battery from BASF and NGK

Products

BASF, NGK launch sodium-sulfur battery with less than 1% degradation rate A set of technological improvements incorporated into the new product NAS MODEL L24 allows for lower maintenance costs compared to the earlier sodium sulfur battery type developed by the two manufacturers.

Jun 11, 2024

Start of construction works at Netzbooster construction site in Kupferzell

Grid-scale

250 MW grid booster battery breaks ground in Germany TransnetBW, the transmission system operator in the German state of Baden-Württemberg, has celebrated the official opening of the Netzbooster construction site in Kupferzell. The 250 MW battery-based energy storage system, supplied by Fluence, will help increse the utilisation of the electricity grid, reducing the need for network reinforcement and expansion.

Jun 11, 2024

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