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Blathnaid O'Dea pv magazine

Blathnaid O'Dea pv magazine

Blathnaid O’Dea

Blathnaid is Features Editor with pv magazine Global. Prior to joining the team in 2024, she specialized in writing feature-length articles about STEM careers. She also covered news, including some of Ireland’s renewable energy announcements over the past few years.

blathnaid.odea@pv-magazine.com

Articles written by Blathnaid O’Dea

Tenders

Battery storage deployment in Canada kicks into gear The deployment of battery energy storage systems (BESS) in Canada is picking up the pace, with the announcement of a 705 MWh battery storage system delivery to Nova Scotia by Canadian Solar's e-STORAGE and various other projects in provinces across the country. However, this surge cannot come quickly enough says Energy Storage Canada.

Blathnaid O’Dea, Marija Maisch

Jul 08, 2024

R&D

Paper byproduct lignin’s potential for capacitors, sodium-ion batteries A research team at Germany’s Friedrich Schiller University of Jena have identified a potential way to make energy storage systems more sustainable using lignin waste from the timber industry.

Blathnaid O’Dea

Jul 05, 2024

e-zinc

Industry

Zinc batteries: Redflow teams with Stanwell on 400 MWh project, e-Zinc secures $31m commercialization funding Australian zinc bromide flow battery specialist Redflow has struck a partnership with Queensland state-owned generation company Stanwell to work together on the development of a non-lithium long-duration battery energy storage solution for use in a 400 MWh project. Meanwhile, Toronto long duration energy storage specialist e-Zinc has secured $31 million which will go towards developement and completion of its pilot manufacturing facility in Mississauga, Ontario.

David Carroll, Blathnaid O’Dea

Jul 04, 2024

Neoen battery installation

Policy

Rhode Island enacts energy storage law, targeting 600 MW by 2033 With the signing into law of the 2024 Energy Storage Systems Act, Rhode Island is targeting 90 MW of energy storage by 2026, 195 MW by 2028, and 600 MW by 2033. The state is also aiming to meet 100% of its electricity demand renewables by 2030.

Blathnaid O’Dea

Jul 03, 2024

Containers of battery energy storage solution

Revenue streams

Arbitrage is the top use case for batteries by U.S. utilities, report finds Arbitrage is the top use case for 10,487 MW of battery energy storage capacity in the US, making it the most reported primary use. This data was presented by the U.S. Energy Administration Association (EIA) and covers 2023.

Blathnaid O’Dea

Jun 28, 2024

libattion

Second-life batteries

Swiss second-life battery startup Libattion secures EUR 14 million funding Libattion, which turns discarded European electric vehicle (EV) batteries into energy storage systems, is planning a big push for growth. The managing director of A&G Energy Transition Tech Fund, the main backer, said the startup provides an economic alternative to the growing problem of waste from EV batteries while offering an “optimal supply alternative for stationary energy storage.”

Blathnaid O’Dea

Jun 28, 2024

Fire risk and safety

Overall BESS quality has massively improved, but safety incidents make headlines Any discussion about the quality of battery energy storage system (BESS) projects must consider safety. This was something that all three of the panelists who participated in pv magazine’s Focus event at The Smarter E in Munich last week agreed upon.

Blathnaid O’Dea, Marija Maisch

Jun 27, 2024

Workers assembling batteries

Finance

Eos Energy lands $315.5 million investment to expand its LDES market footprint New York-based Cerberus Capital Management’s investment will enable Eos Energy to restructure some existing debts as it aims to capitalize on increased global demand for long-duration energy storage services.

Blathnaid O’Dea

Jun 26, 2024

Pumped storage hydropower plant

Projects & Applications

Uniper to recommission 160 MW pumped storage plant in Germany The Happurg pumped storage plant was shut down in 2011 for safety reasons after the base of the upper reservoir was damaged. Uniper has carried out feasibility studies on the site, with a view to reconnecting it to the grid in 2028. The facility can store approximately 850 MWh of electricity in the form of pumped water.

Blathnaid O’Dea

Jun 26, 2024

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