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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.

Articles written by Blathnaid O’Dea

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Technologies
Storing solar energy as heat in synthetic molecules for future energy storage systems German researchers are testing lab-made molecules designed to absorb, store, and release solar energy on demand, acting as 'heat batteries'. The researchers say their method is more efficient at storing solar energy compared to conventional thermal heat storage systems.
Blathnaid O’Dea
Nov 27, 2024
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Second-life batteries
Webasto harnesses second life batteries for its German site Christian Gallner, plant manager at Webasto's Schierling battery manufacturing site, said the decision to power the plant using second-life batteries was an important part of its commitment to the circular economy.
Blathnaid O’Dea
Nov 27, 2024
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Industry
MET Group buys French BESS company Comax Swiss energy company MET Group has acquired a 100% stake in Comax, and will now oversee the deployment of the French company’s multi-megawatt project pipeline.
Blathnaid O’Dea
Nov 26, 2024
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Markets
COP29: Global alliance for pumped storage launched, pledges endorsed For energy storage, COP29 didn't yield too many surprises, with previously shared targets and a grids pledge agreed upon.
Blathnaid O’Dea
Nov 25, 2024
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Projects & Applications
Africa BESS: financial close for 1 GWh, 300 MWh changes hands  Three South African battery energy storage systems (BESS) projects totaling almost 1.03 GWh of storage have achieved financial close following a 7-billion-Rand ($387m) debt fund raise. The trio, known as Oasis 1, will enter into a 15-year power purchase agreement with national power provider Eskom.
Blathnaid O’Dea
Nov 21, 2024
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Grid-scale
Evlo to supply 300 MWh of safety-enhanced battery storage to Virginia’s Dominion Energy Canada's Evlo first received the UL 9540 certification for its EVLOFLEX system in March, but it later successfully recertified the model following the adjustments Dominion Energy specified.
Blathnaid O’Dea
Nov 21, 2024
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Grid-scale
Field acquires 800 MWh BESS project from Clearstone Energy Renewables company Field has snapped up a 200 MW/800 MWh BESS project from Clearstone Energy located in Hartlepool in the UK.
Blathnaid O’Dea
Nov 19, 2024
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Distributed
GridBeyond Storage funds behind-the-meter BESS across UK, Ireland GridBeyond Storage will explore behind-the-meter (BTM) solar PV and electric vehicle (EV) charging projects for commercial and industrial customers in Ireland and Scotland.
Blathnaid O’Dea
Nov 18, 2024
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Technologies
Hitachi achieves headway with first UK intercity battery train trial The trial in the north of England has demonstrated that a 700 kW battery can enable quieter, zero-emission travel in and out of non-electrified stations. During the tests, a train was recorded operating solely in battery mode for 70km, a sufficient distance to cover bridges, tunnels, and stations.
Blathnaid O’Dea
Nov 08, 2024

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