Newsletter
Author
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

View article
Projects & Applications
ComEd adds community BESS to US brewery-owned solar project ComEd wants to explore the benefits of using a grid-connected battery energy storage system (BESS) in tandem with a small community solar project. The utility will pair a BESS with a solar deployment owned by an Illinois brewery as part of a government supported pilot.
Blathnaid O’Dea
Dec 12, 2024
View article
Software
Japan to build virtual power plant using American energy storage technology Canon Marketing Japan is using Lightergy's energy storage technology for its planned virtual power plant (VPP). Japan's electricity grid is highly dependent on imports, and the deal will create a channel for Canada to import products to Japan.
Blathnaid O’Dea
Dec 11, 2024
View article
Products & Services
Dutch utility partners with Enphase to help battery users save energy costs Dutch customers of Frank Energie who own an Enphase battery can participate in its dynamic tariff program to optimize energy use, exporting it to the grid or directing it to the home as needed.
Blathnaid O’Dea
Dec 09, 2024
View article
Industry
Ace Green Recycling to list on NASDAQ, build battery plants in US While Ace is active in several global markets, its CEO and founder Nishchay Chadha, said the United States will be key to its future expansion plans.
Blathnaid O’Dea
Dec 06, 2024
View article
Manufacturing
European battery manufacturing to get $3.15bn Europe’s battery manufacturing industry is set to receive a significant funding boost to stimulate activity and competition thanks to a new partnership between the European Commission and the European Investment Bank (EIB). Their efforts will result in €3 billion ($3.15 billion) of public support.
Blathnaid O’Dea
Dec 05, 2024
View article
Projects & Applications
South African battery storage procurement draws 33 bids The list of preferred bidders for the third window of South Africa's Battery Energy Storage Independent Power Producers Procurement Program (BESIPPPP) will be announced in February 2025.
Blathnaid O’Dea
Dec 05, 2024
View article
Products & Services
EnerVenue to supply nickel-hydrogen batteries to RWE for pilot testing RWE will cycle EnerVenue's nickel-hydrogen energy storage technology at its testing facility in Milwaukee. RWE wants to boost its own storage capacity to 6 GW by 2030.
Blathnaid O’Dea
Dec 04, 2024
View article
Projects & Applications
TagEnergy to build France’s largest battery, 240MW/480MWh TagEnergy will develop and manage the Cernay-lès-Reims project, which is scheduled for grid connection in late 2025. It will have a storage capacity nearly five times larger than France’s current largest operational battery.
Blathnaid O’Dea
Dec 04, 2024
View article
Industry
BMW plans Bavarian center to pioneer new battery recycling method BMW Group's battery recycling method involves raw materials from battery cells being fed back “directly” into the cell production cycle, creating a closed loop method.
Blathnaid O’Dea
Dec 04, 2024

This website uses cookies to anonymously count visitor numbers. View our privacy policy.

The cookie settings on this website are set to "allow cookies" to give you the best browsing experience possible. If you continue to use this website without changing your cookie settings or you click "Accept" below then you are consenting to this.

Close