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Marija Maisch
Marija has years of experience in a news agency environment and writing for print and online publications. She took over as the editor of pv magazine Australia in 2018 and helped establish its online presence over a two-year period.
Since December 2021, Marija has been working as staff editor at pv magazine Global for both online and monthly print publications, specializing in Eastern European solar markets, battery energy storage systems, and electric vehicles. In 2024, she took the role of Energy Storage News Director, leading the coverage on pv magazine’s sister website ESS News.
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Articles written by Marija Maisch
Elements Green’s 360 MW/720 MWh battery storage project secures green light
UK-based solar and energy storage developer Elements Green has secured planning consent for its Staythorpe Battery Energy Storage System (BESS) project in the UK. The system will be colocated with a massive 800 MW solar farm.
Jun 24, 2024
Fire at South Korea primary lithium battery factory kills 22
At least 22 people, most of them foreign nationals, were killed in a massive fire at a South Korean factory that manufactures non-rechargeable lithium batteries in Hwaseong city, just south of Seoul. The cause of the blaze is still being investigated.
In Conversation: Weight – a new challenge for BESS in Europe
Driven by the demand for higher efficiency and cost reduction, large-scale battery energy storage systems are increasigly featuring higher capacity cells. This has given rise to new challenges on the logistics front, particularly on the European soil. pv magazine ESS News caught up with Trina Storage at last week's Smarter E show to discuss this.
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New York offers $5 million for long-duration storage projects
The funding will advance the development and demonstration of scalable innovative long duration energy storage (LDES) solutions and be available via a competitive solicitation run by the New York State Energy Research and Development Authority (NYSERDA).
Germany, UK, Ireland, Poland offer best renewables + BESS colocation potential
Market analytics provider Aurora Energy Research has examined the potential for colocation of renewables with battery energy storage systems (BESS) across 12 European countries. It found that Germany, Great Britain, the Ireland I-SEM, and Poland are leading the pack.
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TWAICE, NARDAC team to improve insurance terms with battery storage analytics
German battery analytics technology provider TWICE and NARDAC, UK-based insurance broker focused on large energy and infrastructure assets, have partnered to enable improved insurance coverage for battery energy storage system (BESS) asset owners, investors, and lenders.
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.
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