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Marija Maisch News Director
Marija Maisch News Director

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.

Articles written by Marija Maisch

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Tesla energy storage
Indian utility NTPC launches 1.2 GW renewables-plus-storage tender Indian state-run power producer NTPC is procuring 1.2 GW of firm, dispatchable power from renewable energy projects collocated with energy storage systems. The projects can be located anywhere in India. Bidding closes on July 23.
Uma Gupta, Marija Maisch
Jun 03, 2024
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Chart showing average total gross margins
Poland’s new capacity market auction could hamper BESS The draft parameters for this year’s capacity market auction in Poland could make the rollout of battery energy storage systems (BESS) much more difficult. The document proposes a significant reduction to the BESS derating factor that could be particularly harmful for longer duration storage systems.
Marija Maisch
May 31, 2024
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Chart showing the fully installed energy storage system average capex and ranges by technology
LDES poised to outcompete lithium-ion batteries While most long-duration energy storage (LDES) technologies are still early-stage and costly compared to lithium-ion batteries, some have already or are set to achieve lower costs for longer durations, finds BloombergNEF.
Marija Maisch
May 31, 2024
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Illustration of geomechanical energy storage project
Texas to host 300 MW of geomechanical energy storage projects Quidnet Energy, a provider of geomechanical energy storage (GES) technology, has joined hands with distributed energy resources developer Hunt Energy Network to deliver 300 MW of storage projects in the Electric Reliability Council of Texas (ERCOT) grid operating region.
Marija Maisch
May 30, 2024
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Large energy storage system
Teesworks, NatPower partner on 1 GW battery storage project in UK Teesworks, the operator of the largest industrial zone in the UK, has unveiled plans for the deployment of a 1,000 MW/4,000 MWh battery energy storage system in partnership with renewables developer NatPower SA.
Marija Maisch
May 30, 2024
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Svolt battery
SVOLT abandons plans to open battery factory in Germany Chinese battery manufacturer SVOLT has cancelled plans to open a plant in the German state of Brandenburg. Meanwhile, its plans for cell production in Saarland, southwest Germany, continue to be delayed.
Marija Maisch
May 29, 2024
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RWE limondale solar farm
RWE to build Australia’s first eight-hour battery German energy giant RWE has announced its investment decision to build a 50 MW/400 MWh battery project in New South Wales (NSW). Tesla will supply its Megapack batteries for the project with commissioning planned for late 2025.
Marija Maisch
May 28, 2024
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Team of Verkor
Verkor secures €1.3 billion for French gigafactory French battery manufacturer Verkor has secured more than €1.3 billion ($1.41 billion) in green financing for the construction of its first gigafactory in France. The production facility will supply batteries for electric vehicles (EVs) and stationary storage across Europe.
Marija Maisch
May 28, 2024
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Assistant Professor Golareh Jalilvand and her research team
Bringing lithium-sulfur batteries closer to commercialization Researchers at the University of South Carolina have successfully transitioned their highly-durable lithium-sulfur battery technology from coin to pouch cells and reported competent energy densities.
Marija Maisch
May 27, 2024

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