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Texan councillor warns ‘blackouts will happen’ after city rejects application for battery on fire safety fears Councillors in the Texan city of Katy voted against plans for a battery energy storage system (BESS) because of fire concerns, overriding the recommendation of their own planning and zoning committee.

Oct 29, 2024

Grid-scale

First slice of federal funding released for 2.3 GWh pumped hydro site in Kentucky The $1 billion-plus Lewis Ridge project will offer eight-hour storage to provide enough energy to power 67,000 homes.

Oct 25, 2024

Grid-scale

Energy Dome to develop 200 MWh carbon battery in the US The long-duration energy storage (LDES) system developed by the Italian company changes between the gaseous and liquid states of CO2 to generate electricity with zero emissions, widely available parts, and at lower cost than conventional compressed air energy storage systems.

Oct 24, 2024

A TagEnergy BESS at Hawkers Hill Energy Park in the UK

Policy

New energy operator pledges to address ‘skipping’ of UK batteries National Grid's Electricity System Operator (ESO) which had blamed a lack of cables and ageing computers for the problem, has now been replaced by a new, nationalized body.

Oct 22, 2024

Grid-scale

Capstone and Eurowind plan eight-hour, 3.2 GWh battery storage project in California Energy planning body the California Energy Commission (CEC) is considering an application for a big battery that would be operational by June 2028.

Oct 16, 2024

Recycling

Finland’s University of Oulu drives battery recyclability and supply chain research The EU-funded Horizon Europe projects Safeloop and Streams aim to extend lithium-ion battery life and recyclability and explore the use of industrial by-products as battery materials.

Oct 16, 2024

Flow batteries

Flow Aluminum successfully tests aluminum-CO2 pouch cell A dozen tests at Indiana's Battery Innovation Center (BIC) included refinements of pouch cell architecture and assembly, in a crucial step toward commercialization.

Oct 16, 2024

Grid-scale

SSE Renewables starts construction of 320 MW battery in UK The clean energy division of Scotland-based utility SSE plc will almost double the scale of its battery energy storage system (BESS) portfolio when it completes the project at Monk Fryston, in North Yorkshire.

Oct 09, 2024

Fluence Gridstack

Grid-scale

Fluence to supply 58 MWh battery for German solar-plus-storage site The AES Energy Storage-Siemens joint venture (JV) will again link up with renewables developer Statkraft for a 47 MW solar and 16 MW/58 MWh project in Saxony-Anhalt.

Oct 09, 2024

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