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Patrick Jowett pv magazine editor

Patrick Jowett pv magazine editor

Patrick Jowett

patrick.jowett@pv-magazine.com

Articles written by Patrick Jowett

Projects & Applications

EWEC requests proposals Abu Dhabi 400 MW BESS project The UAE’s Emirates Water and Electricity Company (EWEC) has issued a request for proposals (RFP) to qualified developers and developer consortiums that expressed interest in developing a greenfield 400 MW battery energy storage system (BESS) in Abu Dhabi.

Jul 26, 2024

Offgrid

Somalia opens tender for off-grid solar-plus-storage plants Somalia’s Ministry of Energy and Water Resources has launched a tender for off-grid solar-plus-storage power plants to serve 46 education facilities in the southeast of the country. The deadline for bids is August 1.

Jul 12, 2024

The Mozambican flag

Tenders

Mozambique opens tender for solar-plus-storage projects Mozambique’s energy regulator has launched a tender for solar-plus-storage hybrid projects across several provinces. The deadline for applications is Sept. 13.

Jul 04, 2024

Tesla Powerwall

Distributed

Octopus Energy and Tesla announce service integration in UK, Spain The partnership between the two energy tech giants will see Octopus install solar powered home battery Tesla Powerwall and Tesla customers utilize Octopus’ range of smart tariffs.

Jun 18, 2024

Renalfa BESS in Bulgaria

Projects & Applications

55 MWh battery storage system goes live in Bulgaria Billed as the largest operating battery energy storage system in Bulgaria to date, the 25 MW/55 MWh facility, developed by Austria’s Renalfa IPP, came online at the start of the month.

Jun 16, 2024

Grid-scale

Energy Vault unveils design partnership for gravity storage in skyscrapers The partnership will see architecture and engineering firm Skidmore, Owings & Merrill (SOM), responsible for some of the world’s tallest buildings, incorporate Energy Vault’s gravity energy storage technology into tall buildings in urban environments and deployable structures in natural environments.

Jun 04, 2024

Solar plant in south-central Uzbekistan

Grid-scale

Uzbekistan to build its first big battery Nur Bukhara Solar PV LLC FE, a project company owned by Masdar, will deliver a 63 MW battery energy storage system alongside a 250 MW solar plant in south-central Uzbekistan.

May 29, 2024

Varta group

Sodium-ion batteries

German initiative to develop scalable sodium-ion batteries A collaborative project led by German battery supplier Varta aims to develop industrial-scale sodium-ion battery technology. The final product of the three-year, €7.5 million ($8.08 million) project will be a small series of round cells for electric vehicles and stationary storage systems.

May 16, 2024

Portable battery energy storage system

Second-life batteries

JLR, Allye Energy partner on 270 kWh portable battery energy storage system Jaguar Land Rover (JLR) and Allye Energy have agreed to collaborate on a 270 kWh portable battery energy storage system (BESS) built with second-life Range Rover batteries. The system, which is set to become the first commercially available BESS with JLR battery packs, can fully charge up to nine Range Rover PHEV vehicles at once.

May 10, 2024

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