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Valerie Thompson Editor pv magazine
Valerie Thompson Editor pv magazine

Valerie Thompson

Articles written by Valerie Thompson

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Finance
Eku Energy enters New Zealand with 300 MW battery project acquisition Eku Energy has bought a major battery energy storage system (BESS) in New Zealand's North Island to build out its storage assets.
Tristan Rayner
Jun 24, 2025
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Tenders
Invinity flow batteries selected for nine 400 MWh-plus UK storage bids Of 171 bids, nine included flow batteries from Invinity Energy Systems, each with a 400 MWh or more capacity.
Tristan Rayner
Jun 24, 2025
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Finance
BW ESS, Ibersun to develop 2.2 GW of battery storage in Spain BE ESS steps into the Spanish market for the first time, with Ibersun as the developer. The partners will co-own projects equally.
Tristan Rayner
Jun 24, 2025
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Technologies
Indian researchers develop fast-charging sodium-ion battery, promising over 3,000 cycles NAtrium Super Ionic CONductor (NASICON) materials continue to show their potential for sodium-ion anodes in high-performance batteries, with fresh research out of India delving more into the materials.
Tristan Rayner
Jun 23, 2025
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Finance
R.Power secures €30 million in Green Bonds to accelerate battery storage expansion R.Power has issued more green bonds as it continues to expand in renewables, with a new project in Romania also secured.
Tristan Rayner
Jun 20, 2025
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Finance
Protecting energy storage: new policy tackles cyber threats A new, tailored cybersecurity insurance solution, purpose-built for the battery energy storage system (BESS) sector, shows how digital risks are being managed.
Tristan Rayner
Jun 20, 2025
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Grid-scale
MET Group commissions Hungary’s largest battery storage facility MET Group has switched on Hungary’s largest battery, a 40 MW/80 MWh system, at the site of a power station near Budapest.
Tristan Rayner
Jun 19, 2025
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Finance
South Australia advances long-duration energy storage with new 15-year support mechanism A possible boon for long-duration energy storage concepts is on the cards via supportive government deal structures.
Tristan Rayner
Jun 19, 2025
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Policy
EcoFlow reports storage surge as Germany reaches 1 million balcony power systems registered EcoFlow reveals just how much storage is being added into the plug-in balcony solar system ecosystem in Germany. ESS News spoke with Arne Herkelmann, regional product manager at EcoFlow, about the milestone, the critical data shaping the market, and the hurdles that remain in Germany and wider Europe.
Tristan Rayner
Jun 13, 2025

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