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Valerie Thompson Editor pv magazine

Valerie Thompson Editor pv magazine

Valerie Thompson

valerie.thompson@pv-magazine.com

Articles written by Valerie Thompson

Products & Services

San Diego county opts for new battery storage standards after fires San Diego will see new safety-related standards developed for battery energy storage facilities after recent fires sparked safety concerns. Energy industry and environmental groups argue that a moratorium could have unintended repercussions.

Jul 25, 2024

Industry

Energy storage corporate funding hits $15.4 billion in H1 2024 Corporate funding in the energy storage sector reached $15.4 billion in the first half of this year, according to Mercom Capital Group, a lift of 117%, thanks largely to debt and public market financing.

Jul 24, 2024

Projects & Applications

NeoVolta joins Californian state subsidy program to offer battery storage for low-income homes San Diego's NeoVolta has teamed up with Store Energy California to help bring its battery storage products to low-income homes, tapping into state incentives.

Jul 23, 2024

Software

Toshiba, ITRI to explore virtual power plant strategies in Taiwan Toshiba and Taiwan's Industrial Technology Research Institute (ITRI) have linked up to explore the use of virtual power plant (VPP) technology in balancing electricity supply and demand in Taiwan.

Jul 19, 2024

Software

Optimizing grid-scale battery placement via quantum computing A computing pilot program, housed within Europe’s largest electricity utility, Iberdrola, found that some quantum and quantum-inspired algorithms matched or outperformed existing benchmarks for optimal placement of grid batteries.

Jul 18, 2024

Battery energy storage container

Finance

Botswana lands funding for its first utility-scale battery storage project The World Bank has provided Botswana, one of the world's fastest-growing economies, with a loan to finance a 50 MW/200 MWh battery energy storage system, the nation's biggest such project to date.

Jul 16, 2024

Products

Yotta Energy launches ‘panel-level storage’ package for C&I solar US storage and inverter specialist Yotta Energy says its new package has several advantages compared to conventional C&I solar storage solutions. For example, the design cuts out the need for a dedicated room or separate space for the battery racks and it reportedly keeps batteries cool, passively maintaining an ideal working temperature range, between 21 C and 38 C.

Valerie Thompson

Jul 02, 2024

Varta lithium-ion battery

Industry

Sinovoltaics publishes energy storage manufacturer financial stability ranking Sinovoltaics has released its latest energy storage manufacturers ranking report, based on balance sheet assessments and publicly available financial information. It lists US-based Tesla as number one, followed by South Korean’s LG Energy Solution, Taiwan-based Kung Long Battery, China’s Mustang Battery, along with US-based Solid Power in the top five.

Valerie Thompson

May 15, 2024

Screenshot suena Autopilot

Software

German startup Suena secures cash for its battery energy trading technolgy business The Hamburg-based battery energy trading software and services company has raised €3 million ($3.27 million) seed funding to expand its software-driven trading services across Europe. The capital will be used to introduce its software, dubbed Autopilot, and its trading services to new European markets.

Valerie Thompson

Jan 07, 2024

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