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INTERVIEW: Hithium’s sodium-ion storage push, where it could win, where it won’t, and path to bankability
In this interview with ESS News, Hithium’s Leb Lan discusses the company's advances, where sodium-ion could compete with LFP, and what still needs proving. Lan says validation of the new generation is planned and safety testing is ongoing, but is light on detail around pricing figures and engagement with insurers.
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Voltwise: Extend German grid fee exemption for large batteries to 2034
Germany's Federal Network Agency is consulting on a proposed overhaul of its grid fees to introduce a General Grid-Fee System (AgNES). Battery energy storage systems (BESS) are currently exempt from the charges and Voltwise's head of German operations, Thorsten Klöpper, is suggesting a three-stage system which takes account of battery-related grid benefits.
Australian TSO plans 5 GW of grid-forming batteries
The 185 MW/370 MWh Koorangie battery energy storage system (BESS) – whose Tesla Megapacks offer grid-forming capability – has come online in the state of Victoria days after transmission system operator Transgrid highlighted the importance of such sites for New South Wales (NSW).
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Apatura 1.12 GWh BESS approved in Scotland, unveils BESS and data center plan
Apatura secures permission from Scottish government’s energy consent unit for major battery energy storage system (BESS) project near Glasgow. The decision follows June announcement of a major BESS plus data center project on part of the former Ravenscraig Steelworks site in central Scotland.
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General Motors to supply Redwood Materials with new and second-life batteries for stationary storage
US President Donald Trump has declared his disdain for electric vehicles (EVs) and with sales disappointing, carmakers who invested heavily in battery production could follow General Motors' (GM) lead and diversify into stationary battery energy storage systems (BESS).
nTeaser: Investors increasingly interested in solar-plus-storage in Italy
'Many of the indicative offers submitted through nTeaser are conditional on successful participation in the MACSE auction, highlighting the central role of this mechanism in de-risking battery energy storage system (BESS) investment and making projects bankable,' nTeaser CEO Carmen Izquierdo Serrano told pv magazine Italia.
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