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Germany to remove large battery storage systems from grid connection ordinance
Following a surge in battery storage applications, Germany’s Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Energy is planning to remove storage systems from a rulebook overseeing the grid connection of power plants larger than 100 MW. The move has been criticized by the German Renewable Energy Federation.
India’s Oriana Power explores compact pumped storage for C&I customers, raises BESS target to 20 GWh by 2030
Oriana Power is expanding its focus beyond battery energy storage to compact pumped-storage solutions – a new generation of systems that the company believes could redefine the future of commercial and industrial (C&I) energy management.
UK BESS pipeline grows with 748 MWh Blackhillock approval and 349 MWh two-phase Sizing John expansion
A 349 MW / 748 MWh battery storage project has secured planning approval in Scotland, marking another major step forward for the UK’s energy storage pipeline. Meanwhile, near Liverpool, the first phase of a 142.5 MW / 348.5 MWh battery project has entered commercial operation, with work now launched on a second phase that will add advanced grid-forming capabilities to support regional system stability.
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UK grid operator wants 23 GW of batteries by 2030
The recently established National Energy System Operator's (NESO) 'Clean Power 2030' advice to the UK government considers how to decarbonize electricity by 2030. NESO has proposed 23 GW to 27 GW of battery energy storage systems (BESS) and more long-duration energy storage (LDES).
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China’s Three Gorges renewables site to include 5 GWh of energy storage
State-owned Three Gorges Energy has revealed plans for a 16.5 GW renewables project in the Taklamakan Desert. The site will comprise 5 GWh of electrochemical energy storage capacity plus 8.5 GW of solar, 4 GW of wind, and 3.96 GW of coal-fired power.
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Swedish greentech specialist Flower wants to expand in Europe
The company has raised more than €45 million ($48.8 million) to build large-scale energy storage facilities with AI-supported optimization platforms in Germany, Austria, Switzerland and other European countries. The planned projects also include a 10 MW battery park in Saarland.
Commercial operation for Chile’s 134 MWh El Manzano battery
Authorization has been granted by the National Electric Coordinator to project developer Enel Chile. El Manzano is the Enel's first battery storage system in the Metropolitan region. It is part of a project that includes a 99.4 MW solar plant.
Germany-based Kyon Energy plans to build and operate large-scale energy storage facilities
The Munich-based contractor wants to broaden its position and become a holistic flexibility provider in the energy market. Kyon Energy says it has 1 GW of approved and ready-to-build projects and more than 7 GW in the pipeline.
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