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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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Elements Green’s 360 MW/720 MWh battery storage project secures green light
UK-based solar and energy storage developer Elements Green has secured planning consent for its Staythorpe Battery Energy Storage System (BESS) project in the UK. The system will be colocated with a massive 800 MW solar farm.
In Conversation: Weight – a new challenge for BESS in Europe
Driven by the demand for higher efficiency and cost reduction, large-scale battery energy storage systems are increasigly featuring higher capacity cells. This has given rise to new challenges on the logistics front, particularly on the European soil. pv magazine ESS News caught up with Trina Storage at last week's Smarter E show to discuss this.
Arizona’s largest energy storage project closes $513 million in financing
In the USA, the 1,200 MWh Papago Storage project will dispatch enough power to serve 244,000 homes for four hours a day with the e-Storage SolBank high-cycle lithium-ferro-phosphate battery energy storage solution. Recurrent Energy, a subsidiary of Canadian Solar Inc. has secured $513 million in project financing for its Papago Storage project located in Maricopa County, Arizona.
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Australian vehicle-to-grid trial gets $3.2 million boost
Amber Electric has received a $3.2 million (USD 2.3 million) grant from the Australian Renewable Energy Agency (ARENA) toward their $7.7 million electric vehicle (EV) smart charging and bi-directional vehicle-to-grid (V2G) software solution trial. One thousand customers across Australia will participate in the trial over the next two years with the V2G scope expected to begin in mid-2025.
Gensol secures additional 250 MW/500 MWh in GUVNL’s battery storage project
In India, Gensol Engineering Ltd has secured the full 500 MW/1,000 MWh capacity of the standalone battery energy storage project from Gujarat Urja Vikas Nigam Ltd (GUNVL) with an additional allotment of 250 MW (500 MWh) under a greenshoe option.
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Southeast Asia targets 18 GW of pumped hydro by 2033
According to projections from Norwegian consultancy Rystad Energy, Southeast Asia’s share of pumped storage hydropower is set to increase nearly eightfold in less than a decade – from 2.3 GW today to 18 GW by 2033. Rystad’s figures say that there is currently 2.7 GW of pumped hydro storage under construction, while the remaining 13.3 GW is in various stages of development.
Germany, UK, Ireland, Poland offer best renewables + BESS colocation potential
Market analytics provider Aurora Energy Research has examined the potential for colocation of renewables with battery energy storage systems (BESS) across 12 European countries. It found that Germany, Great Britain, the Ireland I-SEM, and Poland are leading the pack.
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