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German battery energy storage: a key technology for grid integration? While Germany's new coalition government has made the right noises about energy storage in its written agreement, the lack of concrete reform and legal certainty in the terms used is not enough for investors to bank on.

Boris Scholtka, Franziska Rothe, Marija L. Krstanović

16 hours ago

Fire risk and safety

UL battery safety standard updated for new storage chemistries Underwriters Laboratories (UL) says the fifth edition of its ANSI/CAN/UL 9540A standard addresses technology such as sodium-ion batteries and new use-cases including rooftop installations.

16 hours ago

Grid-scale

‘Without pumped hydro, Spain should install maximum 50 GW of solar’ Lobby group Ecologists in Action says pumped hydro energy storage (PHES) holds the key to unlocking an optimal total solar capacity of 70 GW to 72 GW in Spain in 2030.

Pilar Sanchez Molina

17 hours ago

Software

Tracking the carbon intensity of battery electricity WattCarbon’s Aristotle platform offers the users of utility-scale battery electricity to hit clean energy goals by monitoring the carbon intensity of grid electricity stored at such sites.

17 hours ago

Policy

UK grid connection overhaul to fast-track shovel-ready energy storage and renewables sites Regulator Ofgem's new system will see energy storage and renewables projects that meet land and planning requirements receive firm grid connection dates as 'Gate 2' sites. Other projects will receive indicative dates and locations, under 'Gate 1' status, and "zombie" sites will be removed from the queue.

18 hours ago

Grid-scale

Evlo deploys grid-scale batteries in American Samoa The first of the three planned energy storage projects is complete, enabling the island where it is based to integrate its solar energy production and enhance grid reliability.

Apr 16, 2025

Grid-scale

BW ESS, Zelos partner on 1.5 GW of large-scale battery projects in Germany German'ys large-scale battery energy storage system (BESS) expansion continues, with another a new partnership in the gigawatt scale, this time in the north and northeast of the country.

Apr 16, 2025

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Key Capture Energy adds 200 MW of BESS in Texas Two 100 MW battery energy storage (BESS) projects developed by Key Capture Energy have commenced commercial operations, bringing the company's total utility-scale BESS portfolio to more than 620 MW in the US. The company has also announced the transfer of the investment tax credits (ITCs) for both projects to a third party.

Blathnaid O’Dea

Jan 09, 2025

Grid-scale

World’s largest pumped storage power plant fully operational in China The plant features 12 reversible pump-turbine units, each with a capacity of 300 MW, including two variable-speed units, bringing the total installed capacity to 3.6 GW.

Jan 09, 2025

Grid-scale

Israel’s N2OFF, Italy’s Solterra plan 784 MWh of battery storage in Sicily The agreement provides for the construction of two battery energy storage systems (BESS) in Sicily, each with a capacity of 98 MW/392 MWh.

Massimiliano Tripodo

Jan 09, 2025

Flow batteries

Quinone redox flow battery company secures $2.6m for commercial pilot site Quino Energy says the mildly alkaline nature of its storage medium means it can be installed in existing oil industry holding tanks.

Jan 09, 2025

Batteries from Canadian Solar

Projects & Applications

CIP initiates construction of 2 GWh of battery storage in Scotland The move has made Denmark's Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners one of the largest battery storage investor in the United Kingdom.

Jan 08, 2025

Grid-scale

Neoen breaks ground on its first German battery storage project The 45 MW/90 MWh battery energy storage system (BESS) is part of Neoen's 1 GW portfolio of projects in Germany.

Jan 08, 2025

Finance

Grenergy approaches $1bn finance for Chile’s Oasis de Atacama site The Spanish company says it plans to continue expanding in Chile with new energy storage-focused projects and wants to replicate this model in Europe and the United States.

Pilar Sanchez Molina

Jan 08, 2025

Grid-scale

Denmark’s Hyme prepping ‘world’s biggest’ industrial thermal energy storage system The company says a 200 MW, molten salt-based plant could save an Arla Foods milk powder factory $3.1 million per year in energy bills.

Jan 08, 2025

Tenders

Somalia opens solar-plus-storage project tender A procurement exercise is open for the design, supply, and installation of 10 MW of solar and 20 MWh of battery energy storage in northeastern Somalia. The deadline for applications is Feb. 10, 2025.

Jan 07, 2025

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