Energy Storage

Tesla’s Newest Big Battery in Australia Set to Back Up Wind Farm

Tesla Inc.’s latest big lithium-ion battery is set to start in South Australia, one of the nation’s biggest users of renewable generation, where it will support a steady flow of power from a wind farm. Infigen Energy’s Lake Bonney storage system, equipped with a 25 megawatt Tesla battery, is in the final stages of testing […]

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Spacewalking astronauts tackle final battery improvements

January 21, 2020 Anand Gupta

NASA’s Jessica Meir and Christina Koch floated out to finish the work they began last week. The women had one more new battery to install in the station’s solar power grid, and two old batteries to remove CAPE CANAVERAL : A pair of spacewalking astronauts tackled one last round of battery improvements outside the International […]

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India needs 50 GWh of battery storage within 2.5 yrs for planned EV transition: NITI Aayog official

January 18, 2020 Anand Gupta

EV batteries are not compatible for tropical climate, according to Sajid Mubashir, scientist, Department of Science and Technology, who was also speaking at the same event New Delhi: India will need 50 gigawatt hour (GWh) of battery storage capacity over the next two-and-a-half years to support the projected growth in renewable energy and meet the […]

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Cut GST on lithium-ion batteries: IESA

January 18, 2020 Anand Gupta

Energy storage industry body calls for funding support for research and manufacturing Hyderabad: The electric vehicles (EV) market in India has gained momentum. The total EV sales in 2019 hit around 4.98 lakh units and expected to grow at a CAGR of 36 per cent by 2026. The EV battery market is estimated to be […]

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Canada’s e-Zn Raises Millions to Commercialize Long-Duration Zinc Energy Storage

January 17, 2020 Anand Gupta

Startup bets on cheap and abundant zinc — and the emergence of a market for long-duration storage. Canadian startup e-Zn has raised money to store clean energy far longer than currently available batteries allow, using cheap and abundant zinc. On Wednesday, the company received CAD $2 million ($1.5 million) in non-dilutive grant funding from Sustainable […]

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Pinnacle Industries forays into EV batteries

January 17, 2020 Anand Gupta

Partners with Phylion Battery Company for the launch of its integrated Lithium Ion battery assembly facility in Maharashtra Pinnacle Industries has partnered with Phylion Battery Company for the launch of its integrated Lithium Ion battery assembly facility in Maharashtra. The new facility was inaugurated recently. The state-of-the-art assembly unit is now fully operational and will […]

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Humless Unveils 5kWh Lithium Iron Phosphate 4,000 Cycle Battery

January 16, 2020 Anand Gupta

Newest Energy Storage Product Boasts Universal Connectivity and Packs Powerful Punch SAN FRANCISCO: Humless today introduced the 5kWh Lithium Iron Phosphate 4,000 cycle battery, the newest addition to its line of energy storage solutions for home and commercial use. The Humless 5kWh, based on Lithium Iron Phosphate technology, offers the longest life and minimum power […]

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The DEFACTO project, expected to revolutionize the European cell manufacturing industry, kicks off

January 15, 2020 Anand Gupta

Madrid: The European project DEFACTO, coordinated by the Basque research center CIDETEC Energy Storage, started in San Sebastián, Spain, on January 14th . The kickoff meeting gathered all the partners in a two-day reunion that included a visit to the facilities of CIDETEC. DEFACTO is a project funded by the European Commission Horizon 2020 Programme […]

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India moving towards a solar-battery combined future and faster than before

January 13, 2020 Anand Gupta

Despite many advantages, the adoption rate of storage systems has been very low in India, which can be attributed to factors ranging from high upfront costs, lack of consumer awareness, and lack of favourable state policies New Delhi: India is fast moving towards an energy future with systems that will combine solar power and battery […]

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Google Inks Huge Corporate Solar-Plus-Storage Deal in Nevada

January 9, 2020 Anand Gupta

NV Energy will provide 350 megawatts of solar and as much as 280 megawatts of battery storage for a new Google data center. Google and Nevada utility NV Energy have joined up on an energy supply agreement to power an under-construction data center outside Las Vegas, with future capacity that rivals the largest corporate solar […]

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