The New York State Energy Research and Development Authority (NYSERDA) today announced the release of its new “Battery Energy Storage System Guidebook” to assist local permitting authorities and the energy storage industry across the state in navigating the siting and review processes for the development of battery energy storage projects. The release of the guidebook […]
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New plan to leave utility the cleanest in North America
Southern California Gas (SoCalGas) has plans to become the cleanest natural gas utility in North America. SoCalGas has set a target to replace 20% of its traditional natural gas supply with renewable gas by 2030. The plan will help the utility to improve its customer services as it will allow the provision of affordable energy […]
Energy Storage Europe: Sungrow 1500V energy storage system
As a global leading inverter solution supplier for renewables, Sungrow is showcasing multiple solutions to visitors of this year’s Energy Storage Europe, taking place from 12-14 March. These solutions help plant owners utilize solar energy efficiently before and even after sunset. Systems on display include the company’s latest 1500V Energy Storage Systems (ESS) as well […]
CellCube Announces 100 MW Energy Storage Project in U.S.
TORONTO: CellCube Energy Storage Systems Inc. (“CellCube” or the “Company”) (CSE: CUBE) (OTCQB: CECBF) (Frankfurt: 01X) (WKN: A2JMGP) is very pleased to announce it has signed an agreement with a US based energy asset development company in the energy storage space to develop up to 100 Megawatt (“MW”) of energy storage systems for deployment throughout […]
India Utility Commissions Largest Battery Energy Storage System in South Asia
India’s Tata Power, AES and Mitsubishi recently commissioned what the project partners say is India’s first, and South Asia’s largest, grid-scale battery-based energy storage system (BESS) — a 10 MW-10 MWh system supplied by Fluence, a Siemens and AES company. By Pretty Vectors/Shutterstock.com Connected to a substation owned by Tata Power subsidiary Delhi Distribution (Tata-DDL), the lithium-ion […]
BSES commissions solar micro grids with battery storage
The company also added that the energy generated through rooftop solar is used and the surplus is fed into the grid, which has the potential to reduce electricity bills New Delhi: BSES Yamuna Power Limited (BYPL) on Tuesday said it has launched a pilot to establish solar micro grids, becoming one of the first discoms […]
India approves National Mission on Transformative Mobility and Battery Storage
The mission, approved by Narendra Modi and his cabinet, includes a five-year phased manufacturing program to set up “a few large-scale, export-competitive integrated batteries and cell-manufacturing Giga plants in India”. Image: Indian parliament building, Getty Images India’s Union Cabinet chaired by prime minister Narendra Modi has approved the ‘National Mission on Transformative Mobility and Battery […]
German power grid battery capacity set to grow 21 pct in 2019 – research
Turnover in the energy storage industry could grow by 10 percent to 5.5 billion euros ($6.2 billion) this year, accelerating from an 8.7 percent increase last year to 5 billion euros, Team Consult said. Frankfurt: Germany’s power grid industry is set to expand big battery capacity to 380 megawatts (MW) in 2019, up from 314 […]
India opens bidding for wealth of new solar and battery capacity
The Solar Energy Corporation of India (SECI) is offering 200MW of new grid-connected solar capacity and 300MW of combined battery storage India has opened the bidding process for 200MW of new grid-connected solar capacity and 300MW of combined battery storage. The Solar Energy Corporation of India (SECI) is now taking online bids for two projects, […]
Indian solar tendering rolls on with another major co-located storage issuance
India has continued to fling out solar tenders with 1.2GW in Madhya Pradesh, 275MW in Uttar Pradesh, and a significant solar-plus-storage tender in Andhra Pradesh. Solar Energy Corporation of India (SECI) invited bids for 1.2GW of Interstate Transmission System (ISTS)-connected solar projects in the central state of Madhya Pradesh, a state with excellent solar resources, […]