Supply chain disruptions caused by the COVID-19 pandemic hit Canada-headquartered residential and small commercial battery storage company Eguana Technologies’ sales figures hard, the company has said. The company sells its own branded range of battery systems using both lithium iron phosphate (LFP) and nickel manganese cobalt (NMC) cells as well as supplying to customers that […]
Satyendar Jain Inaugurates 10 MW Battery Energy Storage System – EQ Mag Pro
Delhi Power Minister Satyendar Jain on Sunday inaugurated a 10 MW battery energy storage system here which he claimed to be the largest in South Asia that will be used for electricity load management across the capital. New Delhi, Aug 29 (PTI) Delhi Power Minister Satyendar Jain on Sunday inaugurated a 10 MW battery energy […]
Battery Maker CATL Inks Deal to Set Up Production Base in Shanghai – EQ Mag Pro
The investment pact for the production base was signed by CATL, the management committee of Lingang New Area – part of Shanghai’s Pudong district, which is already home to the Tesla plant – and industrial park developer Lingang Group. Top Chinese electric-vehicle (EV) battery maker Contemporary Amperex Technology Co Ltd (CATL) signed an agreement to […]
BatteryPool Raises Funds From IAN And Venture Center – EQ Mag Pro
BatteryPool is solving challenges around battery swapping that can lead to downtime of EVs via its flagship product, a smart battery-swapping station for fleet and commercial electric vehicles. New Delhi : BatteryPool, which offers battery charging solutions for EV fleets and commercial vehicles, has raised an undisclosed amount of growth capital as part of its […]
Solar Investor EGP Australia Gets Approval For 150 MWh Queensland Battery While Seeking Industry Exit
Approval has been granted for a 150MWh battery storage retrofit at a Queensland solar farm under development by Elliott Green Power Australia (EGP), a solar investment fund group currently seeking to sell off its assets and exit the industry. EGP’s plan to add the 50MW / 150MWh battery energy storage system (BESS) at the same […]
India to Call Bids For Battery Storage System in Ladakh
The plan involves building 10GW of green energy capacity in the region, said minister RK Singh. India will call bids for the largest global tender for a 13 gigawatt-hours (GWh) gridscale battery storage system in Ladakh in what would be a major leap in the country’s efforts to transition towards green energy. The plan involves […]
A Giant Tesla Battery Pack Burst Into Flames During Testing, And It Took 150 Firefighters 4 Days to Put Out
A huge Tesla battery pack was on fire for four days until firefighters managed to put it out. The “Megapack,” at an upcoming Australian power project, caught fire in a trial, authorities said. It took 150 firefighters and more than 30 fire trucks to extinguish the fire, they said. A Tesla “Megapack” battery pack caught […]
Hindustan Zinc to Invest $1 Billion to Replace Diesel Vehicles With Battery EVs
Earlier this year, HZL had signed an MoU with Epiroc Rock Drills AB to introduce another fleet of battery electric vehicles in their underground mines for production equipment Mining major Hindustan Zinc Ltd will be investing about USD 1 billion (around ₹7,440 crore) to replace diesel-run vehicles and equipment with battery electric vehicles across its […]
A Sea Of Investment Opportunities In India’s Battery Energy Storage Systems
NTPC floats tender for 1,000 MWh of Battery Energy Storage Systems Even as India remains on track for achieving its renewable energy generation targets, the country is now exploring various mechanisms for integrating large amounts of variable renewable energy in the power grid. In this context, Grid-scale Battery Energy Storage Systems ( BESSs ) has been […]
Hyundai Motor to Improve Safety of Second Life Battery Energy Storage System
Hyundai Motor Group and UL signs a memorandum of understanding on Friday. South Korea’s top automaker Hyundai Motor said Sunday it has signed a memorandum of understanding with safety standards company UL to strengthen the safety of its second life battery energy storage system, also known as SLBESS. The move will see both companies work […]