Supply, Install, Commission, Operate & Transfer of Battery Energy Storage Systems (BESS) on Selected Islands in Maldives Last date to submit the bids is September 2, 2021 The Government of the Republic of Maldives has received financing from the World Bank toward the cost of the Accelerating Renewable Energy Integration and Sustainable Energy Project, and […]
Italian Solar Inverter Manufacturer FIMER to Power Asia’s First Automatic Frequency Control Initiative
FIMER has partnered with Taiwan Stock Exchange (TSE)-listed smart energy conglomerate Tatung (Tatung:2371) to supply battery energy storage systems (BESS) for Taiwan Power Company (Taipower)’s automatic frequency control (AFC) initiative. FIMER will supply its PVS980-58BC bidirectional converter to stabilize the grid which is exposed to the intermittent nature of renewable energy. FIMER’s UL 1741 certified […]
Hitachi ABB Power Grids’ Battery Storage to be Used at 214 MW Industrial Microgrid in Thailand
Hitachi president and CEO Toshiaki Higashihara, who this week was also named company executive chairman. Image: Hitachi, Ltd. Battery energy storage system (BESS) and controls technology will be provided to a “smart industrial park” project in Thailand by Hitachi ABB Power Grids. In what has been described as the country’s largest private microgrid to date, […]
DNV to Study Lekela Storage Plan in Senegal
Focus will be on how to provide increased stability and integrate intermittent renewable energy into Senelec’s grid Lekela has appointed DNV as a contractor to carry out a feasibility study for West Africa’s largest grid-scale battery electric storage system (BESS) in Senegal. The study will focus on how to provide increased grid stability and integrate […]
Amp Power Australia to Establish Renewable Energy Hub
Amp Energy’s Australian operating company, Amp Power Australia, is set to establish a portfolio of integrated solar photovoltaic (PV), wind and battery energy storage (BESS) assets. The Renewable Energy Hub of South Australia (REHSA) will involve a total investment of more than A$2bn ($1.54bn). Amp Power has acquired the portfolio, which comprises three solar PV […]
US DOI gives green light to 350MW/1,400MWh Energy Storage Project in California
The US Department of the Interior (DOI) has given the green light to the construction of a utility-scale solar-plus-storage project on public land in California. The DOI announced on Monday (3 May) that the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) has given final approval to the Crimson Solar Project, a 350MW solar PV array with a […]
ACEN focusing on solar, wind, BESS in 2021
AC Energy (ACEN) is looking to develop solar, wind and battery energy storage systems (BESS) projects this year to increase its renewable energy (RE) portfolio. At the company’s annual stockholders meeting on Monday, ACEN President and CEO Eric Francia said the Ayalas’ power arm prepared to invest heavily in RE, led by solar and wind, […]