The zero-emissions electrical grid of the future will require a lot more renewable energy production. And once that energy is produced, it will need to go somewhere – or go to waste. That’s where batteries come in. In California, the forefront of renewable energy adoption, battery power now makes up 6% of the state’s maximum […]
Renewables: What’s Next in Energy Storage Systems? – EQ Mag Pro
Power design industry experts chart megatrends for storage of electricity from renewable sources. While more than a billion people on the planet don’t have access to a power grid, we are witnessing a growing pervasiveness of small solar systems in which a solar panel and a battery are connected to constitute a system along with […]
Kia EV batteries find second life as energy storage systems to reduce strain on grid – EQ Mag Pro
Kia Europe has announced a new partnership with encore Deutsche Bahn to reuse former EV batteries to create scalable energy storage systems. The prototype has already been implemented in Germany using Kia Soul EV batteries and marks the start of the automaker’s Europe-wide initiative. As a Korean automaker and member of the Hyundai Motor Group, […]
Wärtsilä signs contracts to supply energy storage systems for one of the world’s largest solar-plus-storage project portfolios – EQ Mag Pro
The technology group Wärtsilä is delivering a 500-megawatt (MWac) / 2-gigawatt hour (GWh) portfolio of energy storage systems to clean energy developer and operator Clearway Energy Group. The contracts cover five sites located in Hawaii and California and include one of the world’s largest ever solar-plus-storage project portfolios. The combination of energy storage and solar […]
Off-grid Energy Storage with Solis – EQ Mag Pro
Background For areas without power grids or frequent power outages, such as remote rural areas, edge of grid locations, ocean island arcs, mountain areas, etc., off-grid energy storage systems bring great benefits. Some homeowners are now also choosing to go “off-grid” in order to be less reliant on their local power grids. Power cuts due […]
Power Density in Hybrid Energy Storage Systems – EQ Mag Pro
This article will cover new types of hybrid energy storage systems (HESS) with high power density and high energy density, as well as good power regulation methods. What is a hybrid energy storage system? Comparisons made between A-CAES and PTES systems for energy storage. Fossil fuels, along with worries about protecting our fragile environment, are […]
People may be free to set up standalone energy storage systems: R K Singh – EQ Mag Pro
The policy aims at the creation of the technology-agnostic storage system across the value chain of the electricity sector generation, transmission and distribution levels Union Minister for Power and New & Renewable Energy R K Singh has indicated that people may be free to set up standalone energy storage systems (ESS) as the government plans […]
Discussion Paper on Framework for Large Scale Integration of Renewable Energy using Energy Storage Systems and its impact on Tariffs – EQ Mag Pro
Discussion Paper on Framework for Large Scale Integration of Renewable Energy using Energy Storage Systems and its impact on Tariffs. For more information please see below link:
BURKINA FASO: PPPs for the deployment of green energy storage systems
In Burkina Faso, the government intends to accelerate the deployment of battery-based electricity storage systems in the coming years. Ouagadougou will rely on public-private partnerships (PPP). This approach is already supported by several development partners. The Burkinabe government is developing a roadmap to guide it in diversifying its electricity mix. This strategy is being developed […]
Tesvolt energy storage systems ensure green hydrogen generation – EQ Mag Pro
Largest contract to date for the battery storage system manufacturer Wittenberg, Germany, 4 October 2021 – The Schaper Group is working with battery storage system manufacturer Tesvolt to implement a range of “green hydrogen” projects. It is the largest contract in the history of the Wittenberg-based company, with the collaboration promising revenues of around EUR […]