The major electricity user clause will become effective in early 2021 at the earliest, and clearly stipulates users with contract of 5MW or above electricity capacity must use a certain ratio of green power, for which UPS supplier Eaton has also released a dual-use solution of uninterruptible power and energy storage in order to respond to the new clauses of renewable energy under the objectives of achieving cost-effectiveness for customers and the green energy targets of the government. ...  more
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Gravitricity’s Gravity-Based Energy Storage Pilot Program Begins Construction, and Initiates Testing in 2021 |
published 2020 年 09 月 21 日 18:30 |
Battery energy storage is merely one of the thousands of energy storage methods. Scottish start-up Gravitricity has recently commenced the construction for its 250KW pilot program of “gravity-based energy storage”, which will initiate testing in 2021. The program uses weight potential energy to generate power, which paves a new path for the development of energy storage from renewable energy. ...  more
Security Issues Derived from Battery Explosion; Investigation Result of US Energy Storage Plant Explosion Released |
published 2020 年 09 月 07 日 18:30 |
The first battery explosion in the US occurred in April 2019, where smoke started appearing from a plant of a 2MW lithium battery energy storage system, before the explosion took place, and 4 firefighters were injured as a result. Utility power companies Arizona Public Service (APS) and battery supplier LG Chem have announced two investigation reports of different results. ...  more
Clean Horizon: Spain’s 2.5GW Target for Energy Storage by 2030 Is Encouraging but Has to Be Supported with Concrete Measures |
published 2020 年 08 月 13 日 18:30 |
In an interview with Energy-Storage.news, consulting firm Clean Horizon said that Spain will likely undertake regulatory changes and new policy initiatives over the next several years in order to reach its ambitious target of achieving a total installed capacity of 2.5GW for energy storage by 2030. ...  more
Q CELLS to Acquire Geli, Expanding Its Offerings in Integrated Energy Storage Solutions |
published 2020 年 08 月 08 日 13:00 |
Q CELLS has signed an agreement to purchase a 100% stake in Geli, a leading energy storage solutions and software provider. Combined capabilities provide smart energy solutions to customers. Acquisition marks Q CELLS’ expansion into the U.S. solar + storage market beyond existing solutions in Europe and Australia.
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TPC Integrates Private Energy Storage Systems, Tesla and Samsung Included, on Establishing the First “Virtual Power Plant” in Asia |
published 2020 年 07 月 24 日 10:30 |
Categorized as an intermittent energy, renewable energy sources such as solar power and wind power are affected by the weather, day and night, and the seasons. Thus an energy storage system responsible for power dispatching that is able to maintain the frequency of the power grid at 60Hz is relatively important for a stable supply of power. ...  more
Switch and Capital Dynamics Break Ground on Massive Solar and Battery Storage Developments, Advancing Rob Roy's Gigawatt Nevada |
published 2020 年 07 月 24 日 4:00 |
Switch (NYSE: SWCH) and Capital Dynamics today announced three groundbreakings in Nevada, which, along with an earlier phase, will continue Switch Founder and CEO Rob Roy's Gigawatt Nevada solar energy and battery vision to develop one of the largest solar footprint and battery storage projects in the technology industry.
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Tesla’s Impact Report Forecasts Huge Market Potential for Utility-Scale Energy Storage Solutions |
published 2020 年 06 月 25 日 21:30 |
The view that it is unprofitable to develop environmentally sustainable technologies and business ventures is outdated and should be discarded, according to Tesla in its Impact Report for 2019. ...  more
Quidnet Energy Gears Up for Commercial Deployment of Long Duration Energy Storage |
published 2020 年 06 月 25 日 4:00 |
-- Quidnet Energy today announced the closing of its $10 million Series B financing and the execution of a contract with the New York State Energy Development Authority (NYSERDA) for commercial demonstration of its Geomechanical P...  more
The First MW Level Campus Energy Storage System in Asia-Pacific Co-established by Orsted and Delta Electronics Completed and Initiated at NCUE |
published 2020 年 06 月 24 日 18:30 |
Orsted announced on the 17th of June that the 1MW/1MWh energy storage demonstration system at the Bao-Shan Campus of the National Changhua University of Education has been officially initiated, and will be used for academic researches in elevating the efficiency and stability of the power grid in the future by integrating industry-government-university resources. ...  more