Big news for the stationary battery storage market. Last week, Australian-based Origin Energy announced its intention to close down Australia’s largest coal-fired power plant before “end of life”. Once power production will cease, the site is expected to host a 700MWh battery storage instead. This means that we have reached a point in sun-rich areas where […]
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A year ago we reported on a substantial growth in Energy Storage Systems (ESS) projects being established around the world. The largest battery ESS installed is till the Moss Landing facility in California with 400 MW/1200 MWh capacity. There are however several other very large scale projects being announced. Europe is also getting into the
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UIC and the UIC Energy efficiency & CO2 emissions Sector chairs propose a new online workshop about trackside energy storage and their use for efficiency and decarbonisation. The workshop will take place on Thursday 07 October, 10:00 to 12:00 CET. The aim is to explore what stationary energy storage can help us with in the
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Swedish lithium-ion battery manufacturer Northvolt announced today its plan to establish Europe’s largest factory for energy storage solutions in Poland. This is yet another confirmation of the significance of the stationary battery storage market. Northvolt will invest $200 million to build this new energy storage systems factory in Gdansk, Poland. The production is scheduled to
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Earlier this year, we published an article on how stationary batteries further triggered the storage boom. Grid-scale batteries might still be considered for some as a niche technology, the number of projects in this area accelerates and the future looks bright. The latest forecast on the stationary storage shows indeed that despite the current COVID
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Verkor, a French industrial company, is set to amplify battery cell production in Europe, with the support of EIT InnoEnergy, Schneider Electric and the GROUPE IDEC. The new venture will accelerate the production capacity of low-carbon batteries in southern Europe to meet growing demand for electric vehicles and stationary storage. Production in Verkor’s first Gigafactory
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With the widespread adoption of renewable energy resources, energy storage is becoming a key necessity for power balancing and increased flexibility. Renewable energy sources are intermittent by nature, producing energy only when solar or wind are available. By storing the energy produced and delivering it on demand, batteries can continue to power the grid to
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