100MW of energy storage included in Queensland''s 400MW renewables tender
The Australian state of Queensland has announced a 400MW renewable energy auction with 100MW ring-fenced for energy storage. The tender was part of a raft of announcements on Monday, including confirmation of a commitment to source 50% of its electricity from renewables by 2030.
Panama starts 500MW renewables scheme with energy storage
Panama has launched a 500MW tender auction for renewables and energy storage, the first in Central America to include storage. The bidding process – held by the national secretary of energy and state-owned electricity transmission company, Empresa de Transmisión Eléctrica SA (ETESA) – is seeking 500MW of capacity and will
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Texas: Available Power 200MWh BESS expected online in 2024
Image: Greenpower via Linkedin. A 200MWh battery energy storage system (BESS) from developer Available Power at a net-zero technology campus in Texas is expected to be online in mid-2024. The 100MW, two-hour system is being built on land leased from the GREENPORT International Airport and Technology Center near Austin,
Promoting renewable energy for a clean and
Promoting renewable energy for a clean and sustainable future. The pilot grid-tied solar project at the UN House will demonstrate solar as a reliable energy source and serve as a key driver of energy
Sungrow and Eve Energy energy storage shipments surge
Inverter and battery energy storage system (BESS) manufacturer Sungrow shipped 10.5GWh of BESS in 2023, it revealed in its annual report yesterday (25 April). The company buys third-party battery cells and assembles them into its Powertitan grid-scale BESS product. China-based companies Sungrow and Eve Energy grew their
100MW installed is just the beginning for UK''s large-scale battery storage sector
The UK''s large-scale battery storage installations have reached 100MW of capacity, made up of around 50 individual sites larger than 250kW. The data from our UK Battery Storage Project Database report shows that these projects can be split into three categories: pre-2017, stand-alone in 2017 or co-located with generation in 2017.
Bhutan launches its first grid-tied solar power plant
The commissioning and inauguration of the 180kW grid-tied ground mounted solar photo-voltaic power plant. marks the start of Bhutan''s investment in grid-tied solar energy as a viable alternative
Wärtsilä''s new 100 MW energy storage project in South East Asia
Wärtsilä''s new 100 MW/100 MWh energy storage project will help provide some of the reliability necessary to support South East Asia''s transition to renewable
100MW Welsh pumped hydro storage facility moves a step closer
100MW Welsh pumped hydro storage facility moves a step closer. The Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy (BEIS) will rule in March on a £160 million project by UK energy storage developer Quarry Battery Company (QBC) to build a 99.9MW pumped hydro facility at the site of two disused slate quarries at Glyn Rhonwy, in
SMT Energy, SUSI bag tax equity deal for 100MW ERCOT projects
August 9, 2023. Developers SMT Energy and SUSI Partners have secured a tax equity financing agreement for 100MW of battery storage projects in Texas with ''specialised tax equity'' investor Greenprint Capital. The financing (amount undisclosed) covers ten battery energy storage system (BESS) projects in South Texas which are all expected to
First phase of 800MWh world biggest flow battery commissioned in China
Commissioning has taken place of a 100MW/400MWh vanadium redox flow battery (VRFB) energy storage system in Dalian, China. The biggest project of its type in the world today, the VRFB project''s planning, design and construction has taken six years. It was connected to the Dalian grid in late May, according to a report this week by the
Europe''s largest transmission-connected BESS begins ''world first'' reactive power services contract
Aerial view of the commissioned 100MW project at Capenhurst, in Chester, England. Image: Zenobe Energy. A battery storage system in the UK has begun delivery of reactive power services to the grid in what has been claimed as a
World Bank Approves Additional $1.5 Billion in Financing to
The World Bank''s Board of Executive Directors today approved $1.5 billion in financing for a second operation to help India accelerate the development of low
Bhutan: Energy Country Profile
Bhutan: Many of us want an overview of how much energy our country consumes, where it comes from, and if we''re making progress on decarbonizing our energy mix. This page
Renewable energy in Bhutan
In part because of the Sustainable development goals, Bhutan has established a minimum goal of 20 megawatts (MW) of renewable energy product by 2025, through a mix of
Large-scale battery storage plant chosen by California community as alternative to gas goes online
Earlier this year, Alamitos, another 100MW / 400MWh California battery storage project was inaugurated by power producer AES Corporation and its part-owned BESS technology company Fluence, with that one chosen over a
Australian utility AGL signs ''virtual'' agreement for Neoen''s 100MW Capital Battery
The France-headquartered renewable energy and energy storage developer announced the deal today. A 70MW/140MWh portion of the energy stored in its 100MW/200MWh Capital Battery project, currently under construction in Canberra, will be leveraged by AGL.
Financial close achieved, EPC named for 100MW / 150MWh Wandoan South ESS in Queensland
"As part of our agreement, AGL will have full operational dispatch rights once it begins operating in 2021, providing critical support to our growing portfolio of energy storage assets. Grid-scale batteries like Wandoan South BESS allow AGL to leverage excess solar and wind generation in Queensland while providing capacity when
What we know about Europe''s ''largest grid-connected battery project'' so far
By Alice Grundy, Molly Lempriere, Andy Colthorpe. In mid-July, the 100MW / 100MWh Minety battery energy storage system (BESS) was completed in Wiltshire, southern England. It is claimed to be the largest project of its kind in Europe, although another project of a similar size in England, Capenhurst, is also now underway and
SUSI obtains investment for 100MW Texas battery portfolio
August 9, 2023. A SUSI and SMT-owned 10MW battery storage facility in Mercedes, Texas. Credit: SMT Energy. Swiss investment manager SUSI Partners and its joint venture partner SMT Energy have received a tax equity investment for a 100MW battery energy storage portfolio in Texas, US. Serving on behalf of the SUSI Energy Transition Fund, SUSI
New Zealand energy generator-retailer Meridian
New Zealand state-owned energy company Meridian Energy has committed to the construction of a 100MW battery energy storage system (BESS), to be provided by Saft. The two-hour duration
Power Factors adds 100MW California battery project to recently-launched storage software platform
Renewable energy asset management software group Power Factors will add a 100MW battery energy storage system (BESS) to its recently-launched battery storage performance management platform. The company said this week that the 100MW / 400MWh Saticoy BESS project in Ventura County will be onboarded into its platform,
Nippon Koei targets 100MW of UK battery projects with energy storage JV
Nippon Koei, one of Japan''s largest engineering firms, has formed a joint venture with a British battery storage firm to construct two 50MW behind-the-meter energy storage projects in the UK. Nippon Koei revealed earlier this week that its Netherlands-based Nippon Koei Energy Europe (NKEE) subsidiary had partnered with RNA Energy
Long-duration energy storage "a game-changer" for net zero,
Stephen Crosher, CEO of RheEnergise, advocated for scalable long-duration energy storage (LDES) solutions to support the global energy transition at the
RES submits application of 100MW Spennymoor battery energy storage
Renewable asset developer RES has submitted a planning application for a 99.9MW battery energy storage project in County Durham. The Spennymoor site forms part of the company''s portfolio of over 700MW of energy storage projects in development or construction in the UK and Ireland currently. If approved it would sit adjacent to the
Lazard: IRA brings LCOS of 100MW, 4-hour standalone BESS down as low as US$124/MWh
It found that, unsubsidised, the LCOS of a utility-scale 100MW, 4-hour duration (400MWh) battery energy storage system (BESS) ranged from US$170/MWh to US$296/MWh across the US. However, with the full range of tax credit subsidies made available through the IRA, that range falls to as low as US$124/MWh for projects which
Offshore wind with 100MW BESS begins construction
US-headquartered developer Pattern Energy has achieved financial close on an offshore wind project in northern Japan which will include a 100MW battery energy storage system (BESS). The
Grid-scale battery investment to enhance Contact''s renewable
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Contact Energy Picks Tesla Megapacks to Power 100MW Battery
4 · New Zealand''s Contact Energy has announced plans to build a 100-megawatt (MW) grid-scale battery at Glenbrook, near Auckland, New Zealand, powered by Tesla
AES signs MoU for battery storage with Bulgarian Ministry of Energy
Image: AES Corporation. Power company AES Bulgaria has signed a non-binding memorandum of understanding (MoU) with the Bulgarian ministry of energy to assist the country in its decarbonisation transition. The company will collaborate and assist the country to achieve its goals in the European Green Deal for 2030 and 2050 by providing
Alinta Energy building 100MW/200MWh battery storage at Western Australia thermal power plant
Alinta Energy said yesterday that it will build a 100MW/200MWh (2-hour duration) BESS at Wagerup Power Station, a dual-fired 380MW gas and distillate generation facility which acts as peaking capacity to Western Australia''s power grid, the South West Interconnected System (SWIS). The site is about 120km from Perth, and construction is
ENGIE Announces Commissioning of its 100MW+ Sun Valley Utility Scale Battery Storage
Together, these projects will contribute to ENGIE''s global aspiration of 10 GW of energy storage installed by 2030," said Dave Carroll, chief renewables officer of ENGIE North America. The Sun Valley Battery Storage project will provide reliability and ancillary services to meet ERCOT''s growing demand for electricity and is a key element
VRB Energy breaks ground on 100MW / 500MWh flow battery and gigafactory in China
Flow battery cell stacks at VRB Energy''s demonstration project in Hubei, China. Image: VRB Energy. An official ceremony was held in Hubei Province, China, as work began on the first phase of a 100MW / 500MWh vanadium redox flow
Salt River Project, NextEra Resources bring online 100MW BESS
Image: NextEra Energy Resources. Arizona utility Salt River Project (SRP) has welcomed the start of commercial operations at a 100MW battery storage system, which has been installed at one of the company''s solar PV power plants. SRP announced on Monday (18 December) that an official opening event had been held for
NHOA starts installing Western Australia''s biggest BESS
E-mobility and energy storage company New HOrizons Ahead (NHOA) has started installation work on an LFP-based 100MW/200MWh battery energy storage system (BESS) in Western Australia, the state''s largest. The Government of Western Australia said today (5 August) that the first of 600 units have been installed and the rest of the work
Siemens and Fluence to build renewables-integrating 100MW/200MWh battery project in Germany
Siemens said energy storage technology and services provider Fluence, which was formed in 2017 as a Siemens-AES Corporation joint venture (JV), will provide the lithium-ion battery system. Siemens will take care of project management duties, which will include the building of medium-voltage switchgear equipment and facilitating connection
Exclusive: Portugal to hold 50-100MW energy storage auction in
March 1, 2019. Portugal is to kickstart its energy storage sector by arranging its first ever dedicated auction next year, Energy-Storage.news can reveal. João Galamba, secretary of state of energy, told this publication of plans to put forward 50-100MW worth of capacity for dispatchable renewables in 2020, at a date that has yet to be decided.
