Storage

Hydropower Plant

EIB Supports Ebensee Hydropower Expansion in Upper Austria

The European Investment Bank (EIB) is providing a €320 million loan for the construction of the Ebensee pumped storage power plant in Upper Austria. Energi…

Virtual power plants

How Virtual Power Plants Enhance Grid Operations and Resilience

A virtual power plant (VPP) is a network of decentralized, small- to medium-scale power generating units, flexible power consumers, and storage systems that are…

Solar project

FRV Australia and OMERS Acquire Solar and Battery Storage Project in Victoria

Fotowatio Renewable Ventures (FRV) Australia, alongside the Canadian infrastructure fund OMERS, has purchased the Axedale project, a combined solar and battery …

Battery

German Sulfur Battery Startup Theion Raises $16.4 Mln to Scale Up

German sulfur battery startup theion said on Thursday it has raised 15 million euros ($16.4 million) from investors to scale up battery cells it says store more…

Energy Storage Project

Poland Finalizes 5 GWh Energy Storage Subsidy Scheme

Following a public consultation launched in July 2024, the Polish Ministry of Climate and Environment has finalized its energy storage subsidy program which aim…

Photovoltaic （PV）

Spanish Startup Offers New PV-CPS System Integrating Energy Storage

Spain-based engineering firm Ghenova Ingeniería and Seville-based BlueSolar, a joint venture with Capsun, a spinoff of the defunct Abengoa Solar, have pa…

Battery

RWE Plans 1.2 GWh Battery on German Former Coal Plant

German energy company RWE is building a 600 MW/1.2 GWh BESS on the site of the former Westfalen coal-fired power plant in Hamm, North Rhine-Westphalia.RWE recen…

Energy Storage System

China Scraps Energy Storage Mandate for Renewable Energy Plants

New renewable energy plants in China will no longer be required to build storage in order to secure development rights and grid connection.Since introduced in 2…

Photovoltaic （PV）

Quinbrook Closes Financing for Cleve Hill Solar Park in UK

Quinbrook Infrastructure Partners has closed a record debt financing for the Cleve Hill solar park in Kent, UK.The financing was structured in two stages.The 37…

CCS

CO2necta CCS Project Launched in Valencia

A consortium comprised of Enagás, Holcim, and Saggas has launched the CO2necta project for carbon capture, transport and storage in the Valencian municip…

Battery

Mexico Defines Role of Energy Storage in National Electric System

The Official Gazette of the Federation of Mexico has published Agreement A/113/2024 of the Energy Regulatory Commission, which issues the General Administrative…

Carbon Storage

Wagenborg: Construction Progress of ‘World’s First’ CO2 Carrier Reaches Next Phase

Royal Wagenborg, a Netherlands-based shipowner and operator, has revealed a ‘crucial’ progress update on the construction of what is being hailed as the world…

Energy Storage Project

Samsung SDI Inks 437.4 Bln-Won Deal to Supply ESS Batteries to U.S.-Based Nextera Energy

Samsung SDI Co., South Korea's major battery maker, said Friday it has signed a 437.4 billion-won (US$300.5 million) deal to supply energy storage solution …

Photovoltaic （PV）

Dutch Startup Develops Sodium-Ion Battery Tech for Solar Colocation

Amsterdam-based Moonwatt is set on a mission to develop sodium-ion battery technology optimized for colocation with utility-scale solar power plants as it seeks…

CCS

Halliburton Secures Work on Australian CCS Project Carbon Capture Usage & Storage

U.S.-headquartered Halliburton has been awarded technical assessment work by Perth-headquartered InCapture and its joint venture partners for a carbon capture a…