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European Battery Stakeholders to Collaborate

The Batteries European Partnership Association (BEPA) and Batteries Europe are integrating their working groups.

Energy Storage Battery

Upgrade at Tesla Battery Project Demonstrates Feasibility of ‘Once-In-A-Century Energy Transformation’ for Australia

The landmark Hornsdale Power Reserve battery storage system in South Australia now has upgraded capabilities, enabling it to provide inertia to the grid.

Energy Storage Battery

Northvolt Turns to Trees With Wood-Based Batteries

Volkswagen-backed battery developer Northvolt and Stora Enso are joining forces to create sustainable batteries using lignin-based hard carbon produced with woo…

Electric Vehicle Battery

Will Semi-solid Battery Technology Render Solid-State Batteries Redundant?

Developers have struggled to scale the production of solid-state batteries – emerging semi-solid tech could offer an alternative.

Energy Storage Battery

Sand Batteries: The Next Green Energy Revolution?

Polar Night Energy in Finland has developed the world’s first commercial sand-based heat storage battery system, potentially providing a solution to sustainabl…

Energy Storage Project

Canadian Solar Announces Transaction With Gresham House

Canadian Solar has announced that it has completed the sale of two fully-permitted solar and battery energy storage projects in the UK to specialist alternative…

Energy Storage Battery

Ngos Ask Musk to Not Invest in Indonesia’s Nickel Industry Over Environmental Worries

Dozens of non-governmental organizations (NGOs) have sent an open letter to Elon Musk, urging the Tesla Inc's chief to not invest in Indonesia's nickel industry…

Energy Storage Battery

Equinor Buys US Battery Storage Developer East Point Energy

Headquartered in Charlottesville, Virginia, the company has a 4.1GW pipeline of early to mid-stage battery storage projects focused on the US East Coast

Energy Storage Project

Vena Energy’s Hybrid Solar, Battery Project in Australia Hits Financial Close

Renewable energy firm Vena Energy has reached a financial close for its hybrid solar and battery energy storage system (BESS) project in South Australia, which …

Hydropower Plant

Portugal, Switzerland Launch Pumped Storage Hydropower Plants of Over 2 GW in Total

Iberdrola inaugurated its pumped storage hydropower plant Tâmega Gigabattery in Portugal and a similar facility was set into motion in Switzerland.

Electric Car

Volkswagen-Backed Northvolt to Develop Wood-Based Batteries for EVs

The attempt to develop battery materials from a range of sources comes as major European economies lay out plans to move away from road-based vehicles that use …

Energy Storage Project

State-Owned Power Company to Build 800MWH BESS in Poland

State-owned power company PGE Group has obtained regulatory approval to build a 200MW/820MWh battery energy storage system (BESS) in Poland.

Energy Storage Battery

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.

Electric Car

Swappable Car Batteries Could Accelerate UK’s Transition to Electric Vehicles

A new paper from Cornwall Insight and law firm Shoosmiths has laid out why switching the UK electric vehicle (EV) model to Battery-as-a-Service, could cut upfro…

Energy Storage Project

Portuguese Utility EDP Adding Battery Storage to Floating Solar-Hydropower Hybrid Plant

Portuguese utility EDP is to add energy storage to a hybrid floating solar and hydropower project after it was energised earlier this month.