Friday Briefing: ''Play God Day'' and long-duration
This Friday Briefing looks at the IEA''s recognition that long-duration energy storage will be essential to global decarbonisation and asks what it might take for that message to translate into immediate action.
Yearly & Monthly weather
Longyearbyen, Svalbard and Jan Mayen - Climate and weather forecast by month. Detailed climate information with charts - average monthly weather with temperature, pressure, humidity, precipitation, wind, daylight, sunshine, visibility, and UV index data. On the other hand, maximum daylight is experienced during the mid-year months of June and July,
New South Wales proposes 28GWh by 2034 LDES target
Penny Sharpe, the New South Wales energy minister, has announced plans to legislate a new long-duration energy storage (LDES) target for the Australian state of 28GWh by 2034. The FID comes after RWE won the NSW government''s first tender for LDES and was awarded a Long-Term Energy Service Agreement just over a year ago. Tendered for by
Grid-forming technology and its role in the energy transition
Every edition includes ''Storage & Smart Power'', a dedicated section contributed by the Energy-Storage.news team, and full access to upcoming issues as well as the 10-year back catalogue are included as part of a subscription to the long-term benefits far outweigh the costs. Grid-forming inverters offer enhanced grid stability and
First US project for European long-duration
WEC Energy serves more than 4.6 million customers across four US states through various utilities it holds. It also owns power plant company We Power and a renewable energy development platform, WEC Infrastructure. Energy-Storage.news'' publisher Solar Media will host the 5th Energy Storage Summit USA, 28-29 March 2023 in Austin, Texas
Energy Vault partners Enervest for 1GWh BESS in Australia
Energy Vault Holdings has entered an agreement with the Enervest Group to deploy a 1 gigawatt-hour battery energy storage system (BESS) at the Stoney Creek site in New South Wales (NSW), Australia. The collaboration is a significant move towards enhancing grid reliability and supporting the state''s renewable energy expansion.
July weather forecast Longyearbyen, Svalbard and Jan Mayen
July weather for Longyearbyen, Svalbard and Jan Mayen: The months with the shortest days in Longyearbyen, Svalbard and Jan Mayen, are January, May through July, November and December, with an average of 0h and 0min of daylight. In Longyearbyen, Svalbard and Jan Mayen, during July, the rain falls for 17 days and regularly aggregates up to 24mm
Peak performance: could mountains create long
While traditional lithium ion batteries are able to store energy for short amounts of time, they are insufficient when it comes to long-term energy storage. And while there is evidence to suggest pumped hydro-storage might
Long-Duration Clean Energy Storage
B&W is actively engaged in advancing long-duration clean energy storage technologies for both immediate deployment and long-term systems up to 100 hours. الأَبْجَدِيَّة العَرَبِيَّة 中文 Español Français Deutsch Italiano Português Toggle navigation
Origin Energy to exit hydrogen project in NSW citing slow market
Origin Energy has decided to pull out of the Hunter Valley Hydrogen Hub (HVHH), its planned hydrogen development project in NSW, citing slow market development.. Origin CEO Frank Calabria said: "We continue to believe hydrogen could play a role in the future energy mix. However, it has become clear that the hydrogen market is developing more slowly
Emerging industries and investment prospects in Svalbard and Jan Mayen
Svalbard and Jan Mayen, with their unique geographical and environmental characteristics, offer promising opportunities for emerging industries and investment prospects. []
''Longer-duration storage'' and its role in the future of
What are the best ways to match up long-duration energy storage technologies to applications and revenues? And what is ''longer-duration'' storage and when will we need it? Florian Mayr and Dr Fabio Oldenburg at
4GWh of long-duration storage wins New South Wales tender
A-CAES technology provider Hydrostor, which is self-developing the Silver City project in Broken Hill, NSW, recently also got a contract with network operator Transgrid for the 1,600MWh long-duration storage facility to provide 250MWh of reserve capacity that could be used as backup power should the local area suffer grid outages.The company has said
Siemens Energy to develop thermal energy storage with startup
Energy-Storage.news also reported today on a partnership between thermal energy storage technology developer Azelio and Mexico-based industrial equipment supplier and turnkey project developer CITRUS. Azelio uses heated aluminium to store energy and the pair have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with a view to marketing the technology
Peak performance: could mountains create long-term
Known as mountain gravity energy storage (MGES), the technology works by simply transporting sand or gravel from a lower storage site to an upper elevation, storing potential energy from the upward journey and
Long-duration energy storage stymied by ''significant problems
Speaking on a panel debating the policy landscape for long-duration storage at the ongoing Energy Storage Summit 2021, organised by Energy-Storage.news publisher Solar Media, Robert Hull, managing director at energy advisory Riverswan and formerly managing director of UK energy market regulator Ofgem, highlighted how while overall policy
Svalbard and Jan Mayen
Svalbard and Jan Mayen (Norwegian: Svalbard og Jan Mayen, ISO 3166-1 alpha-2: SJ, ISO 3166-1 alpha-3: SJM, ISO 3166-1 numeric: 744) is a statistical designation defined by ISO 3166-1 for a collective grouping of two remote
DNV: Long duration energy storage to scale in
A battery energy storage system deployed by the largest company in the sector, Fluence. Image: Leonardo Moreno via LinkedIn. Long duration energy storage technologies like flow batteries, compressed air or
Svalbard will be a showcase for renewable energy
Longyearbyen and Svalbard are facing a huge energy transition. UNIS, Store Norske and SINTEF have therefore entered into an agreement on strategic cooperation within renewable energy systems adapted to Arctic
6 FAQs about [Svalbard and Jan Mayen long term storage of energy]
Are Longyearbyen and Svalbard facing an energy transition?
Top image: Longyearbyen and Svalbard are facing an energy transition. This is the background for the cooperation agreement between UNIS, Store Norske and SINTEF. Photo: Graham Gilbert/UNIS. Longyearbyen and Svalbard are facing a huge energy transition.
What is the difference between Svalbard and Jan Mayen?
Svalbard is an archipelago in the Arctic Ocean under the sovereignty of Norway, but is subject to the special status granted by the Svalbard Treaty. Jan Mayen is a remote island in the Arctic Ocean; it has no permanent population and is administered by the County Governor of Nordland.
What is a Svalbard & Jan Mayen islands?
The United Nations Statistics Division also uses this code, but has named it the Svalbard and Jan Mayen Islands. Svalbard is an archipelago in the Arctic Ocean under the sovereignty of Norway, but is subject to the special status granted by the Svalbard Treaty.
What is Svalbard & Jan Mayen in ISO 3166-2?
ISO 3166-2:SJ is the entry for Svalbard and Jan Mayen in ISO 3166-2, a system for assigning codes to subnational administrative divisions. However, further subdivision for Svalbard and Jan Mayen occurs under Norway's entry, ISO 3166-2:NO:
Who governs Svalbard?
The archipelago is administered by the Governor of Svalbard, which is subordinate to the Norwegian Ministry of Justice and Public Security. Unlike the rest of Norway (including Jan Mayen), Svalbard is a free economic zone and a demilitarized zone, and is not part of the Schengen Area nor the European Economic Area.
Where is Svalbard located?
Svalbard is an archipelago in the Arctic about midway between mainland Norway and the North Pole. The group of islands range from 74° to 81° north latitude, and from 10° to 35° east longitude. The area is 61,022 square kilometres (23,561 sq mi) and there were 2,595 residents in Sept 2024.