Sodium-ion: ''Perfect for applications where energy
Sodium-ion battery technology could be "perfect solution for applications where energy density is not paramount," BMZ Group CEO said. research firms, optimisers, investors and IPPs to BYD launching a BESS
Gresham House talks 300MWh+ BESS augmentation round
Chinese EV giant BYD has launched what an executive claimed is the ''world''s first high-performance'' sodium-ion BESS product, using its proprietary form factor Long Blade Battery cell. Synergy completes 800MWh Kwinana BESS in
BESS wins 665MW of contracts in UK Capacity Market auction
Battery energy storage systems (BESS) were awarded 655.16MW in the UK''s T-1 Capacity Market Auction for delivery year 2024/25, which cleared yesterday (20 February) after eight rounds at £35.79 (US$45.17)/kW/year. Industry reacts to BYD''s sodium-ion BESS news. Email Newsletter. Email Address Firstname Lastname Company Job Title Company
UK BESS developer Field gets US$258 million investment from DIF
Battery energy storage system (BESS) developer Field has received a £200 million (US$257.96 million) investment from DIF Capital Partners. Field will use the funds provided by the infrastructure equity fund manager to support the development of its 4.5GWh pipeline of grid-scale BESS projects across the UK and Western Europe.
BYD breaks ground on new sodium-ion battery facility
Chinese automotive company BYD has started construction on new sodium-ion battery facility in Xuzhou, China, CarNewsChina has reported. Being built with an investment of 10bn yuan, the new facility will
World''s largest sodium-ion BESS comes online in China as it seeks
Its capacity will eventually be doubled to 100MW/200MWh, but is almost certain to already be the largest sodium-ion project in the world, as claimed in both announcements. It
Engie California BESS faces further delays
As part of the permit extension, Engie agreed to a series of additional fire mitigation measures after the commission raised concerns surrounding the safety of lithium-ion batteries following several high-profile utility-scale BESS fires since the first issuance of the CUP. "Notoriously slow" interconnection process and supply-chain delays
US BESS installations ''surged'' in 2023 with 96
The country''s energy storage sector connected 95% more storage to the grid in terms of power capacity in 2023 than the 4GW ACP reported as having been brought online in 2022 in its previous Annual Market
AGL, Wärtsilä complete 250MW BESS project in South Australia
Wärtsilä is currently working on another large-scale Australian BESS project. Near the site of Eraring, a black coal power plant set to retire in 2025, the energy storage provider is delivering a 460MW BESS for another major utility, Origin Energy. Construction is thought to be underway, after an update in April said the start was "weeks
Exclusive: sodium batteries to disrupt energy storage
With costs fast declining, sodium-ion batteries look set to dominate the future of long duration energy storage, finds an AI-based analysis that predicts technological breakthroughs based on global patent data.
Large-scale batteries progress ahead of Baltic-Russia decoupling
A render of one of two BESS projects that Evecon and Corsica Sole will build in Estonia. Image: Evecon. Bids have been received by Latvia''s grid operator AST for an 80MW/160MWh BESS project while developers Corsica Sole and Everon will build a 200MW system in Estonia, as the Baltic region prepares to decouple from Russia''s electricity system in
Italy to hold first energy storage capacity auctions in H1 2025
The lithium-ion BESS auction could be held as early as the first half of 2025, the Ministry of Environment and Energy Security said. The auction, and the broader opportunities in Italy''s grid-scale market, were discussed at Solar Media''s Energy Storage Summit EU 2024 in London in February, with panellists calling the MACSE auction "unlike
UAE should deploy 300MW BESS capacity by 2026,
Large-scale lithium-ion BESS deployments have been few and far between in the UAE but the Middle Eastern nation has been relatively progressive on exploring alternative chemistries at scale. In 2019, Abu Dhabi
BESS noise has ''exploded as a concern'' recently
The noise of battery energy storage system (BESS) technology has "exploded" as a concern in the last six months, an executive from system integrator Wartsila ES&O said. BESS units primarily emit noise from their cooling systems, but balance of system (BOS) components like inverters and transformers also produce noise emissions.
China''s largest BESS player Hyperstrong targets US
The Anhui Fuyang Wind and Solar Storage Base Project Energy Storage System, for which the company provided the BESS units. Image: Hyperstrong. Hyperstrong, the largest BESS system integrator in China, is
Germany: Fluence can start deliveries for TSO''s BESS project
The BESS will act as a strategic network node along a transmission line, mimicking the line''s injection or absorption of power into the system. That will prevent the need for extra transmission line investment, as well as allow TransnetBW to operate the line''s more efficiently. BYD launches sodium-ion grid-scale BESS product. Flow
RWE starts construction on Netherlands BESS
Multinational utility and independent power producer (IPP) RWE has started building its first battery energy storage system (BESS) project in the Netherlands. The Germany-headquartered company announced the start of construction on the BESS at its Eemshaven biomass and gas power plant complex, near Groningen, last week (8 February).
Wind-solar-storage hybrid project with 12MWh BESS
Swedish public utility Vattenfall has opened its Energypark Haringvliet in the Netherlands, which combines wind, solar and a 12MWh battery energy storage system (BESS). The project, located 20km south of
BESS owner seeking damages from LG for ''defective'' batteries
The companies are seeking at least U$10 million in damages (plus interest, costs and other relief) from LG Energy Solution for allegedly supplying defective lithium-ion batteries for a 20MW/10MWh battery energy storage system (BESS) project deployed in 2018.
Bulgaria: largest BESS project online, with Hithium & Kehua tech
The BESS technology was provided by energy storage-focused lithium-ion OEM and BESS firm Hithium and power solutions firm Kehua Tech, both based in China. Hithium won the contract back in November last year, as reported by Energy-Storage.news at the time.
Belize and US Virgin Islands progress large-scale BESS projects
Turbines at the plant in the US Virgin Islands where Wärtsilä installed new generators and BESS equipment. Image: WAPA / Wartsila / Office of Disaster Recovery. A double-header of news from Central America and the Caribbean, with Belize seeking consultants for a 40MW storage project and Wärtsilä commissioning a hybrid project in the US
Netherlands needs 9GW of BESS by 2030, says TSO TenneT
Alongside large-scale BESS, TenneT has also modelled the quantity of other BESS applications which could help the grid. By 2030, it forecast 2.2GW of EV batteries ( presumably V2G or V2L-enabled ), 4.2GW of ''household batteries'' and 3.7GW of ''solar PV batteries'' in order to help with grid flexibility, alongside the 9GW of grid-scale
Construction starts on co-located 99MWh BESS in Dominican
The Carribean nation''s president Luis Abinader attended the ceremony to launch the project, which will feature 101.152MWp of solar PV. The attached four-hour BESS will help to shift that power into periods of lower generation. The technology provider of the BESS has not yet been revealed nor when the project is expected to come online.
Gresham House talks 300MWh+ BESS augmentation
Chinese EV giant BYD has launched what an executive claimed is the ''world''s first high-performance'' sodium-ion BESS product, using its proprietary form factor Long Blade Battery cell. Synergy completes 800MWh
Sodium-ion 50MW/100MWh project to be built in
A large battery energy storage system (BESS) project in Hubei, China, using sodium-ion technology is set to be completed this year. Construction has already started on the 50MW/100MWh project in Qianjiang, Hubei
Aquila and MW storage launch Finland BESS projects
Aquila Clean Energy EMEA has started construction on a 50MW BESS in Finland, while MW Storage has launched two new projects in the country. Aquila, a developer and independent power producer (IPP), has started building the 50MW/50MWh standalone battery energy storage system (BESS) in Kotka, southern Finland, it announced on LinkedIn last week.
French gigafactory firm Verkor and Nidec in 10GWh BESS deal
Verkor, a company building a lithium-ion gigafactory in France, and system integrator Nidec ASI will together produce up to 10GWh of battery energy storage systems (BESS) to 2030. Under the non-binding agreement, Verkor will develop, manufacture and supply battery cells and modules, while Nidec ASI will develop the battery management systems
''Extremely attractive revenues'' for battery storage in Nordics
That announcement coincided with two large-scale BESS in Sweden being progressed by their owners. IPP Ilmatar now has a 50MW PV, 20MW BESS in Knihult fully permitted to start construction in 2024 while developer SENS has signed a land lease in Hallsberg for a 50MW, earlier-stage project.
Philippines gov green lights ''world''s largest'' solar, storage project
The project would be the largest in the world by capacity, in terms of solar, BESS and both technologies combined. The BOI is the Philippines government''s lead industry development and investment promotion agency and a green lane certificate is designed to speed up the process of acquiring permits and licenses for strategic investments that
''Extremely attractive revenues'' for battery storage in
That announcement coincided with two large-scale BESS in Sweden being progressed by their owners. IPP Ilmatar now has a 50MW PV, 20MW BESS in Knihult fully permitted to start construction in 2024 while