How salt caverns could transform renewable energy
A new project called Advanced Clean Energy Storage has been launched in Utah by a consortium of partners including Mitsubishi Hitachi Power Systems to store energy in a salt cavern. The $1bn project will be able to store
Solar focus in French Guiana energy programme,
French energy minister Ségolène Royal has signed a decree establishing an energy programme (PPE) for French Guiana, that aims to use solar, biomass and hydro to reach 85% renewables generation
ENERGY PROFILE French Guiana
Primary energy trade 2016 2021 Imports (TJ) 11 880 0 Exports (TJ) 0 0 Net trade (TJ) - 11 880 0 Imports (% of supply) 84 0 Exports (% of production) 0 0 Energy self-sufficiency (%) 26 100 French Guiana COUNTRY INDICATORS AND SDGS TOTAL ENERGY SUPPLY (TES) Total energy supply in 2021 Renewable energy supply in 2021 100% Oil Gas Nuclear Coal + others
AES India and Mitsubishi develop 10MW utility-scale energy storage
AES India and Japan''s Mitsubishi Corporation have begun construction of a 10MW solution, India''s first grid-scale energy storage system. The solution will serve the electric grid, which will be operated by India-based Tata Power Delhi Distribution Limited (Tata Power-DDL).
Prevalon secures first BESS order since Mitsubishi
Prevalon Energy, a dedicated BESS spin-out from Mitsubishi Power Americas, has secured a 328MWh order from utility Idaho Power in the US. The company announced the contract with Idaho Power for
Mitsubishi Power to build hydrogen demonstration plant in Japan
While refining and ammonia production have traditionally been the key consumer sectors for hydrogen, new uses such as transport and energy storage are set to influence the market. While green hydrogen presently has a small share in the overall production mix, it is poised to increase given the ambitious targets announced by various countries.
Voltalia to build Solar PV park at the Guiana Space Centre
Renewable energy developer Voltalia will build a 5-hectare photovoltaic park at the Guiana Space Centre in Kourou, French Guiana. The park will have a capacity to generate 4.2MW of solar energy. It is expected to be operational by June 2023.
Siemens builds green H2 power plant plus storage in French Guiana
Tapping the power of the sun, Siemens Energy will set up a hybrid plant to supply stable baseload electricity to 10,000 households in French Guiana. An intelligent combination of 55 MW photovoltaics, an electrolyser to produce green hydrogen, fuel cells and energy storage is scheduled to be commissioned in the autumn of 2023.
Department of Energy confirms US$504 million loan
Image: Advanced Clean Energy Storage I/Mitsubishi Power Americas. In an interview with Energy-Storage.news earlier this year, Mitsubishi Power Americas SVP for energy storage Tom Cornell said that it is likely the transition to 100% green hydrogen can actually be achieved much earlier, sometime between 2030 and 2035.
Hydrogen energy storage in French Guiana
Hydrogen energy storage – French hydrogen specialist HDF Energy have announced their Centrale électrique de l''Ouest guyanais (CEOG) project, which will be one of the world''s biggest solar-plus-storage power
Voltalia to build Solar PV park at the Guiana Space
Renewable energy developer Voltalia will build a 5-hectare photovoltaic park at the Guiana Space Centre in Kourou, French Guiana. The park will have a capacity to generate 4.2MW of solar energy. It is expected to
Voltalia commission battery storage power plant in French Guiana
This power plant will reinforce the Toco storage complex. Located in French Guiana, the Toco complex is one of the largest storage systems in France, with 12.6 MW/16.5 MWh in operation and 0.5 MW/0.6 MWh under construction. The main winner of a call for projects from the French Energy Regulatory Commission in 2018, Mana Stockage benefits
Voltalia launches solar storage park project in French Guiana
Renewable power plants operator Voltalia SA on Thursday announced the commissioning of its 5-MW Parc Sable Blanc solar farm with an integrated storage system in French Guiana.The Paris-based company secured the project in a government tender for solar projects in non-interconnected zones (ZNIs) in May 2021. The guaranteed tariff contract for
Origis building projects in Mississippi with Mitsubishi Power BESS
Mitsubishi Power Americas will supply the battery energy storage systems (BESS). They are most likely the same three totalling 150MW/600MWh that Mitsubishi Power Americas announced it was providing for Origis for projects in the "Southeast US", back in December last year, reported by Energy-Storage.news at the time.
Energy Storage Awards, 21 November 2024, Hilton
In an article to be published in the forthcoming 24th Volume of our quarterly technical journal PV Tech Power, Janice Lin, founder and president of the Green Hydrogen Coalition industry group writes that modelling of a
Mitsubishi Power Americas'' Prevalon ties up with
Mitsubishi Power Americas'' spinout BESS solution firm Prevalon has entered into a long-term supply deal with lithium-ion battery OEM Rept. Energy-Storage.news'' publisher Solar Media will host the 2nd Energy
Large scale solar-plus-hydrogen project secures 25
French hydrogen specialist HDF Energy has announced it has secured a 25-year power purchase agreement for its Centrale Electrique de l''Ouest Guyanais (CEOG) project – a PV park and 128 MWh
Mitsubishi Power deploying 600MWh energy storage for Origis
Image: Origis Energy and Mitsubishi Power. Energy-Storage.news'' publisher Solar Media will host the 5th Energy Storage Summit USA, French independent power producer (IPP) Neoen has agreed to sell its operational and development projects in Victoria, Australia, including the 350MW/450MWh Victorian Big Battery, for AU$950 million (US
Mitsubishi Installs 50MW Energy Storage System to
Mitsubishi Electric Corp. has delivered what it claims is the world''s largest energy storage system to Japanese power vendor Kyushu Electric Power Co.The system—with 50MW output and 300MWh rated capacity—is part of a pilot
Mitsubishi Power enters European storage market
Mitsubishi Power is entering the European energy storage market with four BESS projects totalling 371MWh for ION Renewables in Ireland. Mitsubishi Power enters European storage market with 371MWh BESS projects in Ireland. By Cameron Murray. June 23, 2022. Europe. French independent power producer (IPP) Neoen has agreed to sell its
2022 review: BESS technology providers IHI Terrasun, LS Energy
Tom Cornell, Senior VP of energy storage, Mitsubishi Power Americas. At the risk of sounding a pessimist, 2023 in many ways will look a lot like 2022 in terms of battery costs and supply tightness. 2022 is primed to end with lithium carbonate prices at an all-time high and while the larger economy is slowing down after a year of high inflation
Solar focus in French Guiana energy programme, renewables
French energy minister Ségolène Royal has signed a decree establishing an energy programme (PPE) for French Guiana, that aims to use solar, biomass and hydro to reach 85% renewables generation
Mitsubishi, Japanese telecoms co NTT step up
Mitsubishi Corporation said today that it is partnering with major Japanese telecoms provider NTT to "study cooperation" in renewables, energy management using electric vehicles and battery energy storage, while