Synertics launches PPA evaluation tool for buyers, sellers
The Germany-based consulting company has presented a new online tool for tracking, pricing and analyzing renewable energy power purchase agreements (PPAs). It is targeted at both buyers and sellers of renewable energy.
The Hydrogen Stream: KGAL invests in 1 GW green hydrogen hub in Baltic Sea
The KGAL ESPF 6 Energy Transition Fund says it is investing in a 1,050 MW green hydrogen hub at Lubmin, a Baltic Sea port in Germany.
CATL unveils TENER Flex for easier transportation, deployment in Europe
China-based Contemporary Amperex Technology Co. (CATL) has launched a new 376 kW/752 kWh product expanding its TENER energy storage series in response to logistics and geospatial challenges facing energy storage products in Europe. The new solution integrates with both string and central inverters, meeting the needs of both large-scale commericial and industrial as well as distributed generation applications.
India’s NHPC tenders 2.4 GW of solar-plus-storage projects
NHPC Ltd. has launched a tender to select developers for 1.2 GW of grid-connected solar projects with energy storage systems (ESS). It also includes an option for up to 1.2 GW of additional PV capacity with ESS.
China to host 1.6 GW vanadium flow battery manufacturing complex
The all-vanadium liquid flow industrial park project is taking shape in the Baotou city in the Inner Mongolia autonomous region of China, backed by a CNY 11.5 billion ($1.63 billion) investment. Meanwhile, China’s largest vanadium flow electrolyte base is planned in the city of Panzhihua, in the Sichuan province.
Trina plans 2,640 MWh big battery for Western Australia
China’s Trina Solar has submitted plans to build 660 MW/2,640 battery storage facility at Kemerton in an industrial zone south of Perth, Western Australia.
Storing surplus PV power with thermal storage electric boilers
Tokyo-based heavy industry manufacturer IHI Corporation has created a thermal utilization system that can convert surplus direct current power at solar plants into carbon-free steam. A test project that commenced in April has used all generated electricity and is operating stably, the company says.
Solar pipeline in Philippines’ Visayas region hits 760 MW
Figures from the Philippines Department of Energy (DOE) show that 1.98 GW of renewable energy projects are under construction on the archipelago of Visayas, with solar accounting for more than one-third of the capacity.
Switzerland to host world’s largest redox flow storage project
Flexbase plans to build a 500 MW redox flow storage project in Laufenburg in early 2025.
JSW Energy, Reliance Power win SECI’s new 1 GW/2 GWh storage tender
JSW Neo Energy and Reliance Power have secured 500 MW each in Solar Energy Corp. of India’s (SECI) latest tender to set up 1 GW/2 GWh of standalone battery energy storage projects.
