Panasonic combines hydrogen fuel cell generators with PV and storage
The pilot project is combining hydrogen fuel cell generators with a combined capacity of 500 kW with a 570 kW solar array and 1.1 MWh of lithium-ion batteries. It is planned to come online in the spring of 2022.
Eastern Australia to host 100 MW / 200 MWh big battery
Murrumbidgee Shire in the New South Wales’ Riverina region is set for a big battery and big flexibility after Edify and Shell Energy came together on a deal that will see the realisation of the Riverina Energy Storage System.
Pairing a battery with solar could cut its overall value, Berkeley Lab report says
Separating generation from storage usually delivers higher value, but it may also deliver higher costs, the report said.
Germany may install 150,000 residential batteries this year
German market research company EUDP Research expects 85% of the new storage systems will be used in new PV systems and 15% in existing installations.
Concrete battery for applications in buildings, rooftop PV
A prototype of a cement-based battery has been developed in Sweden for potential applications in buildings. Its creators claim it could become a solution to store electricity from rooftop PV and they do not exclude that it could also be used for the storage of large-scale renewables.
Second-life batteries turned into storage system with capacity of up to 1 MWh
Power ESS is a new storage system made from second-life lithium-ion batteries from electric vehicles and has been proposed by Spanish manufacturer Beeplanet as a solution for the commercial and industrial, primary, and construction sectors.
Turkey introduces secondary legislation for storage
The new provisions are aimed at implementing the primary legislation introduced in February 2020. The Turkish storage market may reach a size of 1 GWh per year within the next two years.
Indian states must start planning for utility-scale battery storage
A new IEEFA report says that state governments across India need to start developing plans to incentivize investments in utility-scale battery storage – just as they did for solar.
Indian government approves scheme to support storage
India’s production-linked incentive scheme for battery storage is designed to facilitate the construction of 50 GWh of cumulative advanced chemistry cell (ACC) capacity and 5 GWh of “niche” ACC production facilities in India.
Redox launches high-voltage redox flow storage solution
Australia’s Redflow has unveiled its new Energy Pod Z module.
