Hungarian Energy Storage Scheme Worth €1.1 Billion Receives European Commission Approval Updated On Fri, Jun 23rd, 2023 by Saurenergy The European Commission has approved a Hungarian scheme worth €1.1 billion, designed to bolster the country’s shift towards a carbon-neutral economy by supporting the establishment of energy storage facilities with a capacity of at least 800 MW/1600 MWh. The scheme aims at enhancing the flexibility of the Hungarian electricity system by supporting storage investments to […] Read more
AES Corporation Acquires USA’s Largest Permitted Solar Plus Storage Project of 2 GW Updated On Thu, Jun 8th, 2023 by Saurenergy The Bellefield project, which is the largest permitted solar project with storage in the USA, has been sold to The AES Corporation by Avantus. The Bellefield project established in Kern County, California, boasts of a cumulative 1 GW of solar and up to 1 GW of energy storage across two phases. A Power Purchase Agreement […] Read more
Northland Power Secures Financial Close for 250 MW Oneida Energy Storage Project Updated On Fri, May 19th, 2023 by Saurenergy It looks like the energy storage infrastructure is burgeoning in Canada with many announcements being made this week. In the fresh case, Toronto-headquartered Northland Power has announced that its 250 MW Oneida Energy Storage Project in Southern Ontario has reached financial close. It has secured all the necessary financing. The total cost for the project […] Read more
Long Duration Storage With Lithium Batteries Gets a Boost With RWE Bid In Australia Updated On Wed, May 3rd, 2023 by Saurenergy RWE Renewables, a German-based energy company, has now bagged a tender in New South Wales (NSW) in Australia to offer long-term energy storage systems. The company had earlier bid for its proposed eight-hour-long battery storage systems. However, by quoting lower than pumped storage, the firm has opened up a slew of possibilities on the utility […] Read more
Aiming To Bring Down Energy Storage Costs: Manish Narula, Jinko Solar Updated On Mon, May 1st, 2023 by Saurenergy Manish Narula is the Executive Vice President of Chinese solar manufacturer–Jinko Solar (South Asia). In an exclusive interview with Saur Energy in Hyderabad, Narula talked about his company’s experiments with newly-started energy storage devices, bifacial solar panels, and the future of these in India. Excerpts: How has the experience of Jinko Solar been in India till now? […] Read more
Solar Curtailment By Czech, Israeli Authorities Places Focus on Storage For Grid Updated On Mon, Apr 17th, 2023 by Saurenergy In the past week, two interesting incidents have showcased the strong need to prepare grids for solar power as it increases its share from barely 5% currently. Taken along with Wind, this share is supposed to hit 40% plus by 2040. What we are seeing instead is issues with grid integration, be it Australia, Israel […] Read more
UK Offers £30 Million For Capture & Storage Of More Renewable Energy Updated On Wed, Apr 12th, 2023 by Saurenergy Renewable businesses, in locations including Scotland and Nottingham, are set to benefit from a £30 million support that has come from the UK government in terms of designing and testing innovative technology of the future that will modernise energy system and storage for renewable energy for later use. UK Government has said that capturing and […] Read more
JinkoSolar Launches SunGiga Liquid-Cooling ESS in Japan Updated On Tue, Mar 21st, 2023 by Saurenergy Chinese solar manufacturer JinkoSolar has announced the launch of its new liquid cooling energy storage system called SunGiga for C&I application and showcased it in this year’s PV Japan Expo 2023. JinkoSolar had launched the SunTank residential ESS in Japan in 2022. JinkoSolar said that the liquid cooling system for more even heat dissipation and […] Read more
China-Based Gotion to Foray into Japanese Market Following Agreement with Edison Power Updated On Mon, Mar 20th, 2023 by Saurenergy China-based manufacturer of lithium-ion power batteries Gotion High-tech has joined hands with Edison Power Co., a renewable energy and energy storage developer, for the development of large storage battery and recycling market in Japan. This partnership will also mark the entry of Gotion into Japan. Gotion High-tech will be responsible for the supply of cells, […] Read more
