US Energy Storage Surges With Second-Highest Quarterly Record Updated On Fri, Oct 4th, 2024 by Saurenergy The United States is continuing to break records for energy storage installations across key market segments, according to the latest report by Wood Mackenzie. In the second quarter of 2024, the US developers installed 3,011 MW and 10,492 MWh of energy storage capacity. This marks the second-largest quarterly capacity addition, surpassed only by Q4 2023, […] Read more
Volue Set To Build Trading Platform For RE Operators Updated On Fri, Sep 27th, 2024 by Saurenergy Volue, a Norwegian technology company headquartered in Oslo, recently launched its new Position Closer solution’s SaaS model for the energy market. Volue Position Closer is a software module launched, as part of the new ‘Volue Green Empower Ecosystem’. Over the next 18 months and beyond, Volue plans to expand this ecosystem with several new modules, […] Read more
Delectrik Wins 3 MWh Battery Energy Storage Project From NTPC Updated On Tue, Sep 24th, 2024 by Saurenergy Gurugram-based Delectrik Systems, a flow battery OEM, won a tender from NTPC for its NETRA division (NTPC Energy Technology Research Alliance) to deploy a 3 MWh Vanadium Redox Flow Battery (VRFB) based Battery Energy Storage System (BESS). NETRA is deploying this VRFB as long-duration energy storage (LDES) to augment the storage capacity of its microgrid […] Read more
Kerala Plans To Use BESS At Trivandrum Hospital On Pilot Basis Updated On Mon, Sep 23rd, 2024 by Saurenergy The Kerala government has decided to use solar power and battery energy storage systems in a pilot project. As per the plan, the Agency for New and Renewable Energy Research & Technology (ANERT) will execute the project in a Trivandrum Hospital. This pilot project will be executed under the Smart City Programme for Thiruvananthapuram. The […] Read more
Jindal India RE Targets BESS Market With 5 GWh Capacity Updated On Wed, Sep 18th, 2024 by Saurenergy Jindal India Renewable Energy, a part of the BC Jindal Group, announced its foray into the Battery Energy Storage Systems (BESS). The company plans to build 1 GWh battery pack assembly line with LFP chemistry by 2025 and will foray into battery cell manufacturing with 5 GWh capacity by 2027. To achieve this, the company […] Read more
GUVNL Issues Tender For 400 MW/800 MWh BESS Project Updated On Thu, Sep 5th, 2024 by Saurenergy In a bid to deploy battery energy storage systems (BESS) in Gujarat, GUVNL recently released a tender inviting bids to establish 400 MW/800 MWh standalone battery energy storage systems, with an additional greenshoe option of 400 MW/800 MWh in Gujarat under tariff-based global competitive bidding (Phase-IV). The tender set 16th October as the last date […] Read more
The Key To the Next Phase of RE Growth: Evolution of Large-Scale Batteries Updated On Fri, Aug 30th, 2024 by Saurenergy The renewable energy industry has been on a transformative journey over the past few decades. At the heart of this revolution lies large-scale battery storage which is considered to be one of the most critical technological advancements. These batteries have evolved from small, short-duration systems to massive, long-duration powerhouses that are now integral to the […] Read more
MSEDCL Seeks Bids To Setup 300 MW/600MWh BESS Pilot Projects Updated On Thu, Aug 22nd, 2024 by Saurenergy The Maharashtra State Electricity Distribution Company Limited (MSEDCL) has issued a tender to set up (300 MW x 2 hours) of BESS capacity within the state, with September 16th set as the last date for technical and financial bids. The state distribution agency seeks to select bidders through a tariff-based global competitive bidding process. The […] Read more
A 15% Dip In BESS Costs Can Halt New Coal Power Growth: EMBER Updated On Tue, Aug 20th, 2024 by Saurenergy A new modelling by the global think tank Ember and TERI highlights the crucial role of declining Battery Energy Storage System (BESS) project costs. This analysis underscores that faster BESS cost reductions will be a key driver for an effective coal phase-down in India’s power sector. The report lays out different possible stages of a […] Read more
