COP29 Presidency Proposes 1,500 GW Energy Storage Target By 2030 Updated On Tue, Sep 17th, 2024 by Saurenergy The Conference of Parties (COP29) Presidency today announced its Initiatives as part of its “Action Agenda” to give an impetus to climate action and to supplement the formal negotiated COP agenda. In a letter addressed to all Parties and non-party stakeholders, COP29 President-Designate Mukhtar Babayev outlined the details of the package and how global stakeholders […] Read more
India’s RE Storage On Course For 6 GW By Fiscal 2028: CRISIL Updated On Wed, Aug 14th, 2024 by Saurenergy CRISIL Ratings estimates that India’s renewable energy (RE) storage capacity could surge to 6 GW by fiscal 2028, up from less than 1 GW operational as of March 2024. It attributes this prospective growth to the increase in the pipeline of projects under implementation and an expected healthy pace of auctions. It also noted that […] Read more
Trinasolar Partners with Singapore’s A*STAR For Advanced Energy Storage Updated On Fri, Aug 9th, 2024 by Saurenergy Trinasolar, a global leader in smart PV and energy storage solutions has entered into a research collaboration with the Agency for Science, Technology and Research (A*STAR) Singapore’s lead public sector R&D agency. This collaboration aims to advance the optimization and upgrading of industrial battery manufacturing technologies, contributing to the green and low-carbon energy transition in […] Read more
Spain Moves To Build Solar Supply Chain, Energy Storage Manufacturing Updated On Wed, Jul 31st, 2024 by Saurenergy Spain, one of the most well placed countries in Europe for Solar power, crossed the 25 GW mark for installed solar capacity in 2023. Now, the Spanish government is moving to ensure a significant part of future additions come from domestically produced panels, besides the next big growth area, energy storage as well. The energy […] Read more
Zinc-Bromine Batteries Set To Find Usage In Energy Storage Updated On Thu, Jul 18th, 2024 by Saurenergy The flowless zinc-bromine battery (FLZBB) is a promising alternative to flammable lithium-ion batteries due to its use of non-flammable electrolytes. However, it suffers from self-discharge due to the crossover of active materials, generated at the positive graphite felt (GF) electrode, to the negative electrode, significantly affecting performance. Now, researchers have developed a novel nitrogen-doped mesoporous […] Read more
2x More Efficient Lithium Metal Batteries Closer To Reality Updated On Thu, Jul 11th, 2024 by Saurenergy Poised as the replacement for the standard that are lithium-ion batteries, Lithium metal batteries offer double the energy storage per unit volume. This technology could enable lower charging rates, with electric vehicles covering double the distance and phones lasting twice as long. At present, lithium metal batteries are unable to go into production because of […] Read more
Energy Storage Can Bring 1 TW New Capacity Online By 2033, Finds Study Updated On Tue, Jul 9th, 2024 by Saurenergy Wood Mackenzie, recently forecasted an increase in renewable energy consumption from 2024 to 2033. It expects developers to bring more than 5.4 terawatts (TWac) of new solar and wind capacity online, which can increase the cumulative global total to 8 TWac, according to the latest analysis by Wood Mackenzie. The global data and analytics provider […] Read more
SECI Issues Tender To Build 1000 MW/2000 MWh BESS Updated On Thu, Jun 27th, 2024 by Saurenergy The Solar Energy Corporation of India (SECI) has issued a tender inviting bids to set up 1000 MW/2000MWh (1000 MW x 2 hrs) standalone battery energy storage systems (BESS) in India. This project was issued under tariff-based global competitive bidding (ESS-2). The tender follows a new push for large battery storage systems in the country […] Read more
Iron Flow Battery Based ESS Among Winners At Smarter E Storage Awards Updated On Fri, Jun 21st, 2024 by Saurenergy The Smarter E AWARD 2024, announced on June 20, had a very interesting line up of nominees and eventual winners in the storage category. This year’s finalists showcased trends such as artificial intelligence, digital twins, and software-as-a-service solutions, all designed to enhance performance and efficiency in the energy sector. In this piece, we highlight the […] Read more
