Fortum to Install Sweden’s Biggest Battery to Support Grid Stability Updated On Wed, Nov 28th, 2018 by Saurenergy Over the past two years Fortum has tested a similar concept at its combined heat and power plant in Järvenpää. With a storage capacity of 6.2 megawatt-hours, Fortum will install Sweden’s biggest battery till date at Forshuvud hydropower plant. The battery system’s output is 5MW and the total cost of the system is approximately EUR […] Read more
Instruments to Accelerate the Advent of Energy Storage in India Updated On Tue, Nov 20th, 2018 by Saurenergy With all the buzz going around energy storage these days, very often than not it is claimed to be the holy grail of renewable energy. Owing to the intermittency and unpredictability in solar and wind generation, high degree of flexibility in Loads and Sources is needed by the electricity grid for absorbing renewable energy beyond […] Read more
What to Expect from India’s National Energy Storage Mission Updated On Thu, Nov 1st, 2018 by Saurenergy Solar power with its inherent limitation of being available only during day time and the influence of weather conditions, has made batteries an integral part for all PV systems. Increasing solar power injection makes grid stability and management issues a concern. As India is moving rapidly towards an energy and transportation transition, the need to […] Read more
CMI Inaugurates MiRIS: Europe’s Largest Industrial Energy Storage Pilot Plant Updated On Tue, Oct 30th, 2018 by Saurenergy MiRIS Project investigates energy storage, PV, and microgrid integration and optimization CMI Energy’s MiRIS project will be integrated with the CMI Group’s headquarters complex to allow its engineers to perform detailed analysis of renewable integration with energy storage CMI Energy, part of CMI Group, will be inaugurating Europe’s largest industrial energy storage facility on October 26, […] Read more
EnSync Energy Sells 20-Yr Solar-Plus-Storage PPA with Kona Brewing Updated On Tue, Oct 9th, 2018 by Saurenergy As per the deal, the agreement will finance a solar-plus-energy storage system at the beer company’s new brewery in Kailua Kona, Hawaii. EnSync Energy Systems has sold a 20-year Power Purchase Agreement (PPA) with Kona Brewing Company to an undisclosed investor. As per the deal, the agreement will finance a solar-plus-energy storage system at the beer company’s new […] Read more
Na, K Mixture Doubles Max Volt of Flow Battery Updated On Mon, Oct 1st, 2018 by Saurenergy The two metals when mixed form a liquid metal at room temperature which has at least 10 times the available energy per gram as other elements for the negative-side fluid of a flow battery. The use of flow batteries to store intermittent renewable energy is still a far cry due to the limited amount of […] Read more
MNRE Tweaks ‘storage’ in Wind-Solar Hybrid Policy Updated On Tue, Aug 14th, 2018 by Saurenergy The ministry has emphasized on the use of pumped hydro, compressed air and flywheel technology for the power storage purposes. Widening the scope of power storage in its Wind-Solar Hybrid Policy, MNRE has removed the word ‘battery’ from certain clauses in order to encourage use of other means of power storage devices. Further, the ministry […] Read more
National Energy Storage Mission Updated On Thu, Aug 9th, 2018 by Saurenergy An Expert Committee under the chairpersonship of Secretary, Ministry of New and Renewable Energy, with representatives from relevant Ministries, industry associations, research institutions and experts was constituted by the Ministry of New & Renewable Energy to propose draft for setting up National Energy Storage Mission (NESM) for India. The Expert Committee referred has proposed a […] Read more
BEST to Set up World’s First Thermal Battery Plant Updated On Tue, Aug 7th, 2018 by Saurenergy World’s first thermal battery plant in Andhra Pradesh would manufacture thermal batteries which would supply power for a longer duration than the Lithium-ion battery. Leading power storage service provider, Bharat Energy Storage Technology (BEST) has revealed setting up a thermal battery plant in Andhra Pradesh. Considered as a great addition, world’s first thermal battery plant […] Read more
