US Vanadium Announces $2.1 M Production Capacity Expansion Updated On Mon, Sep 6th, 2021 by Saurenergy American chemicals producer US Vanadium has announced a $2.1 million expansion of its production capacity for ultra-high-purity electrolyte used by grid-level vanadium flow batteries (VRFB). The production expansion comes on the heels of a purchase agreement for 580,000 litres of ultra-high-purity electrolyte by Austrian VRFB manufacturer and energy storage provider Enerox GmbH, which sells its […] Read more
HOP Electric Mobility Starts Setting Up 2nd Unit in Jaipur Updated On Thu, Sep 2nd, 2021 by Saurenergy Jaipur-based two-wheeler maker HOP Electric Mobility is planning to expand its presence in multiple states, including Rajasthan, Punjab, Haryana, Uttar Pradesh, Gujarat, Telangana, Madhya Pradesh, Bihar and West Bengal. The company is setting up its second manufacturing facility in Jaipur to add capacity of 1.5 lacs units per year by February 2022. The company already has […] Read more
Researchers At Saudi University Claim Storage Breakthrough With Zinc-Ion Batteries Updated On Tue, Aug 31st, 2021 by Saurenergy Researchers at Saudi Arabia’s King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST) claim to have developed a new zinc-ion battery chemistry that they hope will deliver large-scale energy storage that is cheaper, safer, and more environmentally friendly than the commonly used lithium-ion batteries. The research summary states that rechargeable Zn-ion batteries are highly promising for […] Read more
Sungrow Supplies the Largest Solar-plus-Storage Solution for Egypt Mining Site Updated On Fri, Aug 27th, 2021 by Saurenergy Sungrow, the global leading inverter solution supplier for renewables, has announced a contract to supply equipment to the German developer juwi for the 36 MW off-grid solar farm and a 7.5MW battery energy storage system at Sukari gold mine operated by Centamin in Egypt. The project will be the largest solar-plus-storage plant located at a […] Read more
US Battery Storage Facilities Set Capacity Records: IHS Markit Updated On Fri, Aug 27th, 2021 by Saurenergy Utilities in the US are poised to leapfrog each other in the race to have the largest installation in the country and the world, as a California facility was expanded this month, but a Florida utility will soon finish an even bigger project, writes Kevin Adler, Editor, Climate & Sustainability Group, IHS Markit, in a timely […] Read more
Transforming the Grid with Pole-mounted Batteries: ARENA Updated On Tue, Aug 24th, 2021 by Saurenergy On behalf of the Australian Government, the Australian Renewable Energy Agency (ARENA) has announced $4 million of ARENA funding to United Energy to trial the use of pole-mounted batteries to support more rooftop solar and manage peak demand across the low voltage distribution network in south Eastern Melbourne and the Mornington Peninsula. The first of […] Read more
Luminous Power’s New App to Upskill Electricians for Solar Installation Updated On Mon, Aug 23rd, 2021 by Saurenergy New Delhi-based Luminous Power Technologies has launched an app called ‘Solar Guru App’, with the express purpose of engaging and training electricians across the country in solar solutions installation. Through this initiative, the company aims to skill around 2,000 electricians per month through the app in both English and Hindi languages. The cost of the […] Read more
Vistra, LG Energy Expand Californian Battery Facility to 1.6 GWh Updated On Fri, Aug 20th, 2021 by Saurenergy Vistra Corp., a Texas-based energy firm, and LG Energy Solution, a South Korean battery maker, have completed setting up the 400 MW/1.6 GWh Vistra Moss Landing Energy Storage Facility in Monterey County, California. Vistra recently finished construction on Phase II of the facility. The battery system is now storing power and releasing it to California’s grid […] Read more
Tesla & Local Partners to Build Storage Facility in Japan Updated On Fri, Aug 20th, 2021 by Saurenergy US auto major Tesla is partnering with Japanese companies to build an energy storage facility using its rechargeable battery in Hokkaido in northern Japan to help stabilise the power system. Tesla will collaborate with Japanese power retailer and aggregator Global Engineering and engineering firm Ene-Vision to build the energy storage facility connected to the grid […] Read more
