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4 weeks ago | 
ess-news.com | Max Hall |Marija Maisch |Carrie Hampel |Nadine Bourgeois
US-based safety certification body UL has updated its test method for evaluating the risk of thermal runaway in battery energy storage systems (BESS). Updates to the fifth edition of UL’s ANSI/CAN/UL 9540A standard include clearer criteria for determining cell-to-cell propagation of thermal runaway, a chemical reaction which causes rapid temperature and pressure rises in battery cells, leading to the risk of fire and explosion.
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4 weeks ago | 
ess-news.com | Max Hall |Pilar Molina |Marija Maisch |Anne Fischer
Large-scale, long-duration energy storage (LDES) facilities such as pumped hydro sites will be critical to support the ideal amount of solar generation capacity in Spain, as calculated by Madrid-based campaign group Ecologists in Action. The environmental group has calculated the volume of clean energy generation capacity that would be required for a 100% renewables grid by 2030, using various scenarios.
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4 weeks ago | 
ess-news.com | Max Hall |Phoebe Skok |Marija Maisch |Carrie Hampel
California-based climate data and analytics company WattCarbon says its new Aristotle, AI-powered carbon measurement platform can record every watt-hour entering and exiting a battery, and its source. With the data translated into an emissions profile for the battery – based on the carbon intensity of grid electricity at time of dispatch – time-based accounting could enable users of the battery’s electricity to meet clean energy goals.
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4 weeks ago | 
ess-news.com | Max Hall |Ryan Kennedy |Marija Maisch
Hydro-Québec subsidiary Evlo Energy Storage Inc says it has commissioned the first of three planned grid-scale energy storage projects in American Samoa. The first project adds 4 MW/8 MWh, two-hour-duration energy storage to the local grid in Tutuila. The company collaborated with Eastern Power Solutions, a solar energy service provider, to develop the project, which will be co-located with 20 MW of solar capacity.
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4 weeks ago | 
ess-news.com | Max Hall |Sergio Matalucci |Massimiliano Tripodo |Lara Morandotti
The Italian energy storage market is developing rapidly, with a focus on utility-scale sites, as project prices have stabilized at around €110 ($125) per kilowatt of rated power. “The C&I [commercial and industrial energy storage] market is … the stable one because a company is always interested in installing photovoltaic and [energy] storage systems,” said Emilio Manzoni, head of PV and BESS utility at the Italian business of Chinese company Sungrow.
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4 weeks ago | 
ess-news.com | Max Hall |Sandra Enkhardt |Marija Maisch |David Carroll
Germany’s BGH will address the contentious question of construction cost subsidies for BESS in late May. The question came before the courts after BESS operator Kyon Energy submitted a grid connection request for a standalone, up-to-1,725 kW/3.45 MWh battery in May 2021.
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4 weeks ago | 
ess-news.com | Max Hall |Marija Maisch |Carrie Hampel |David Carroll
This partnership will equip customers with advanced analytics capabilities designed to enhance the safety, performance, and lifespan of lithium-ion batteries used in energy storage and UPS markets. PowerUp’s cloud-based platform combines artificial intelligence with decades of battery research to proactively detect potential safety issues, optimize operational performance, and extend the lifespan of Battery Energy Storage System (BESS) assets.
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4 weeks ago | 
ess-news.com | Max Hall |David Carroll |Marija Maisch |Carrie Hampel
Sydney-based Federation Asset Management has announced it will launch a multibillion-dollar platform to specialize in long-duration-battery investment. Federation, which manages more than AUD 2 billion ($1.27 billion), said it sees significant investment potential in Australia’s energy storage market, citing strong risk-adjusted returns and the increasing need for grid stability as the amount of renewables entering the system ramps up and the nation’s aging coal plants retire.
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1 month ago | 
ess-news.com | Max Hall |Phoebe Skok |Marija Maisch
Distributed-energy resources (DERs), touted as the future of clean energy are also, according to a Los Angeles-based creative collective, the future of the creative industry. Solarpunks is a scrappy, passionate coalition of artists-turned-DER providers that are proving energy storage systems aren’t just for commercial or residential applications: they can electrify dance floors, cultural festivals, and a sustainability revolution in the arts.
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1 month ago | 
ess-news.com | Max Hall |David Carroll |Marija Maisch |Carrie Hampel
Samsung C&T Renewable Energy Australia has presented plans for an 80 MW/320 MWh BESS, in southwest New South Wales (NSW), to the federal government for assessment under the Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation (EPBC) Act. The South Coree BESS is proposed for a 13.8-hectare site located about six km west of the town of Finley in the NSW Riverina Murray Region.
