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Jul 24, 2024 | energymagz.com | oliver hughes

Clearway Energy Group has finalized a construction financing deal exceeding USD 700 million (EUR 643.3 million) to commence work on a 200-MW solar park and a battery storage system in California. The financing will support the development of the Luna Valley photovoltaic (PV) project in Fresno County and the 113.5-MW Daggett Standalone battery storage facility, known as Daggett 1, in San Bernardino County.

Jul 21, 2024 | energymagz.com | oliver hughes

Harmony Energy has announced plans to develop France's largest battery energy storage system, the 100 MW / 200 MWh Cheviré battery project. This facility is set to be the country's first large-scale two-hour battery. The project, located at the Nantes Saint-Nazaire Harbour on the site of the former Cheviré power station, will utilize Tesla Megapack and Autobidder technology.

Jul 16, 2024 | energymagz.com | oliver hughes

Germany has earmarked EUR 4.6 billion (USD 5 billion) for 23 hydrogen projects covering the entire value chain, following approval from the European Commission under the IPCEI Hy2Infra package in February. Economy Minister Robert Habeck, alongside state economy ministers, has issued funding notices, signaling the commencement of these ambitious projects.

Jul 8, 2024 | energymagz.com | oliver hughes

The US Department of Energy (DOE) has announced plans to allocate up to USD 100 million (EUR 92.4 million) to support the development of pilot-scale, long-duration energy storage (LDES) projects using non-lithium technologies. The initiative, managed by DOE's Office of Clean Energy Demonstrations (OCED), aims to foster projects capable of discharging for over 10 hours and designed for stationary storage applications.

Jul 3, 2024 | energymagz.com | oliver hughes

Bosnian building materials group Lager doo has purchased an 85% stake in the company overseeing the development of a 300-megawatt (MW) wind farm project in Serbia, according to an official filing with the Serbian Business Registers Agency. The acquisition of the majority interest in the Snaga Istoka project, which aims to establish the largest wind complex in the region, aligns with Lager's strategy to expand its footprint as a prominent renewable power producer in the area.