Energy Storage Awards 2024: Submission Deadline Extended
The deadline for submitting entries to the 2024 Energy Storage Awards has been extended, meaning participants now have until this Friday, 16 August, to submit nominations.
UK’s Harmony Energy to build France’s largest BESS
Developer Harmony Energy is set to build a 100MW/200MWh battery energy storage system (BESS) project in France, the country’s largest.
Giga Storage gets go-ahead for 2.4GWh Belgium project, still choosing BESS provider
Dutch developer Giga Storage has received a permit for construction for its 600MW/2,400MWh BESS project in neighbouring Belgium and will choose the BESS technology provider after summer.
BESS noise has ‘exploded as a concern’ recently
The noise of battery energy storage system (BESS) technology has “exploded” as a concern in the last six months, an executive from system integrator Wartsila ES&O said.
Battery price falls threaten second life model as Fenecon opens assembly plant in Germany
A second life energy storage assembly plant has opened in Germany, amidst a rapid fall in battery prices which could threaten the economics of repurposing EV batteries into stationary units.
Tesvolt breaks ground on 4GWh BESS manufacturing plant in Germany
Commercial and industrial (C&I) BESS provider Tesvolt has launched construction of its latest 4GWh manufacturing plant in Germany.
Undeniable ‘momentum behind energy storage’ in Europe
The “momentum behind energy storage,” leading to its wider adoption across the grid in Europe is becoming increasingly undeniable, Energy-Storage.news Premium has heard.
Rimac opens UK facility to manufacture first BESS units
The energy storage arm of EV supercar technology firm Rimac has opened its UK innovation and manufacturing facility, where it will build the first units of its SineStack BESS platform.
UK ROUNDUP: Large-scale BESS news from RWE, Quinbrook, E.On and more
This UK edition of news in brief features project news from RWE, Quinbrook, E.On, TagEnergy and Harmony Energy.
Long-duration energy storage: UK’s House of Lords tells government to ‘get on with it’ and act fast
The UK’s House of Lords Science and Technology Committee has said government must make “major decisions about future energy infrastructure”.
