Sweden BESS: SENS secures land for 40MW, Alfen deploying 20MW at wind plant
In a double whammy of Sweden BESS market news, developer SENS has secured the land for a 40MW project while system integrator Alfen will deploy a 20MW system at a wind farm.
Manufacturers, materials dominate Mercom 2023 list of top VC-funded energy storage companies
UK-headquartered Zenobē Energy attracted the most venture capital (VC) funding of any company in the energy storage industry during 2023, as found by Mercom Capital.
Tesla deployed 14.7GWh of energy storage in 2023
Tesla’s energy storage and generation revenues have tripled since 2020, largely driven by deployments of Megapack battery storage systems.
TotalEnergies buys German BESS developer Kyon Energy
Oil and gas major TotalEnergies has acquired Kyon Energy, one of the most active battery energy storage system (BESS) project developers in Germany.
Equinor’s 25MW/50MWh UK BESS commences operations
Norwegian oil and gas giant Equinor’s 25MW/50MWh Blandford Road battery energy storage system (BESS) has commenced operations.
UK: Developers welcome LDES cap and floor but caution against ‘gaming’ and lithium-ion exclusion
We hear from UK battery storage developer-operators and long-duration energy storage (LDES) technology firms on the government’s recently-released LDES consultation, which has proposed a cap and floor scheme to kickstart investment.
Germany’s Electricity Storage Strategy ‘puts storage on political agenda for the first time’
The German government published a strategy for electricity storage in December, with a comment period for trade associations closing yesterday (16 January).
European Union countries’ clean energy plans ‘fall short when it comes to energy storage’
The National Energy and Climate Plans (NECPs) of European Union (EU) Member States are largely falling short in recognising the vital role of energy storage, the Energy Storage Coalition has said.
UK unveils LDES support plan: cap-and-floor, 6-hour-plus duration, and lithium-ion excluded
The UK government has launched its consultation on its proposals for kickstarting investment into long-duration energy storage (LDES), which includes a cap-and-floor mechanism and excluding lithium-ion from being eligible.
UK developer Field on grid and market mechanisms: ‘totally different picture to a year ago’
We hear from Chris Wickins, technical director at UK battery storage developer-operator Field about how grid interconnection and market mechanisms are developing in Europe’s most advanced energy storage market.
