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1. Europe Throws Billions At New EV Battery Ventures

(News - Transportation)

6 May 2019. Europe is slowly but surely working to catch up with the world’s largest EV battery producers after it was almost terminally late to the party. After years of neglecting the lack of local ...

Created on 05 May 2019

2. Region’s first utility scale solar-plus-storage project comes online in Mexico

(News - Energy)

3 May 2019. Located in the town of La Paz, in Baja California Sur, the Aura Solar III plant has a generation capacity of 32 MW and includes a lithium-ion battery storage system with a capacity of 10.5 ...

Created on 02 May 2019

3. Indian engineering giant Bharat Heavy Electricals to work on e-mobility

(News - Transportation)

... to work on electric and trolley buses, EV chargers and battery and charger testing. PV-MAGAZINE.COM Bharat-Heavy At industryabout.com: India    ...

Created on 01 May 2019

4. Lithium use in electric cars sold around the world surges 76%

(News - Mining)

21 April 2019. Battery metals tracker Adamas Intelligence says that in February 2019, 76% more lithium carbonate equivalent (LCE) was deployed worldwide in batteries of new electric, plug-in hybrid ...

Created on 20 April 2019

5. REIL tenders 1.7 MW solar+storage projects in India’s Andaman and Nicobar Islands

(News - Energy)

4 April 2019. Rajasthan Electronics & Instruments (REIL) has invited bids to set up 1.7 MW (AC) of grid-connected PV projects with battery storage in India’s Andaman and Nicobar Islands. The projects ...

Created on 03 April 2019

6. Global battery storage pipeline reaches 15 GW

(News - Energy)

5 March 2019. As data drifts in, 2018 is shaping up to have been a record-breaking year for battery energy storage, writes IHS Markit senior analyst Julian Jansen. Especially for front-of-the-meter ...

Created on 04 March 2019

7. Batteries Europe: New Platform Launched By European Commission

(News - Energy)

  1 March 2019. The European Commission has launched a new initiative called Batteries Europe in an effort to drive battery innovation and research. The program was specifically initiated by Dominique ...

Created on 01 March 2019

8. The Osborne Effect On The Auto Industry

(News - Transportation)

... we get a devastating superstorm. These phenomena (or events) are the Osborne effect of delayed demand, the technology (cost) curve of battery prices and other technology, and the S-curve that describes ...

Created on 25 February 2019

9. 1.5 GW solar, 500 MWh battery project breaks ground in Australia

(News - Energy)

25 February 2019. The first sod has been turned on a massive solar+storage development located between Harlin and Kilcoy, in south-east Queensland. The project was proposed by Sunshine Energy Australia, ...

Created on 24 February 2019

10. Tender for 20 MW of floating solar-plus-60 MWh storage in Lakshadweep archipelago (India)

(News - Energy)

20 February 2019. The Solar Energy Corporation of India has invited bids for the development of an aggregate capacity of 20 MW of lagoon-based floating PV with 60 MWh of battery-based storage systems ...

Created on 19 February 2019

11. India gets first grid-scale battery energy storage system

(News - Energy)

14 February 2019. The 10 MW grid-connected system, owned by AES and Mitsubishi Corporation, will pave the path for wider adoption of grid-scale energy storage technology across India. It uses the Advancion ...

Created on 13 February 2019

12. China’s largest renewables hybrid project adds 100 MWh battery

(News - Energy)

9 Febreiro 2019. Chinese li-ion battery manufacturer CATL has delivered a 100 MWh battery storage system to the country’s largest mixed renewables plant, which features 400 MW of wind energy, 200 MW ...

Created on 09 February 2019

13. Adani Group Announces Major Investment In Gujarat (India)

(News - Chemical Industry)

...  plant, a cement unit, and a lithium battery manufacturing complex. NDTV Adani-Investment At industryabout.com: India    ...

Created on 19 January 2019

14. Cornish secures further funding to build lithium mine in UK

(News - Mining)

18 January 2019. Cornish Lithium, a start-up hoping to lead the development of an industry for the battery metal in the UK, has secured a further £1 million (about $1.3 million) from its existing investors, ...

Created on 17 January 2019

15. Europe moves further towards large-scale battery cell production

(News - Energy)

...  Europe-battery-production At industryabout.com: Energy-Storage    ...

Created on 20 December 2018

16. Energy Storage Is The Job Creation Opportunity Of The Future — Now!

(News - Energy)

14 December 2018. Using the state of New York as an example, The American Jobs Project, in partnership with the New York Battery and Energy Storage Technology Consortium, has identified a strategy to ...

Created on 13 December 2018

17. Limits to lithium (Technology and Alternatives)

(News - Science & Technology)

... skeptic on both the lithium-ion battery cost curves shared by major OEMs and price forecasts presented by industry consultants. PV-MAGAZINE.COM Limits-to-Lithium At industryabout.com: Lithium   ...

Created on 01 December 2018

18. Solar, wind cheapest source of new generation in major economies – report

(News - Energy)

... has contracted by over a third this year; and that battery costs are set to drop a further 66% by 2030, driven by Electric Vehicles adoption. PV-MAGAZINE.COM Solar-wind-cheapest At industryabout.com: ...

Created on 20 November 2018

19. Volkswagen embarks on $50 billion Electric Vehicle plan

(News - Transportation)

19 November 2018. Volkswagen expects to become the most profitable manufacturer of electric cars thanks to a multi-billion euro expansion plan to mass produce battery driven vehicles, Chief Executive ...

Created on 18 November 2018

20. Graphite One's Alaska project may prove key to US defence industry

(News - Mining)

11 October 2018. Battery minerals, in particular lithium and cobalt, have attracted lots of investors and media attention this year. But graphite, one of three naturally occurring carbons on Earth, ...

Created on 10 October 2018

21. EVs Vs. Renewables — A Tale Of Two Revolutions

(News - Energy)

... battery storage didn’t even exist. And few major car companies were offering EVs. CLEAN TECHNICA Evs-Renewables At industryabout.com: Energy    ...

Created on 08 October 2018

22. Renault Is About To Launch Europe’s Largest Energy Storage Project

(News - Energy)

2 October 2018. French company Renault is harnessing its position as the leader in Europe’s electric vehicle market and following Asian and American giants into the lithium ion battery storage market. ...

Created on 01 October 2018

23. Amara Raja to open 100 MWh Li-ion battery fab in India

(News - Energy)

8 September 2018. Following hot on the heels of Exide Industries, traditional battery maker, Indian-based Amara Raja Batteries Limited has said it will set up a 100 MWh lithium ion assembly plant in ...

Created on 07 September 2018

24. 4 Million Electric Vehicles Sold Globally

(News - Transportation)

... mark by this month. Note, however, that BNEF counts any vehicle with a battery as an EV, so the numbers include hybrids like the Toyota Prius that have no charging ports. CLEAN TECHNICA 4-million-EVs ...

Created on 04 September 2018

25. Over 1 GW of Solar, 351 MW of storage approved in Ireland

(News - Energy)

... battery storage, with the technologies clearly outcompeting various forms of gas-fired generation, biomass, and wind energy. PV-MAGAZINE.COM Solar-storage-ireland At industryabout.com: Ireland ...

Created on 03 September 2018

26. Namibia’s largest Solar-plus-storage system installed

(News - Energy)

17 August 2018. German EPC company Cronimet has installed a 150 kW solar array to work alongside a 332 kWh battery storage system at a luxury lodge complex in a remote part of the African nation. PV-MAGAZINE.COM ...

Created on 16 August 2018

27. The Lithium Metal Battery Is (Almost) Here

(News - Science & Technology)

11 August 2018. In an exclusive interview with Pellion Technologies — a battery startup located in Massachusetts — Quartz reports the company has developed a lithium metal battery that has double the ...

Created on 10 August 2018

28. A New Material That Could Create Super Batteries (Analysis)

(News - Science & Technology)

... more safely than those used in today’s EV and energy storage systems - thus potentially overcoming the battery barrier to mass adoption of EVs and solar power. OILPRICE.COM https://oilprice.com/Energy/Energy-General/A-New-Material-That-Could-Create-Super-Batteries.html ...

Created on 07 August 2018

29. Top Electric Vehicle Battery Maker To Build Plant In Germany

(News - Transportation)

1 July 2018. China’s Contemporary Amperex Technology (CATL) is said to be ready to start building a battery factory in Germany, planting a flag on the grounds of car giants BMW, Volkswagen and Daimler ...

Created on 01 July 2018

30. BYD Powers Up New Battery Factory for Electric Vehicles In Qinghai Province (China)

(News - Transportation)

30 June 2018. BYD opened its new 24 GWh battery factory this week in Western China’s Qinghai province, with plans to ramp up to a total production capacity of 60 GWh by 2020. The new factory joins BYD’s ...

Created on 29 June 2018

31. World’s First Battery For Offshore Wind Completed (Scotland)

(News - Energy)

28 June 2018. Norwegian energy company Equinor announced this week that it has completed the installation of the world’s first battery for an offshore wind farm at its 30 megawatt (MW) Hywind Scotland ...

Created on 27 June 2018

32. Australia’s Yorke Peninsula power supply strengthened with microgrid, 30 MW battery

(News - Energy)

14 June 2018. ABB, ElectraNet and ARENA are coming together to deliver a microgrid and large scale battery storage solution to South Australia’s Yorke Peninsula. PV-MAGAZINE.COM https://www.pv-magazine.com/2018/06/12/australias-yorke-peninsula-power-supply-strengthened-with-microgrid-30-mw-battery ...

Created on 13 June 2018

33. India to launch its own battery cell production

(News - Energy)

12 June 2018. India’s PV sector is expanding at a serious pace, creating jobs and further securing energy supply for many businesses. Yet, sourcing battery cell technology at the current rate resulted ...

Created on 11 June 2018

34. Energy Storage: Northvolt begins building Europe’s largest lithium-ion battery plant

(News - Energy)

10 June 2018. Battery cell maker Northvolt has begun building in Sweden what will be Europe’s largest lithium-ion battery cell factory, as it received the environmental permit for phase one earlier ...

Created on 10 June 2018

35. Energy Storage: World’s largest li-ion battery and 707 MW of solar power in Colorado proposal (USA)

(News - Energy)

...  PV-MAGAZINE.COM https://www.pv-magazine.com/2018/06/07/worlds-largest-li-ion-battery-and-707-mw-of-solar-power-in-colorado-proposal At industryabout.com: USA Industrial Map    ...

Created on 08 June 2018

36. Engie pumped hydro-battery storage project unveiled

(News - Energy)

7 June 2018. Engie Deutschland has unveiled a new battery energy storage – pumped hydro facility in Bavaria, Germany. HYDROWORLD.COM https://www.hydroworld.com/articles/2018/06/engie-pumped-hydro-battery-storage-project-unveiled.html ...

Created on 06 June 2018

37. From black to green in Flanders (Belgium)

(News - Energy)

16 May 2018. The installation of an 18 MW battery storage system shows the region’s pioneering work in integrating innovative storage systems to its electricity grid. PV-MAGAZINE.ORG https://www.pv-magazine.com/2018/05/14/from-black-to-green-in-flanders ...

Created on 15 May 2018

38. Japanese Government Partners With Manufacturers On Solid State Battery Research

(News - Energy)

8 May 2018. The Japanese government has created a new research entity known as the Consortium for Lithium Ion Battery Technology and Evaluation Center, or Libtec. Working in conjunction with major Japanese ...

Created on 08 May 2018

39. Siemens Gamesa To Build Australian 194 MW Wind & Battery System

(News - Energy)

... the country with a combined battery energy storage system. CLEAN TECHNICA https://cleantechnica.com/2018/04/10/siemens-gamesa-to-build-australian-194-megawatt-wind-battery-system At industryabout.com: ...

Created on 10 April 2018

40. Australian researchers unveil new sodium-ion battery design

(News - Science & Technology)

6 April 2018. Scientists from the University of Wollongong in Australia have developed battery cells based on sodium-ion technology which the university says can achieve excellent cycling stability ...

Created on 05 April 2018

41. Denmark To Test Hydrogen Buses — But Why?

(News - Energy)

23 February 2018. I am confused about the subject of hydrogen. So much money is invested in the technology, while at the same time the reality of battery storage is forging ahead. What is going on? ...

Created on 22 February 2018

42. Sonnen to establish battery factory in South Australia

(News - Energy)

23 February 2018. German battery and solar energy company, sonnen GmbH will move its Australian headquarters from Sydney to Adelaide, where it will also establish a manufacturing hub. PV-MAGAZINE.COM ...

Created on 22 February 2018

43. APS, First Solar to install Arizona’s largest (50 MW) Lithium battery system (USA)

(News - Energy)

14 February 2018. The Arizona-based module manufacturer will install a 50 MW battery system charged by a 65 MW solar farm under a 15-year power contract with the state’s largest utility. PV-MAGAZINE.COM ...

Created on 13 February 2018

44. Soaring cobalt prices force Samsung SDI to mine metal from old phones (South Korea)

(News - Transportation)

14 February 2018. Samsung SDI, South Korea’s leading battery maker, has unveiled plans to recycle cobalt from used mobile phones and develop lithium-ion batteries with minimum content of the metal, ...

Created on 13 February 2018

45. Hero Electric Launches High-Speed Electric Scooters In India

(News - Transportation)

... According to media reports, the scooter houses a 4 kilowatt motor powered by a lithium-ion battery pack. CLEAN TECHNICA https://cleantechnica.com/2018/02/09/hero-electric-launches-high-speed-electric-scooters-india ...

Created on 09 February 2018

46. Tesla To Construct Virtual Solar Power Plant Using 50,000 Homes In South Australia

(News - Energy)

5 February 2018. When Elon Musk offered to build what would be the largest grid storage battery installation in the world in South Australia last year, he set off a chain of events that may have implications ...

Created on 04 February 2018

47. Japanese battery maker to start production in Hungary

(News - Energy)

25 January 2018. Tokyo stock exchange-listed battery manufacturer, GS Yuasa has announced plans to form a subsidiary in Hungary, and to assemble Li-ion batteries at a new facility located close to the ...

Created on 25 January 2018

48. Fluence Energy Storage Project For Long Beach — World’s Largest Li-Ion Battery Storage Project (USA-California)

(News - Energy)

...  https://cleantechnica.com/2018/01/24/100-mw-400-mwh-fluence-energy-storage-project-long-beach-worlds-largest-li-ion-battery-storage-project At industryabout.com: Long Beach Industries (USA-California) ...

Created on 25 January 2018