Net Zero by Current±: The role of energy storage in net zero
In this episode, Net Zero by Current± is joined by Andy Colthorpe, editor of Energy-Storage.news to discuss the role of energy storage in net zero.
Sungrow ‘has no lithium-ion production plans at the moment’ while other China BESS providers move upstream
Sungrow tells Energy-Storage.news that it does not currently have plans to launch its own lithium-ion battery cell production for battery energy storage system (BESS) products, a route being taken by other China-based system integrators.
The reasons why investors are busy buying BESS developers in the UK and Germany
We hear from industry sources about why we’ve seen a flurry of investors acquiring energy storage developer-operators in the UK and Germany, Europe’s two largest markets by BESS deployments.
UK batteries, pumped hydro get 2.9GW of T-4 Capacity Market contracts at record price
The UK electricity system operator’s T-4 Capacity Market Auction (CMA) for delivery year 2027/28 cleared earlier this week (27 February) after two rounds at an “all-time high” clearing price of £65 (US$82.23)/kW/year.
Masdar Arlington, RPC and TagEnergy progress UK BESS projects totalling 162MW
Masdar Arlington Energy, Renewable Power Capital and TagEnergy have broken ground on, acquired and financed projects UK battery energy storage system (BESS) projects totalling 162MW of power.
Europe: Rising battery storage markets playing catch-up to the UK’s lead
Germany and Spain are among the energy storage markets of Europe that clients are most keen to learn more about, according to Wood Mackenzie analyst Anna Darmani.
Sungrow launching battery cell production as China’s BESS providers move upstream
Sungrow is launching in-house battery cell production for its battery energy storage system (BESS) products, part of a wider industry trend of other China-based companies doing the same.
‘Battery developers were biggest winners’ in UK’s T-1 Capacity Market auction last week
Last week’s T-1 Capacity Market auction in the UK cleared at a slightly higher price than expected, and battery storage developers that successfully took part were the auction’s “big winners,” according to one analyst.
Trina Storage launches new BESS solution at Energy Storage Summit EU
Trina Storage, the energy storage arm of major solar PV company Trina Solar, launched its new battery storage solution Elementa 2, to the global market at this year’s Energy Storage Summit EU.
‘UK project size sweet spot somewhere between 200-500MW’
The implications of larger projects, revenue streams of projects, and grid connection issues were discussed on a panel at the ESS EU event in London.
