Cost savings from self-consumption, not resilience against blackouts, may now be the primary reason Japanese households decide to add home batteries, according to a new industry survey. Only 19% of respondents to an August survey by iChoosr, a Japanese solar…
Carbon capture startup Mantel announced that it has raised $18 million, including strategic investments from Constellation Technology Ventures (CTV) and Azimut Investments, with proceeds aimed at supporting the commercial deployment of its solution to help decarbonize heavy industry. Founded in…
Shell has sold sonnen, the residential battery storage company it acquired in 2019, as the oil & gas major focuses its attention on “portfolio high-grading efforts.”
If BESS are to be given restricted grid access, they should be given a commensurate reduction in the BKZ fee, Marie-Sophie Braun, head of markets & regulatory affairs for developer Kyon Energy, said.
US lithium-sulphur battery company Lyten is aiming to acquire another of Europe’s failed homegrown battery startups, Norway’s Morrow Batteries, which went into bankruptcy earlier this year.
The Government of Australia’s Treasury department announced the launch of a consultation on a series of new proposed “efficiency-enhancing” measures within its sustainability reporting framework aimed at reducing compliance costs for companies required to provide climate-related financial disclosures, and easing…
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Chinese battery giant CATL is expanding the footprint of its energy storage solutions, quietly securing major project deals for even its less-marketed products. As noted by ESS News in mid-August, battery giant CATL has supplied its Tener S battery energy…
San Diego-based utility-scale solar and energy storage developer Avantus has announced the closing of a $300 million tax equity commitment from Truist Bank for its Aratina 2 solar and storage facility in Kern County, California. The new commitment adds to…
The Chilean Ministry of Energy reports 2,625 MW of storage in operation, 3,183 MW undergoing testing and 4,268 MW under construction. Another 705 MW has been declared under construction, bringing total storage capacity considered “in execution” to 10,782 MW. Thirty-two…