Energy generating and retailing major AGL Energy is seeking approvals under the Australian federal government’s Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation (EPBC) Act for a 500 MW/2,000 MWh battery to be built in central Queensland. The proposed Mount Britton battery project comprises a…
Huawei Digital Power, the energy technology business unit of Chinese technology group Huawei, has notified customers of planned price increases of 5% to 15% across several solar and energy storage product lines. In a customer notice dated Oct. 20 and…
The European Union is treading the wrong path on battery regulation, according to industry groups from battery, energy storage, electric mobility and adjacent sectors.
Italy’s Ministry of Environment and Energy Security (MASE) issued two further single authorizations for battery energy storage system (BESS) projects totaling 480 MW on Nov. 2, following nearly 7 GW of approvals over the previous two months. The projects are…
Slovenské elektrárne has launched a tender to build a battery energy storage system at Čierny Váh, Slovakia’s largest pumped storage hydropower plant. The utility published the tender last week, with bids due by Nov. 27. It covers battery supply, engineering,…
Chinese battery manufacturer Gotion High-Tech shareholders have approved plans for three joint ventures with Volkswagen Group battery subsidiary PowerCo in Spain, Slovakia and Morocco, involving combined investment of approximately €3.22 billion. The approval, granted on October 20 and disclosed in…
Australia has finished trialling grid-forming battery storage for system security services and needs contracts signed within two years.
To help engineers keep up with emerging technologies such as AI, cloud computing, and sustainable infrastructure, and learn how they can be applied in practice, the IEEE Computer Society’s Central Indiana Chapter recently launched its Tech Talk Series. The live…
Industrial certification provider Isometric announced today the launch of Ready for CBAM, a new service aimed at helping companies exporting to the EU prepare emissions data for verification under the EU Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (CBAM), the EU’s carbon tax…
Boston Consulting Group (BCG) announced the appointment of Jan Philipp Bender as its new Global Leader of its Climate & Sustainability Practice. Bender has been with BCG since 2009, with an industry focus on mining, metals, and chemicals, working with…