Honda-LG ES begin ESS cell production at retooled Ohio EV cell facility
L-H Battery Company commenced lithium-ion (Li-ion) cell production at its Jeffersonville, Ohio, US plant this month, for automotive and stationary power applications.
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Google, McKinsey, Tencent Sign Large-Scale Nature-Based Carbon Removal Deals
Singapore-based nature-based solutions project developer Thryve.Earth announced that it has signed a series of long-term offtake deals with Google, McKinsey and Tencent to remove more than 635,000 tonnes of carbon through a new agroforestry project restoring 6,000 hectares of degraded…
Catalyst Fund Raises $30 Million to Back Climate Tech Startups in Africa
Africa-focused climate technology venture capital firm Catalyst Fund announced the launch of Catalyst Climate Resilience Fund I, raising $30 million at the fund’s second close to invest in early-stage climate technology startups. Launched in 2016, Nairobi-based Catalyst Fund is an…
Hiconics discusses PowerNexus residential smart energy solution at Intersolar Europe
Energy-storage.news spoke with Gerry Liu, GM of Hiconincs, at Intersolar Europe in Munich. We discussed the company’s residential energy offerings and its plans for the European market.
ECB Begins Applying Climate Risk Factors in Collateral Framework
The European Central Bank (ECB) revealed that it has started the application of a new “climate factor” in its collateral framework, enabling the central bank to adjust the assigned value of assets pledged by banks as collateral for loans based…
Europe ROUNDUP: Projects, supply deals and acquisitions spanning north to east by Green Flexibility, Jinko, OX2 and Baltic Storage Platform
This edition of news in brief features portfolio acquisitions, project completions, a supply deal and investments across Europe.
Elestor, Windpark Zeewolde partner on 10-40-hour hydrogen-iron flow battery LDES project in Netherlands
Dutch long-duration energy storage (LDES) developer Elestor has partnered with Windpark Zeewolde to deploy a 20MW/200-800MWh hydrogen-iron flow battery storage system at what is described as Europe’s largest onshore wind farm.
Akaysha Energy begins construction of 82MWh BESS in southern Japan with Itochu-Tokyo Century JV
Waratah Super Battery developer Akaysha Energy and partners have begun construction of a large-scale battery project in Fukuoka, Japan.
Australia reserves 500MW generation and 2GWh storage for First Nations in Capacity Investment Scheme Tenders 9 and 10
The Australian government has introduced a dedicated First Nations Set Aside pilot into both Capacity Investment Scheme Tenders 9 and 10.
‘Battery storage may be important, but we also welcome long-duration storage’: QIC on Queensland’s North West Energy Fund
Arash Shojaie of QIC Infrastructure outlines how Queensland’s North West Energy Fund will approach cost reduction, technology selection and more.