BESS Industry Buzz: Optimisation and curtailment in GB, deal-making and revenues across Europe
Another edition of our BESS Industry Buzz, taking a look at what’s got industry people talking in the corridors of social media.
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Virtual Power Plant Platform Voltus Raises $225 Million
Distributed energy resource (DER) technology company Voltus announced that it has raised $225 million in a Series D financing round, with proceeds aimed at expanding the company’s platform to help add flexibility to electricity grids to enable address growing capacity…
South Africa pursues 4.6GW of battery storage deployments in Integrated Resource Plan
South Africa’s government has put battery storage and power-to-gas technologies at the heart of the national long-term electricity supply and demand strategy.
Europe’s system integrators move quickly on sodium-ion with CATL: ‘surprised if we aren’t deploying it next year’
Intilion has just tied up with CATL for sodium-ion BESS deployments in Europe, following Alfen’s similar move in July, while Merus Power tells us it is in the process of integrating with the OEM’s new product.
EY Launches Climate Resilience Hub in Singapore
Global professional services firm EY announced the launch of its new EY Climate Resilience Center of Excellence (CoE) EY Climate Resilience Center of Excellence (CoE) based in Singapore, focused on supporting organizations with assets, operations, supply chains, communities and investment decisions…
Finland: BESS acquisition, construction and optimisation news from Usva Energia, Nala Renewables, Centrica and Olana Energy
Finland is the Nordic region’s most-talked-about market for the moment, with project deals and other battery storage development activity from local and international players.
IEA: Thermal energy storage key to industrial heat electrification that could cut EU gas demand by 35 bcm annually
Electrifying low-temperature industrial heat and steam processes with renewables could reduce European Union natural gas consumption by 35 billion cubic metres-per-year, according to a report from the International Energy Agency (IEA).
EFRAG Sustainability Reporting Board Chair Kerstin Lopatta Steps Down After 5 Months
The European Financial Reporting Advisory Group (EFRAG) revealed that Kerstin Lopatta has stepped down as EFRAG Sustainability Reporting Board Chair, only 5 months into her 3-year term. While EFRAG did not respond to a request for comment around the circumstances of…
South Korea unveils US$475 billion Green Transformation industrial strategy
South Korea’s Ministry of Climate, Energy and Environment (MCEE) has unveiled its KRW1,000 trillion (US$747 billion) Korean Green Transformation (K-GX) industrial strategy.
Mint Renewables wins planning approval for 800MWh battery storage system in Western Australia
Mint Renewables has received planning approval for an 800MWh battery energy storage system (BESS) near Kojonup in Western Australia.