New process to synthesize cathode materials for lithium-ion batteries
U.S. startup Sylvatex offers mixed metal oxide cathode active materials made with a waterless, continuous synthesis process. The company is currently validating its technology in the domestic lithium ion battery supply chain and plans to build a pilot line in California.
Key takeaways from Energy Taiwan & Net-Zero Taiwan 2024
The Energy Taiwan & Net-Zero Taiwan 2024 trade show kicked off in early October with a whimper rather than a bang, as the threat of Typhoon Krathon prompted organizers to cancel the first two days of the conference in Taipei.
Sweden’s largest battery goes online
Sweden’s largest energy storage investment, totaling 211 MW/211 MWh, goes live, combining 14 sites.
Panama launches energy auction
The Panamanian authorities have kicked off an energy auction open to new and existing power plants. Wind, solar, hydropower, and biomass projects are eligible to participate in the procurement exercise.
Kosovo shares results of solar subsidy scheme
Kosovo’s Ministry of Economy says two new schemes, offering subsidies for solar system installations to households and small- and medium-sized enterprises, have received more than 500 applications combined.
Micronesian utility seeking bids for 79 kW of solar minigrids, battery storage
Yap State Public Service Corp. is seeking bids to supply solar minigrids with battery energy storage systems (BESS), totaling 79 kW, for Yap Island in the Federated States of Micronesia. Applications are open until Jan. 28, 2025.
Key takeaways from Renewable Energy India Expo 2024
Solar module manufacturers in India are quickly ramping up to multi-gigawatt-scale capacity to tap domestic demand. At the technology level, tunnel oxide passivated contact (TOPCon) modules based on 210 rectangular silicon wafer (G12R) cells are taking center stage.
California crosses 10 GW utility-battery storage threshold
CAISO set a new peak battery discharge record of 8.3 GW on October 9, as the state’s future EIA energy storage queue holds 177 GW of capacity, with 1.9 GW expected added through the end of the year.
Nexif Ratch Energy begins building 145 MWp of solar in Philippines
Nexif Ratch Energy, a renewable energy-focused platform in Southeast Asia and Australia, has reached financial close on a 145 MWp solar farm being developed in the Philippines.
Big US utilities plan to replace only half their fossil generation by 2035
The Sierra Club, an environmental group with a focus on reducing fossil fuel pollution, has graded 75 American utilities on their resource plans through 2035. The average grade was a “D.”
