Growatt releases battery for off-grid solar
Growatt’s new AXE LV battery covers a wide range of capacities, from 5kWh to 400kWh, and can support off-grid systems with power outputs of 3kW to 30kW.
US zero-carbon future would require 6TWh of energy storage
US researchers suggest that by 2050, when 94% of electricity comes from renewable sources, approximately 930GW of energy storage power and six and a half hours of capacity will be needed to fully cover demand for electricity in the United States.
Sodium-ion battery tech gets commercial testing in UK
Harwell Campus will provide a testbed for energy storage technologies coming from three U.K.-based innovative businesses, bringing their solutions one step closer to the market.
Fluence, ReNew to set up energy storage venture
Fluence and ReNew Power will set up a new joint venture to provide energy storage products for the Indian market. ReNew will become its first customer by procuring a 150 MWh battery-based energy storage system for a 300 MW project in the Indian state of Karnataka.
Quantum battery prototype for superextensive charging
Scientists in Italy designed the prototype as a microcavity enclosing a molecular dye known as Lumogen-F orange (LFO). The charging power of the device is described as super-extensive, meaning that it increases faster with battery size.
Indian battery cell production scheme gets bids for 130 GWh
India’s production-linked incentive scheme for advance-chemistry battery cell production has received bids for 2.6 times more than the 50 GWh of manufacturing capacity it plans to allocate.
Neoen starts work on South Australia’s largest renewable energy project
Neoen has started to develop 1.2GW of wind, 600 MW of solar and 900 MW of battery storage capacity. Upon completion, the installation will likely be Australia’s largest wind, solar and battery storage project.
Discover Battery unveils lithium ferro-phosphate battery for off-grid solar, tiny homes
At Intersolar North America in California, Canada-based Discover Battery has launched the Helios energy storage system, an LFP battery designed to operate in remote conditions.
Oman partners with bp on multi-gigawatt renewables, green hydrogen development
The British energy giant will support the potential development of multiple gigawatts of wind, solar and green hydrogen projects in the Middle Eastern country by 2030.
Toshiba launches 20Ah rechargeable lithium-ion battery
Toshiba has developed a battery that can be used with PV modules, with a design that charges and discharges at high currents. The new 20Ah-HP SCiB product has a rated capacity of 20Ah, a nominal voltage of 2.3V, and an input power of 1,900W. It measures 116 mm x 22 mm x 106 mm and weighs 545 grams.
