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EU launches battery alliance “Airbus for batteries”-style alliance announced this week in Brussels aims to expedite European battery cell manufacturing and strengthen continent’s storage value chain in face of Asian and U.S. competition.
Ian Clover
Oct 13, 2017
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Wärtsilä to offer energy storage solutions in India Wärtsilä, one of the largest global supplier of flexible and efficient energy solutions, has announced that it will provide technically and environmentally advanced energy storage solutions to the power markets in India.
Sraisth
Oct 11, 2017
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Remote community in Guyana receives 400 kWp solar+storage system from Meeco The off-grid ground-mounted solar and battery project will be carried out by Meeco and Oursun, providing remote regions of Guyana such as Mabaruma with clean energy, while reducing their fossil fuel consumption.
Frederic Brown
Oct 10, 2017
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UK’s new Faraday Institution to invest £65m in energy storage research As part of the government’s £246 million drive to augment its battery and energy storage knowledge and network, the new Faraday Institution will deliver steady funding to some of the country’s leading universities to support their storage research.
Ian Clover
Oct 06, 2017
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US grid-tied residential storage surpasses off-grid use, finds GTM report Until 2017, most residential battery storage systems were installed off-grid – but GTM Research says 2017 is the year that changes – and changes dramatically.
Frank Andorka
Sep 28, 2017
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ABB signs MoU, will part-finance Europe’s largest lithium-ion battery fab in Sweden The Swiss power electronics specialist is to work alongside Northvolt on the development of battery solutions, R&D and factory automation at a new state-of-the-art lithium-ion battery factory in Sweden.
Ian Clover
Sep 26, 2017
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Panasonic to build PV-powered residential microgrid in western Japan PanaHome, a unit of Panasonic, has revealed plans to connect 117 homes in western Japan to a solar-powered microgrid system, in cooperation with the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (METI).
Brian Publicover
Sep 21, 2017
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GFG Alliance to buy Australia’s ZEN Energy SIMEC Energy, a unit of India’s GFG Alliance, has acquired a majority stake in Adelaide-based PV and battery storage installer ZEN Energy, as part of a broader strategic partnership.
Brian Publicover
Sep 21, 2017
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Interview: India’s storage market readies the ground for growth The executive director of the India Energy Storage Alliance (IESA) Rahul Walawalkar, talks to pv magazine about India’s vast energy storage potential ahead of next week’s World Energy Storage Day.
Sraisth
Sep 14, 2017