Monoprice unveils new PowerCache batteries with up to 1,000 W of output
Monoprice, a US consumer electronics supplier, says its new portable batteries can store electricity from solar panels and wall outlets. They range in price from $199.99 to $799.99.
Quinbrook targets 10 GWh battery rollout after signing CATL supply deal
Australia’s Quinbrook Infrastructure Partners has signed a supply deal with Chinese battery manufacturer CATL that is expected to support the deployment of more than 10 GWh of energy storage systems over the next five years.
SJVN wraps up 1.5 GW renewables, storage tender with $0.053/kWh tariff
Seven Indian developers secured 1.184 GW of cumulative capacity in an SJVN auction for 1.5 GW of firm, dispatchable power. The winning developers will build renewable energy projects supplemented with storage systems across India.
French startup Ensol creates platform to speed up residential PV deployment
Ensol, a French startup serving the residential PV and home energy solution market, has raised €3 million in venture capital from Paris-based investors, Otium Capital, a fund that backs early-stage companies, and BetterAngle, a business angel group.
Novel residential solar-assisted heat pump system integrates PCM for heat storage
A British-Chinese research group has developed a novel heat pump concept consisting of a heat pump, the PCM tank, and tube solar heat collectors. Intended for demand shifting in space heating and domestic hot water (DHW) applications, the system is reportedly able to achieve a higher coefficient of performance than conventional heat pumps.
PV, storage may allow 53% of European households to end reliance on grid
A German-Swiss research team has calculated how many homes in Europe could be decoupled from external infrastructure with solar power, batteries, and hydrogen storage.
India’s NTPC tenders 3 GW of renewable storage
NTPC, an Indian state-run power producer, recently tendered 3 GW of renewable storage and an engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) package for 630 MW of solar projects.
Portugal’s prime minister under investigation for alleged lithium, hydrogen corruption
Portuguese police today raided the residence of the country’s Prime Minister, António Costa, as part of a corruption probe involving lithium and hydrogen. Ministers of Climate Action and Infrastructure, Duarte Cordeiro and João Pedro Matos Fernández, have also been declared formal suspects.
Study shows grid behind recent large-scale battery fire in Australia
Genex Power, the owner of a 50 MW/100 MWh battery system that caught fire in the Australian state of Queensland on Sept. 26, says the blaze was triggered by issues on the grid side of the Tesla Megapack battery unit.
Dyness introduces 312 kWh battery
China’s Dyness says its new 312 kWh storage system uses 375 Ah lithium iron phoshate batteries. It also claims that its cooling system reduces average temperature increases by 6 C.
