Tag: Batteries
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Origis Energy and Mitsubishi Power to bring battery energy storage projects to the U.S. Southeast
Origis Energy has contracted Mitsubishi Power Americas to deliver three utility-scale battery energy storage system (BESS) projects totaling 150 MW/600 MWh. The projects will be co-located with three Origis Energy PV solar facilities in the U.S. Southeast to reduce curtailment of excess solar generation, which will enable greater efficiency and higher capacity of the sites….…
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Can U.S. energy storage bank on sustainability?
This article originally appeared in the Q4 issue of Solar Builder magazine. Two notable U.S. battery manufacturing announcements have been made since. The ABF gigafactory and the DOE’s loan to GM and LG. The U.S. battery energy storage industry is moving rapidly toward a comprehensive adoption of sustainability practices, inspired by the Biden administration’s new……
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ABF’s LFP battery cell gigafactory is a go in Arizona
Domestic lithium battery supply chain is a key component of the near and longer-term energy transition. Tucson, Ariz. has been selected as the site for the first in a planned series of American Battery Factory (ABF) battery cell gigafactories based in the United States. Arizona Governor Doug Ducey and ABF President and CEO Paul Charles……
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EnerVenue’s second gen product scales metal-hydrogen batteries for solar + storage
EnerVenue, the company trying to scale metal-hydrogen batteries (an alternative to lithium-based batteries) for standalone energy storage projects, is closer than ever with its second-generation product launch, Energy Storage Vessels (ESVs). “Our new ESVs deliver a meaningful upgrade to the customization and ease with which customers and partners can plan—and expand—their utilization of our transformative……
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SMA, battery specialist Powin sign two-year deal for 2-GW of storage capacity
SMA America, the US subsidiary of SMA Solar Technology AG (SMA), and US battery specialist Powin signed a two-year framework agreement for the supply of SMA system solutions for a total of 2 gigawatts of storage capacity as well as for service work. “We are looking forward to a synergistic partnership in this growth sector,”……