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Published: 24 Feb 2021, 15:22 By: Jules Scully The UKs first 6MW / 10MWh grid-scale battery in Leighton Buzzard, England, completed in 2014 to trial the multi-application use of energy storage on electricity networks. Image: UK Power Networks. The UK’s move to net zero emissions will require a reinforced distribution network and a varied mix of energy storage technologies to make the most of low-cost renewables generation. Participants in today’s keynote panel discussion at the...

Published: 24 Feb 2021, 06:15 By: Andy Colthorpe Trina Storages main range will include liquid cooling technology. Image: Trina Storage promotional video screenshot. Update 2 March 2021: A Trina Storage representative contacted Energy-Storage.news to highlight that while the company is building out production capacity for lithium iron phosphate (LFP) battery cells for stationary energy storage, the major focus of the newly-launched division is on providing full integrated battery ...

Published: 24 Feb 2021, 13:54 By: Edith Hancock EelPower secured an optimisation deal with EDF this month to oversee revenue streams for three battery energy storage systems in the UK totalling 80MW. Image: EelPower Although there is growing interest within the energy storage industry around the National Grid’s Dynamic Containment (DC) system, operators who tap into it must be careful not to neglect other revenue streams, a panel of industry experts heard this week. Ancillary se...

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Published: 23 Feb 2021, 13:05 By: Jules Scully Mytilineos completed engineering, procurement and construction work on the 170MW Atacama PV plant (pictured) in Chile last year. Image: Mytilineos. Greek industrial group Mytilineos has acquired a portfolio of solar and battery storage projects in a €56 million (US$67.8 million) transaction it says “heralds the transition to a new era” for the company. The deal includes a portfolio of 20 PV projects in Greece with a combined capa...

Published: 23 Feb 2021, 16:35 By: Reporter, Solar Media Panelists at this years Energy Storage Summit discussed the requirements of the Dynamic Containment service. Image: Solar Media The benefits – and remaining challenges – of the UK’s new frequency response service Dynamic Containment (DC) were discussed at today’s Energy Storage Summit by a panel of experts and industry stakeholders. The sub-second, post-fault response service was first soft-launched in October 2020 and...

Published: 23 Feb 2021, 16:20 By: Deputy Editor Gresham House Energy Storage Funds Wickham Market battery is one of just 400MW of storage currently playing into Dynamic Containment. Image: Gresham House. Batteries are uniquely placed to enter multiple revenue markets, with the wholesale market becoming increasingly interesting. In this morning’s Energy Storage Summit 2021 keynote discussion, What is the key for really making money from batteries?, the panel talked through the n...

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Published: 22 Feb 2021, 09:25 By: Andy Colthorpe GELIs new owner since the end of 2020 is vertically-integrated solar PV company Q CELLS. Image: Q CELLS via Facebook. Battery storage systems can deliver multiple services and provide customers and sites with backup power, but their value in doing so remains largely dependent on “highly sophisticated” software. Dan Loflin, CEO of specialist software company Growing Energy Labs Inc (GELI) and Dr Ryan Wartena, the company’s VP o...

There has been growing uptake in battery energy storage in Midwestern US states that have traditionally depended on burning coal for electricity, with some “very big projects planned,” an analyst has said.