Published: 15 Mar 2021, 12:57
By:
Andy Colthorpe
Render of a large-scale energy storage project of the type Wärtsilä will deliver for Able Grid and its customer, a power producer. Wärtsilä built Texas Waves, one of the state s first grid-scale storage projects, completed in early 2018. Image: Wärtsilä Corporation.
Two standalone battery energy storage systems (BESS) totalling 200MW of output will be deployed in Texas’ ERCOT market by the energy division at Wärtsilä Corporation.
Finland-headquartered marine and power systems technology manufacturer, which has become one of the biggest system integrators for energy storage in the US market, said today that it has been awarded contracts for the two projects in Southern Texas by developer Able Grid Energy Solutions.
Amid technology adoption across the board, startups in most sectors are helping to expand markets bringing new customers into the fold, instead of disruption of existing companies, according to a latest report. BofA Securities note described India as a supply constrained market (rather than demand constrained), and said Jio s launch of 4G services at affordable prices had underlined that at a value for money proposition, consumer uptake picks up. Past calls and meetings with India s leading experts and top startups in the unlisted space had fortified the view that India internet sector is at an inflexion point to witness hyper-growth in the coming years, the report Internet - India and ASEAN: Disruptive Tech said.
Published: 12 Mar 2021, 05:46
By:
Molly Lempriere
Gravitricity engineering project manager Frances Tierney, with senior mechanical engineer Steven Kirk by the tower. Image: Gravitricity.
A new market mechanism for longer-duration storage should be created according to the UK’s Association for Renewable Energy and Clean Technology (REA).
In a new report, the trade association formerly known as the Renewable Energy Association looked into the need for longer-duration storage and the current challenges facing the technology, with a focus on storage with a duration of up to 24 hours. Technologies could include flow batteries, gravity batteries, pumped hydro, liquid air energy storage (LAES) and compressed air energy storage (CAES).