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Shell Overseas Investments BV has acquired German virtual power plant (VPP) operator Next Kraftwerke, expanding its footprint in the space.
Published: 24 Feb 2021, 08:31 By: Andy Colthorpe Site selected by Yukon Energy for what is thought will be the northernmost large-scale battery system in Canada. Image: Yukon Energy. Steps forward have been taken in the development of a grid-scale battery energy storage system (BESS) in the Yukon Territory, northern Canada, which will help stabilise the region’s grid and reduce reliance on fossil fuels. Local utility Yukon Energy, which is publicly-owned, is planning the 7MW / 40MWh battery in Whitehorse, near the Alaska Highway. Yukon Energy described the project as a “crit...
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Published: 24 Feb 2021, 13:45 By: Andy Colthorpe Gravity energy storage: George Hilton of IHS Markit said that varied alternative and potentially disruptive options exist among electrochemical, mechanical and thermal types of emerging energy storage tech. Image: Gravitricity. The energy storage market is poised for strong growth over the next decade and opportunities are likely to emerge for alternatives to lithium-ion that offer longer durations of storage, but three key challenges remain for those technologies. Speaking at today’s second day of the Energy Storage Summit 2021...
A pilot solar-to-hydrogen project developed by Toshiba. Image: Toshiba. Support frameworks which address both green hydrogen supply and demand, as well as cross-border initiatives, will be pivotal to delivering affordable green hydrogen, a panel has concluded. The ‘Gas & Hydrogen: Bridging the Gap’ panel, part of the ongoing Energy Storage Summit 2021 organised by Energy-Storage.news publisher Solar Media, brought together a panel of stakeholders of the green hydrogen economy, including advocacy groups, policymakers and project developers. Kicking off the debate was Peter Duffy of the I...