Browsing: Energy Storage

In a high-level diplomatic meeting, Egypt and Sweden outlined a joint roadmap for renewable integration, energy storage, and cross-border grid interconnection—yet critical challenges remain.

ABB’s new Battery Energy Storage Systems-as-a-Service (BESS-as-a-Service) model represents a strategic shift toward OpEx-based clean technology adoption, targeting the commercial and industrial (C&I) segments that remain underpenetrated despite significant decarbonization pressure.

Meridian Energy has completed New Zealand’s first grid-scale battery energy storage system (BESS) — a 100 MW/200 MWh facility located at Ruakaka, Northland.

Intersect Power has secured $837 million to develop 1 GWh of battery energy storage systems (BESS) in Texas—an award-winning transaction that signals how utility-scale storage is evolving to serve not only grid stability but also the growing energy demands of artificial intelligence infrastructure.

Latin America’s ambitions for large-scale energy storage are moving from concept to construction with Zelestra’s Aurora project, a 1 GWh hybrid solar-plus-storage plant now underway in northern Chile.

Contemporary Amperex Technology Co. Limited (CATL) has inaugurated its first battery manufacturing facility in northern China — a strategic move reflecting the accelerating regional demand for electric vehicle (EV) batteries and energy storage solutions.

As Belgium prepares for the 2025 nuclear phase-out, grid reliability is emerging as a central challenge. The latest response comes from Kallo, Beveren, where ENGIE and NHOA Energy have started construction on a 400 MWh battery energy storage system (BESS)—a project positioned as both a symbol of transition and a technical asset in Belgium’s evolving energy infrastructure.

Masdar and Kazakhstan’s sovereign wealth fund Samruk-Kazyna announced a landmark collaboration to develop up to 500MW of baseload renewable energy backed by battery energy storage systems (BESS), alongside 2GW of additional storage deployments across the country.

As global demand for scalable, fire-safe, and cost-effective energy storage intensifies, lithium-ion technologies—despite their dominance—are facing growing scrutiny over thermal instability and sustainability concerns. A team of Korean researchers may now be offering a viable alternative through a breakthrough in zinc-ion battery architecture, anchored by a novel graphene-coated current collector.

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