Browsing: energy storage

As cities worldwide grapple with energy security and sustainability challenges, innovative solutions such as off-grid smart city designs incorporating renewable energy have gained traction. A recent study published in the International Journal of Hydrogen Energy sheds light on an integrated energy system for a pilot region of 8,500 households, combining solar tower technology with dual storage solutions.

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.

As California continues to push for a carbon-free electricity grid by 2045, hybrid projects combining solar power with energy storage are playing an increasingly vital role. A recent milestone in this effort came with Aypa Power’s announcement of $535 million in secured debt financing for the 320MW Vidal project in San Bernardino County.

Canada’s energy storage landscape has reached a new milestone with the launch of the Oneida Energy Storage Project, the country’s largest operating battery facility at 250 MW / 1,000 MWh.

As Southeast Europe intensifies its focus on energy transition, the Renecwable South 2025 conference—held in Mostar on May 7–8—has brought together key stakeholders to address some of the region’s most pressing energy challenges.

British utility SSE has secured planning permission for an 80-MW/160-MWh battery energy storage system (BESS) in County Mayo—signaling a cautious but necessary step toward bolstering grid flexibility.