Image: Eolian. Energy storage developer Eolian has completed an investment in two standalone battery energy storage projects in Texas, which it claims is the first use of the Inflation Reduction Act''s new tax credit incentives (ITC). Eolian has closed a tax equity investment in the Madero and Ignacio battery storage projects in the city of ...
Image: President Biden via Twitter. The Inflation Reduction Act''s incentives for energy storage projects in the US came into effect on 1 January 2023. Standout among those measures is the availability of an investment tax credit (ITC) for investment in renewable energy projects being extended to include standalone energy storage facilities.
Battery storage projects from Hynfra Energy Storage and OX2 totalling 130MWh have won contracts in energy auctions in Poland this week. A capacity market auction for 2027 from transmission system operator Polskie Sieci Elektroenergetyczne (PSE) closed at PLN 406.35/kW/year (US$93) and handed out long-term contracts to energy …
Hydrostor is commercialising its proprietary compressed air energy storage technology, claiming it can be a cost-effective long-duration energy storage solution. While the company has to date only built one commercially operating 2.2MW / 10MWh+ system which came online in 2019 in Ontario, it currently has 1.1GW / 8.7GWh …
"The Future of Energy Storage" report is the culmination of a three-year study exploring the long-term outlook and recommendations for energy storage technology and policy. As the report details, energy storage is a key component in making renewable energy sources, like wind and solar, financially and logistically viable at the scales …
A compressed air energy storage (CAES) project in Hubei, China, has come online, with 300MW/1,500MWh of capacity. The 5-hour duration project, called Hubei Yingchang, was built in two years with a total investment of CNY1.95 billion (US$270 million) and uses abandoned salt mines in the Yingcheng area of Hubei, China''s sixth …
Secretary of Energy Jennifer Granholm (left), in Georgia yesterday to make the announcement. Image: Secretary Jennifer Granholm via X/Twitter. A US$10.5 billion programme to "strengthen grid resilience and reliability" across the US includes funding for microgrids ...
While most solar PV systems that are co-located with battery storage have in past been AC-coupled, requiring two separate inverters, one for the solar and one for the battery system, there has since about 2018 been a rise in the number of project developers and designers electing to go DC-coupled. ...
Following last year''s acquisition, independent power plant developer Green Frog Power has rebranded as Pulse Clean Energy and unveiled a target of 1GW+ of energy storage assets in the UK. The company was bought by Investment Management Corporation of Ontario (IMCO) in October 2021.
A 99.9MW energy storage project in development in northern England by Renewable Energy Systems (RES) has secured planning permission, with the asset set to be operational in late 2023. Located in the Selby area in North Yorkshire, the Lakeside Energy Storage Project will be the largest energy storage project in RES'' now 420MW …
Energy storage is key to enable scaling of renewable power sources. London/New York, 10 December 2021 – UBS Asset Management (UBS AM) today announces the hire of three senior industry experts to establish a new energy storage strategy, further expanding the sustainable investing solutions provided by its Real Estate & Private Markets business.
The developer claimed it is the largest approved energy storage project to-date in Europe, exceeding the current largest facility in Europe by 50%, implying the current largest facility is around 183MWh. The claim may be true of continental Europe but, as Energy-Storage.news wrote last week, several larger projects in the UK have been …
As such, we''re providing this "Cheat Sheet for Energy Storage Finance" based on our work as buy-side and sell-side investment bankers experienced in both energy storage venture capital and project finance. I''m also including some perspectives from my panel last week at the UNC Cleantech Summit entitled "Financing Energy …
Energy-Storage.news'' publisher Solar Media will host the 9th annual Energy Storage Summit EU in London, 20-21 February 2024. This year it is moving to a larger venue, bringing together Europe''s leading investors, policymakers, developers, utilities, energy buyers and service providers all in one place.
SSE is providing a £100 million investment boost into what can be Britain''s biggest pumped hydro storage scheme in 40 years. The announcement is being made today as part of a visit by Scotland''s Cabinet Secretary for Net Zero, Michael Matheson, to SSE''s Pitlochry Dam and Hydro Station where he will welcome the …
Energy storage is crucial for China''s green transition, as the country needs an advanced, efficient, and affordable energy storage system to respond to the challenge in power generation. According to Trend Force, China''s energy storage market is expected to break through 100 gigawatt hours (GWh) by 2025.
Skelton Grange, the site for Catalyst Capital''s 100MW battery facility in Yorkshire, northern England. Image: Catalyst Capital. Two battery energy storage system (BESS) projects in the county of Yorkshire, northern England, have been acquired by Catalyst Capital ...
February 2, 2023. The 200MW project on Jurong Island. Image: Sembcorp. Singapore has surpassed its 2025 energy storage deployment target three years early, with the official opening of the biggest battery storage project in Southeast Asia. The opening was hosted by the 200MW/285MWh battery energy storage system (BESS) project''s developer ...
As it stands, no energy storage project which begins construction after 2033, or which is not in service before 2036 will qualify. Also among other new ITC-eligible properties are linear generators, microgrid controllers, dynamic glass and biogas systems.
The Edwards & Sanborn solar-plus-storage project in California is now fully online, with 875MWdc of solar PV and 3,287MWh of battery energy storage system (BESS) capacity, the world''s largest. The 4,600-acre project in Kern County is made up of 1.9 million PV modules from First Solar and BESS units from LG Chem, Samsung and …
Oneida Energy Storage LP is a joint venture between NRStor, Six Nations of the Grand River Development Corporation, Northland Power and Aecon Concessions. The project will provide clean, reliable power capacity by drawing and storing renewable energy during off-peak periods and releasing it to the Ontario grid when energy demand is at its peak.
Examining the milestones realised, it''s not difficult to see why. Tax credit scheme on the way Most recently, the 2023 Federal Budget built upon the 30% Clean Technology Investment Tax Credit (ITC) announced in November''s 2022 Fall Economic Statement, with the introduction of a 30% Clean Technology Manufacturing Credit and a …
India is on the "cusp of a potential energy storage revolution," thanks to recently launched tenders, according to authors of a new report. The country''s government has recognised the important role energy storage will play in its power sector. Targeting the deployment of 500GW of non-fossil fuel energy, including 450GW of new wind and ...
US utility-scale solar and battery storage provider Strata Clean Energy LLC has kicked off construction works on a 255-MW/1,020-MWh energy storage project in Phoenix, Arizona. The Scatter Wash complex is scheduled to be switched on in April 2025 when it will be capable of storing enough electricity to power more than 250,000 homes …