Explosion test ‘demonstrates effectiveness’ of BESS safety control system, Wärtsilä says
A proprietary explosion control system performed effectively in three recent safety tests conducted on Wärtsilä battery storage equipment.
Turbo Energy secures 336MWh C&I battery storage order in Spain
Residential and C&I energy storage provider Turbo Energy has secured a major order from an unnamed industrial group in the construction industry in Spain.
Axpo, energieUri and Fluence building 58.6MW of Swiss BESS
Utility and power firms Axpo and energieUri will together deploy two BESS projects in Switzerland with technology provided by system integrator Fluence.
Return, N2OFF embark on Germany BESS projects
Dutch BESS operator Return has acquired four ready-to-build (RTB) projects in Germany, while agrifood tech and renewables investor N2OFF has added BESS to a solar project it is developing there.
HEIT sale ‘proved us right’ about private capital and BESS, Harmony says
The sale of the UK BESS-holding Harmony Energy Income Trust (HEIT) proved private capital’s greater patience and valuation around the asset class, the CEO of its former investment advisor told Energy-Storage.news.
MEAG and SMA Altenso partner on 354MWh Germany BESS with ‘next-gen’ inverters
Asset manager MEAG and a subsidiary of inverter specialist SMA have partnered to deploy a 130MW/354MWh BESS in Germany, their second together and one which will deploy ‘next-generation’ inverters.
New EU end-of-life battery regulations create legal and commercial complexities for suppliers
Suriya Edwards and Deborah Harvey, partners specialising in battery energy storage at law firm Freeths LLP, analyse new EU battery regulations around suppliers’ responsibility for collecting, treating and recycling collected batteries.
Iberdrola hires Ingeteam for 100MW/200MWh BESS hybridisation of PV plants in Spain
Spanish utility Iberdrola and power conversion specialist firm Ingeteam have partnered to hybridise Spanish operational PV plants with battery energy storage systems (BESS).
The evolution of BESS offtake deals in Europe
Long-term BESS offtake and PPA deals are clearly on the rise in Europe, but how are they evolving vi-a-vis structures, tenors and regional differences?
Fire testing heats up as Chinese energy storage firms wage ‘extreme safety’ battle
Energy storage system safety is being taken to new levels, as evidenced by the fire testing efforts of Chinese market players, writes Carrie Xiao.
