Analysts say Origin’s plan for 700MW battery at Lake Macquarie Eraring power station and Neoen’s proposal for a 500MW storage project near Lithgow will accelerate the state’s energy transition.
Two…
The U.S. energy storage industry smashed its quarterly installation record with an influx of major projects in the third quarter. The industry had just broken records in the second quarter, but it…
New battery near Geelong would be one of the biggest in the world, and is due to come on stream for next summer.
One of the largest lithium-ion batteries in the world is planned for Victoria after…
Industry urges people not to throw out dead batteries with household rubbish or recycling.
“Zombie batteries” are causing hundreds of fires a year at waste and recycling sites, industry experts have…
As concern mounts over the impacts of climate change, many experts are calling for greater use of electricity as a substitute for fossil fuels. Powered by advancements in battery technology, the…
The world’s largest renewable energy developer says it has more projects in the works than it has connected to the grid — including plans for the biggest-ever stand-alone battery storage system.…
Analysis by UBS suggests shift away from fossil fuel vehicles may be imminent.
Electric cars will cost the same to make as conventional cars, with internal combustion engines, by 2024 and an…
A new report by research agency Wood Mackenzie’s has estimated that the global energy storage capacity additions could grow at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 31 percent, recording 741…
Total and Groupe PSA take the next step in their lithium-ion collaboration, formally launching the Automotive Cells Company.
Oil major Total and carmaker Groupe PSA have taken the next step in their…
This summer, we’ve seen developments in non-lithium-ion battery chemistries — including a forecast where lithium-iron-phosphate becomes the predominant chemistry and millions in funding for the…
The European Investment Bank issued a €350 million loan on Thursday (30 July) to a Swedish company that hopes to corner a significant share of the global battery market by building the greenest power…
The Tesla big battery at Hornsdale in South Australia is entering the final testing of its expanded capacity, and is achieving some significant new records and milestones that would be expected when…
Research could pave way for cheap supercapacitor storage of renewable energy.
The humble house brick has been turned into a battery that can store electricity, raising the possibility that buildings…
BAE Systems, the defence company behind the British air force’s new fighter jet, has teased the prospect of electric-battery systems playing a substantial role in powering the RAF’s next-generation…
South Africa’s state-owned power utility, which relies on coal to generate most of the nation’s electricity, issued a request for bids to build its first battery-energy storage system, according to a…
The ongoing COVID-19 crisis hasn’t prevented the nascent battery storage industry from growing over the past several months. And some of the largest sites are underway at some of the most random…
A massive battery storage project is officially underway in Monterey County, California, with Pacific Gas & Electric (PG&E) and Tesla beginning construction on one of the largest battery…
The global renewables powerhouse will kick off its renewables-plus-storage hybrid strategy at a solar project in Texas.
Enel announced a dramatic scale-up of its U.S. energy storage ambitions on…
Hitachi Rail and Hyperdrive Innovation have signed an exclusive agreement to develop batteries to power zero-emission trains and create a battery hub in the Northeast.
Hitachi Rail and Hyperdrive…