Ireland – Statkraft has completed the construction of its second large-scale battery project in Ireland, the Kelwin-2 26MW project. The Norwegian utility entered a contract with EirGrid and has started providing reserves to the national electricity grid in the event of a sudden drop-off in supply. Battery purpose The main purpose of the battery is […]
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United Kingdom – UK Government has handed out £30 million in funding for the research into battery technology, the electric vehicle supply chain and hydrogen vehicles. Twenty two studies will receive a share of £9.4 million, including proposals to build a plant in Cornwall that will extract lithium for use in electric vehicle batteries, a […]
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Italy – TÜV SÜD and Italvolt will work together on the construction of Italvolt’s new Gigafactory for battery production in Scarmagno, Italy. Italvolt plans to build Europe’s largest battery Gigafactory with an ultimate production target of 70 GWh. The first phase of the new factory is scheduled for completion in 2024. TÜV SÜD will support […]
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Sweden – A structural battery that performs ten times better than previous versions has been produced at Chalmers University of Technology.
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The Netherlands – Shell and Alfen will trial an on-site battery-powered system to support ultra-fast electric vehicle charging at Shell’s Zaltbommel forecourt in The Netherlands.
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The International Zinc Association (IZA) has launched the Zinc Battery Initiative. Recent extreme weather events, amplified by climate change, have once again focused attention on the future role of fossil fuels and the capacity and resilience of energy grids worldwide. One of the most impactful ways of addressing this is through cost-effective energy storage. Energy […]
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WEC Energy has proposed new 310-megawatt (MW) solar and battery storage project.
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