In Short : NHPC CMD has raised concerns over the unpredictability of renewable energy, emphasizing the need for balanced energy planning. Currently, NHPC operates 8,193 MW, with 18,873 MW under development. The company aims to strengthen India’s green transition by expanding its hydro and solar portfolio while ensuring grid stability through a diversified and reliable […]
Sineng Electric Enhances Grid Stability with Commissioning of 150MW/300MWh Energy Storage Project – EQ
Huaian – Energy storage istransformingthe electrical grid, serving as a vital enabler of renewable energy integration by mitigating the intermittency of solar and wind power. Committed to pioneering energy storage innovations, Sineng Electric has deployed its high-power central PCS in a 150MW/300MWh energy storage project in Huaian, China. The project utilizes battery energy storage system […]
Grid synchronous inertia: Vital to stabilising the grid and preventing the next blackout
Taking the UK’s transmission system and the circumstances which led to a dramatic blackout as a direct example, Javier Cavada and Gary Preece of liquid air energy storage (LAES) systems company Highview Power look at how such events could be avoided, cost-effectively and with lesser environmental consequences. The stability of the energy grid in any […]
Bavarian solar-plus-storage subsidy scheme launches today
A new subsidy scheme for residential solar-plus-storage installs is now live in Bavaria. The state in southern Germany will provide €500 (US$550) for a storage system of at least 3kWh and a further €100 (US$110) for each additional 1kWh up to a maximum of €3200 (US$3530). The storage system must be paired with a solar […]
Southern Power to develop 345MWh quartet of energy storage projects
Southern Power is working with developer esVolta on the portfolio of four projects. Source: Southern Power. Wholesale power provider Southern Power is to develop up to four utility-scale energy storage projects totalling 86MW / 345MWh. Of the four projects, all in California, one has already closed financing. Southern Power is working with developer esVolta on […]
Huge battery system to export cheap solar from South Australia approved
Satellite map of proposed project site. Image: EPS Energy / esri South Australia’s Planning Council gave approval just before the end of last month to a 500MW (AC) solar farm project, co-located with 250MW / 1,000MWh of battery energy storage from renewables developer EPS Energy. EPS Energy, based in Australia, has three massive solar-plus-storage projects […]
Sungrow adds to +700 ESS system deliveries with 30MW Germany project
Sungrow, best known as a maker of solar inverters, has been awarded a contract to supply complete energy storage systems (ESS) to a 30MW / 30MWh project in Germany, split across three sites. The company is by various metrics a market leader in the global supply of solar inverters for larger-scale applications. In a recent […]