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Vanadium producer Largo prepares 1.4GWh of flow battery stack manufacturing capacity

Largo Resources, a vertically-integrated vanadium supplier launching its own line of redox flow batteries for energy storage, is establishing 1.4GWh of annual battery stack manufacturing capacity.

Contract to deliver solar-storage microgrid at Egypt goldmine awarded to juwi

German developer and EPC contractor juwi has secured a deal to design, supply and build a solar-storage hybrid project at an off-grid gold mine in Egypt.

UK solar investor Foresight Solar Fund makes first battery storage project acquisition

Foresight Solar Fund, a UK-based investment company with over a gigawatt of solar PV assets in its portfolio, has made its first move into the battery storage space.

VIDEO: Optimal strategies for making money from battery storage in the US

A panel of leading developers, technology and service providers and the finance community discuss the economic opportunities — and challenges — of deploying and operating front-of-the-meter battery storage in the US.

Google gets round-the-clock renewable energy at Virginia data centres with help of energy storage

Google will procure energy from a US$600 million portfolio of renewables and energy storage assets specially-designed to enable the search engine company’s data centres in Virginia to run on 90% carbon-free electricity.

Retrofit and community energy projects to add 1,200MWh of battery capacity to California grid

Mitsubishi Power Americas and Powin Energy have been appointed to retrofit 640MWh of batteries to solar PV plants in California, while a community energy group in the state has just signed a power purchase agreement for a 100MW solar plant with 150MW / 600MWh of storage.

Solar-plus-storage projects win 258MW of capacity in Germany’s latest renewable energy auction

Germany’s second ‘Innovation Tender’ for clean energy projects combining different technologies has awarded 258MW of capacity to solar-plus-storage across 18 bids.

US DOI gives green light to 350MW/1,400MWh energy storage project in California

The US Department of the Interior (DOI) has given the green light to the construction of a utility-scale solar-plus-storage project on public land in California.

Talen Energy puts ‘Giga-scale’ battery deployments at heart of transition away from coal

Talen Energy Corporation, a US power and infrastructure development group with 13GW of mostly fossil fuel assets in its portfolio to date has said that it is developing a gigawatt of battery storage projects.

California electric system operator CAISO prepares to ‘embrace historic tide’ of energy storage

The California Independent System Operator (CAISO), which oversees much of the US state’s electricity infrastructure and markets, is preparing for the coming “surge” in energy storage deployments.

Leclanché launches LeBlock: Interlinking battery storage units to reduce complexity and footprint

Aimed at reducing the cost, complexity and environmental footprint of stationary energy storage system (ESS) installations, Leclanché has launched a modular battery storage solution based on easily transportable, plug and play racks that can be put together onsite.

VIDEO: Ensuring fire safety for lithium-ion battery storage

Safety is a consideration when it comes to any energy asset and lithium-ion batteries are no exception. Fires are rare, but do happen, particularly when you consider how much juice lithium storage systems can pack into a fairly small space. In this panel from the Energy Storage Summit 2021, experts including firefighter Charlie Pugsley of London Fire Brigade talk about the strategies stakeholders should be using today and in the future to ensure a safe industry for all.

Innovative battery solutions and electric vehicles are solar energy’s strongest allies

With batteries today finally reaching the size and capacity that enables renewables to replace medium-sized natural gas generators, a future ruled by solar and storage is just around the corner, writes Radoslav Stompf, CEO of FUERGY.

Hydrostor plans massive deployment of compressed-air energy storage in California

California is facing a huge shortfall of electricity capacity on its grid and advanced compressed air energy storage (A-CAES) can fill the gap, Hydrostor has proposed.

VIDEO: Making battery storage a viable business - panel discussion with industry leaders

Leaders in the UK and international battery storage space discussed how the industry has rapidly evolved to become a viable business at the heart of the transition to low carbon and renewable energy in this panel session from the Energy Storage Summit 2021.

UK ESS investment fund Gresham House made 27% share price total return since 2018 IPO

Since its IPO in November 2018, Gresham House Energy Storage Fund, a utility-scale battery storage investment fund listed on the London Stock Exchange has seen its total share price return of 27.3% significantly outperform the 7.9% returns across the FTSE All Share weighted index.

Stem Inc becomes ‘first publicly-traded smart energy storage company’ as SPAC merger completes

Stem Inc’s shares begin trading on the New York Stock Exchange today, after the “artificial intelligence-driven clean energy storage services” company completed its business combination with special purpose acquisition company (SPAC) Star Peak Energy Transition Corp.

FlexGen’s DigitalTwin feasibility reports answer the question: “Does storage work for my project?”

Energy storage system designer and integrator FlexGen has launched a new service that figures out the feasibility of pre-development projects using the company’s DigitalTwin technology.

UK battery storage investor Gore Street raises US$190 million in share issue

UK energy storage investor Gore Street Energy Storage Fund raised £135 million (US$187.89 million) towards deploying a 1.3GW development pipeline, with the funds also to be used for a potential 80MW acquisition for its portfolio of battery projects.

ESS Inc’s all-iron flow battery will add long-duration storage to microgrid in Patagonia, Chile

ESS Inc, currently the only maker in the world of a commercially available flow battery using iron electrolytes, will deploy an energy storage system with more than six hours duration to a microgrid in Chile.

Energy Station at Eton College

The installation of an innovative “Energy Station” by Envirotech is helping GRAHAM to reduce its carbon footprint and manage power demands more efficiently at Eton College.

Eton College Energy Station

The installation of an innovative renewable "Energy Station" is helping GRAHAM to reduce its carbon footprint and power demands at Eton College.

November 20, 2020

Saving the Planet: How can Behavioural Economics help?

The main theme of Attenborough’s program is the loss of the natural world and the consequential threat of climate change. This is far from a looming danger. It is already happening.

Electricity storage will be exempt from planning regime

The Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy has stated it will bring forward secondary legislation to exempt all size storage facilities (except pumped hydro) from the national planning regime in England.

Net-Zero Skills Gap needs urgent action

Transforming the British economy to achieve Net Zero by 2050 will need the spending of billions of pounds in new investment on a green infrastructure.

CCC warns of rapidly-closing net zero window

The Committee on Climate Change is today steadfast in its appeal that from the pandemic can arise opportunity, and all that’s required is for government to grasp it.

Demand for storage surging

The expected rate of return on battery storage facilities is rising sharply as demand is far outpacing supply. In the short-term the imbalances stemming from the fall off in the demand for electricity stemming from the COVID-19 induced downturn in economic activity is pushing up the utilisation of off grid batteries.

The Covid-19 pandemic

EnviroTech Energy Management has put measures in place to help protect its team, investors, and clients during the ongoing Covid-19 pandemic. Even though our London offices are currently closed, it’s still very much business as usual!

Cambridgeshire Council plans 2.7MW solar farm with storage

Cambridgeshire County Council has unveiled plans for a 2.7MW solar farm, and battery storage plant in Stanground near Peterborough according to local news Peterborough matters.

Republic of Ireland expands storage investment

The pipeline of energy storage projects in the Republic of Ireland has reached 2.1GW in April 2020 according to the first release of a research report by trade publication Solar Media.

Bank of England fails to exclude buying fossil fuel assets

The Bank of England is missing out on a crucial opportunity to nudge the British economy further in a green direction through its asset purchasing scheme for corporate bonds.

Exeter Net Zero 2030 Plan requires investment in storage

Civic leaders in Exeter have outlined plans to turn the city carbon neutral by 2030 and have identified the need for investment in reduced energy use, storage capacity, cleaner power, electrifying transport and in infrastructure.

Pandemic impact underlines need for more energy storage Investment

The importance of the role which energy storage can play in providing energy security across the power delivery network, has been brought home as households and those business and institutions still operating in Britain are threatened by the risk of power blackouts as a result of the corona virus pandemic.

Scottish demand for storage to rise on renewables surge

The growth in renewables with an intermittent generation of electricity supply means that Scotland will require a considerable expansion in grid level storage capacity.

January 30, 2020

The Economics of Electricity Storage

Governments attending the United Nations Climate Change Conference in Paris in 2015 affirmed that a global shift to sustainable energy is essential to avoid the damage of catastrophic climate change.

December 01, 2019

Biomass advantages, disadvantages and UK incentives

Power can be produced by burning biomass instead of fossil fuels, thus greatly decreasing the amount of C02 released into the atmosphere. This technology is one of the easiest to adopt and while it’s not 100% clean, it’s much less damaging than the traditional energy sources and can be described as carbon neutral when proper safeguards are applied.

December 01, 2019

Hydropower advantages, disadvantages and UK incentives

Capturing the kinetic energy of the water is one of the earliest clean energy generation methods, and it remains just as important today. Hydroelectric power can be very affordable and doesn’t deplete the resource it relies on, but usually requires large and complex projects before the exploitation can begin.

December 01, 2019

Air source heat advantages, disadvantages and UK incentives

Another frequently overlooked energy source, ambient air can be a valuable heating method in many situations. Heat pumps are a great way to produce thermal energy without polluting the atmosphere, which is why they are being adopted on a global scale. This technology is notable for low carbon emissions and low entry investments, so there are very few obstacles preventing its further growth.

December 01, 2019

Geothermal energy advantages, disadvantages and UK incentives

At the present time, ground source heat and other forms of geothermal energy exploitation are an under-appreciated method for clean energy collection. This could change in the near future, as cost-effective technologies are becoming more widely available.

December 01, 2019

Wind Power advantages, disadvantages and UK incentives

Offshore and onshore wind farms are contributing to an increasing percentage of clean energy globally, and this figure can be expected to continue to rise. The advantages of wind power outweigh any complications associated with the construction of wind farms, which is the reason for the proliferation of such structures in many developed countries.

December 01, 2019

Solar Energy advantages, disadvantages and UK incentives

While solar power has a reputation for being available and affordable, the vast range of possibilities is often still poorly communicated to the general public. In addition to standard solar panels, there are also solar thermal technologies, which are increasingly gaining attention as viable alternatives to fossil fuels.

November 28, 2019

Envirotech Energy Solutions at the Solar Power Portal Awards 2018.

We attended the Solar Power Portal Awards 2018 and were proud sponsors of the Best Financial Transaction of the Year Award which was awarded to Lightsource BP.

November 28, 2019

Envirotech Energy Solutions visit Sungrow Samsung, China.

The co-founders of Envirotech Mr. Christopher Hill and Mr. Steve Wheeler met with the Vice President of Sungrow Samsung James Wu for a consultation on using Sungrow Samsung batteries.

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