Japan’s Mitsubishi Electric Corp is set to supply a 50-MW sodium-sulfur energy storage system at a power plant in Fukuoka prefecture.
The company received an order from Kyushu Electric Power Co Inc for installation of the ESS to be deployed at the site by the end of March 2016.
A German firm is preparing to launch the world’s first lithium-iron-phosphate energy storage system that can be connected in parallel.
The breakthrough by ASD Automatic Storage Device allows faulty cells – regardless of other cells capacity, internal resistance and health - to be replaced rather than changing the whole system.
Canadian firm Esstalion Technologies is set to begin testing its 1.2MW prototype lithium iron energy storage system.
The mobile prototype contains 576 battery modules, manufactured by Sony and using Hydro-Québec's lithium iron phosphate technology.
German lithium storage company Sonnenbatterie’s ees award nominated LiFePO4 storage system aims to provide more affordable solar power to homeowners.
The company’s new Sonnenbatterie eco is available in 4kWh – 16Wh rated capacities in 2kWh increments, and come in both wall and floor-mounted varieties.
Fresh from the launch of its domestic lithium-ion energy storage system Tesla is set to pilot the technology in a 1MW application.
Energy storage company Gaelectric and Tesla plan to use Tesla Energy’s batteries for the utility-scale project in Ireland.
LG Chem is to supply lithium-ion batteries for a 2MW energy storage system aimed at increasing Ohio’s grid reliability and stability.
The storage project will help regulate electric grid frequency for PJM, the transmission organisation that powers the eastern side of the U.S.
A123 Energy Solutions has commissioned a 500kW 125kWh grid-connected energy storage system for Dongfang Electric Machinery in Hangzhou, China.
The lithium iron-phosphate system is housed in an existing on-site building rather than being in a stand-alone container. The system is co-located with PV and wind generation sources to integrate renewable energy resources for the machinery company.
Eos Energy Storage has been awarded $1m in funding from the New York State Energy Research and Development Authority (NYSERDA) to increase production of its zinc hybrid cathode battery technology.
Called Zynth, this proprietary technology is at the heart of the company’s 1MW/6MWh Aurora energy storage system. The funding award will be used to bring production up to MW-scale and run performance and reliability testing at a state-of-the-art facility in Rochester, NY then fully commercialise the technology.
Northern Powergrid in the UK has installed six energy storage devices into its live electricity network as part of a trial to balance the supply and demand of electricity with batteries.
The trial includes installation of the largest capacity battery in operation in Europe at 5MWh; it is a nanophosphate lithium-ion battery supplied by A123 Energy Solutions. Two 200kWh and three 100kWh capacity batteries are also in use in both urban and rural locations across the northeast of England.
The storage devices are sited at different points on the network to get a better understanding of how the batteries work in both urban and rural settings with a range of construction types and varying customer needs.
Northern Powergrid will be monitoring all six of the batteries and the networks they are on through an active network management control system that allows the company to view in real time when and where to utilise the stored energy.
The data gathered from this trial will show how feasible the model is to use across the UK. It is part funded by Ofgem’s Low Carbon Networks Fund.
Hitachi has announced it has developed an energy storage system for the US market that can be integrated to high-voltage power lines to capture energy that has been generated by renewable sources. The stored energy can be sold back to the grid from the lithium-ion battery at times of high demand.
The Japanese company believes the 1MW system, known as CrystEna, will help to stabilise the grid by supporting solar and wind power.
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