Rays Power Infra secures 600 kW/ 3,000 kWh vanadium redox flow battery project from NTPC
Rays Power Infra has been awarded a 600 kW/3,000 kWh vanadium redox flow battery project by NTPC for its R&D division NTPC Energy Technology Research Alliance (NETRA).
Switzerland to host world’s largest redox flow storage project
Flexbase plans to build a 500 MW redox flow storage project in Laufenburg in early 2025.
NHPC tenders 2.4 GW of solar-plus-storage projects
NHPC Ltd has launched a tender to select developers for setting up 1.2 GW of grid-connected solar PV power projects with energy storage systems (ESS) and additional PV capacity up to 1.2 GW with ESS under “Greenshoe Option.”
RWE, AM Green Ammonia sign MoU on RFNBO-compliant ammonia supply from India
AM Green Ammonia will supply up to 250,000 tonnes of green ammonia per year from its production sites in Kakinada and Tuticorin.
Torrent Power secures LoI for 1.5 GW pumped hydro storage capacity
Torrent Power will provide 1.5 GW of energy storage capacity to Maharashtra State Electricity Distribution Co. Ltd (MSEDCL) for a period of 40 years. The capacity will be made available from Torrent’s upcoming pumped hydro storage plant being set up in Raigad District, Maharashtra.
The Hydrogen Stream: India’s Uttar Pradesh receives INR 1.15 lakh crore investment proposals from 17 firms for green hydrogen production
The state government of Uttar Pradesh has received investment proposals amounting to close to INR 1.15 lakh crore from 17 different entities for producing green hydrogen/green ammonia
Using surplus PV power for seasonal underground thermal storage
Scientists have proposed a new system that uses surplus PV energy in the spring and the autumn to charge up underground thermal energy storage for later use in the summer and winter. They have simulated it on a school facility in Seoul, with a few optional configurations for thermal storage. Power savings were up to 39%.
JSW Energy, Reliance Power win SECI’s 1 GW/2 GWh battery storage tender
JSW Neo Energy and Reliance Power have secured 500 MW each in Solar Energy Corp. of India’s tender to set up 1 GW/2 GWh of standalone battery energy storage projects.
SECI launches 2 GW/8 GWh renewables-plus-storage tender
Solar Energy Corp. of India (SECI) is accepting bids to set up 2 GW of renewable energy projects backed with energy storage systems for assured peak supply of 8 GWh (2 GW x 4 hours). Bidding closes on Oct. 14.
Aluminium-polymer battery for stationary electricity storage
The device developed by TU Bergakademie Freiberg researchers uses aluminum as an anode, graphite as a cathode, and a polymer-based solid electrolyte. It is being validated and further developed for industrial production. The goal is storage capacity of 10 kWh.
