Beam Global awarded Indian patent for smart battery management system
The US-based company has been granted patents in India and China for its smart battery management system that monitors the thermal storage capacity of the phase-change material and automatically adjusts the power output of the battery packs and cells.
JSW Energy secures Letter of Award for 500 MW/1 GWh battery storage projects
The private-sector power producer has been awarded 500 MW/1 GWh of standalone, grid-connected battery energy storage projects by the Solar Energy Corp. of India Ltd. It will set up the projects on a build-own-operate-transfer basis.
Emerging investment opportunities in India’s renewable energy sector
Corporate decarbonization, value chain integration, wind-solar hybrid projects, battery energy storage, offshore wind, green hydrogen, and value-added offerings such as energy-as-a-service are key trends and technologies shaping up India’s renewable energy sector and offering ample scope for investments.
Lithium sulfur flow battery with 250 Wh/L energy density
Edinburgh-based energy storage solutions specialist StorTera has developed a long-duration, energy-dense, lithium-sulfur-based single liquid flow battery (SLIQ). The tech is said to last for 30 years with minimal degradation.
Madhya Pradesh to launch three new floating solar projects soon
The state will launch three floating solar projects worth INR 7,500 crore ($919 million). The new projects will be in addition to a 600 MW plant currently under development at Omkareshwar reservoir.
HPCL, NTPC sign MoU on renewable energy and storage
Hindustan Petroleum Corp. Ltd and NTPC Green Energy Ltd will collaborate in renewable energy, energy storage, round-the-clock (RTC) power, electric mobility, and solar-wind value chain projects.
Madhya Pradesh to promote pumped hydro storage projects
Madhya Pradesh chief minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan said that pumped hydro storage projects will be encouraged under the Madhya Pradesh Renewable Energy Policy 2022. The sites for these projects will be allotted based on a competitive tender process.
Delhi can achieve 100% renewables by 2050
The energy system in Delhi can transform from being heavily based on coal, biomass for cooking, and fossil gas in 2020 towards completely based on solar PV and renewable energy imports from neighboring states by 2050, as solar PV emerges as the least-cost energy source, according to researchers from LUT University.
Battery energy storage in 2022
Battery swapping, solid-state batteries, second-life batteries, evolution from lithium to novel chemistries, and Cloud-based battery management system were the key trends in battery energy storage during the year.
Ayana, NTPC win MSEDCL’s renewables-plus-storage tender
The tender for 250 MW of flexible and schedulable power from renewable sources with energy storage drew the lowest bid of INR 9 ($0.11)/kW.
