PV magazine reports that energy storage (ESS) in the US has tripled from 2020-2021
https://pv-magazine-usa.com/2022/07/07/battery-storage-capacity-more-than-tripled-in-2021/ From PV magazine” The Energy Information Administration (EIA) made an early release of the 2021 EIA-860 data reporting that battery energy storage capacity grew more than 300% year over year, increasing from 1.4 GW in 2020 to 4.6 GW in 2021. The boost was largely driven by the 106 utility-scale battery projects that reached commercial […]
IEA report on the Solar sector
IEA report on the Solar sector Special Report on Solar PV Global Supply Chains https://www.iea.org/reports/solar-pv http://voltq.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/IEA-solar.pdf Less than 4 GW of solar PV capacity was installed in India in 2020, almost 60% less than in 2019. Supply chain, construction and logistics disruptions due to the strict national Covid-19 lockdown delayed the commissioning of numerous projects. […]
Herbert Diess VW in TheVerge, PV-Magazine IEA report on energy storage
https://www.theverge.com/22888316/decoder-interview-herbert-diess-volkswagen-nostalgia-ev-self-driving “Interview with herbert Diess of VW. The world is changing: it is transforming into an electric automotive world where you will have less differentiation when it comes to engines. You still will have differentiation, performance-wise. You will have a rear-wheel drive, front-wheel drive, and all-wheel drive. You will have different sizes of batteries, but […]
Haryana State Govt Electric Vehicle Policy – Times of India
From The Times of India: https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/auto/haryana-state-ev-policy-2022-electric-vehicle-buyers-to-get-rs-10-lakh-discount-massive-benefits-to-companies/articleshow/92726250.cms “The Haryana government recently gave its go ahead for the State Electric Vehicle Policy 2022. Under the EV policy, manufacturers will be offered several financial incentives to manufacturers of electric vehicles, EV components, EV batteries, charging infrastructure and more. Moreover, buyers of EVs will also be incentivised, reducing the […]
Sodium Ion batteries in IIT Kharagpur
https://www.livemint.com/news/india/iit-kharagpur-researchers-develop-new-fast-charging-sodium-ion-batteries-govt-11657103465974.html Dr. Amreesh Chandra, Professor in the Department of Physics at the Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur has been researching to develop energy storage technologies, which are based on Na-ion, and his team has developed a large number of nanomaterials. The team has used sodium iron phosphates and sodium manganese phosphates which they synthesized to […]
Jakson (Noida, india) starts a green Hydrogen company
Jakson will start a green hydrogen company: https://www.pv-magazine-india.com/2022/07/07/jakson-enters-utility-scale-battery-storage-green-hydrogen-markets/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=linkedin Noida-headquartered Jakson has roped in Sterling & Wilson Solar’s former global CEO, Bikesh Ogra, to lead a new venture that will focus on green hydrogen, utility-scale battery storage, and solar. Jakson was already a player in the solar EPC, and related operation and maintenance services. It was […]
“Sand Battery” – hot tank of sand, “Water-battery” – giant water tanker are online in Scandinavia
https://www.energy-storage.news/worlds-first-large-scale-sand-battery-goes-online-in-finland/ “The ‘sand battery’ explained: Insulate a lot of sand and heat it with an electrical element (300-500°C). When you need the energy back, pump air into it and you get hot air to power generators and heat buildings. The first commercial sand-based thermal energy storage system in the world has started operating in Finland, […]
EU designates Nuclear and Natural Gas as green, sustainable sources of energy officially!
https://earth.org/gas-and-nuclear-turn-green-eu-taxonomy/ “On Wednesday, the EU Parliament voted to designate natural gas and nuclear as environmentally sustainable energy sources. 278 MEPs voted against giving green labels to nuclear and gas – falling short of the absolute majority of 353 MEPs needed to veto the Commission’s proposal. Under the newly approved EU taxonomy, new nuclear and gas-fired […]
Sodium Metal batteries – Nature Materials Paper
https://www.nature.com/articles/s41563-022-01296-0 Rechargeable batteries paired with sodium metal anodes are considered to be one of the most promising high-energy and low-cost energy-storage systems. However, the use of highly reactive sodium metal and the formation of sodium dendrites during battery operation have caused safety concerns, especially when highly flammable liquid electrolytes are used. Here we design and […]
High temperature (India-friendly) Lithium Sulfur batteries are stabilized by UC San Diego team
From: https://newatlas.com/energy/energy-dense-lithium-sulfur-battery-extreme-temperatures/ A battery with an ability to function at cold temperatures could make for electric vehicles with greater ranges in cold climates. Conversely, a battery that can safely operate at higher temperatures could eliminate the need for cooling systems to prevent overheating, in addition to other advantages. “You need high temperature operation in areas […]