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Younicos & Samsung SDI Strategic partnership
Younicos and lithium-ion battery storage provider Samsung SDI announced on April 24, 2013 a strategic partnership to build competitive Megawatt-scale grid-tied battery parks. One week later, they announced their first project for the renewable power utility company Wemag AG in Schwerin, West Mecklenburg, Germany. The 5 WM & 5 MWh system shall level short-term fluctuations and regulate transmission network frequency, in order to allow safe integration of wind and solar power into the existing network.
Posted on 8 May 2013 | 11:00 am
FIAMM battery smoothes solar power in US
FIAMM installed its first Sodium-Nickel battery system for grid application in US. It aims to smooth out minute-by-minute the power output of a 1.2 MW photovoltaic plant located 5 km away. Although relatively small, 402 kW and 42 min at full capacity, this project gives FIAMM and the utility Duke Energy, North Carolina, the opportunity to test the system under real operating conditions.
Posted on 19 April 2013 | 4:00 pm
Energy efficiency paradigm shift
In this new post on our blog, we propose a simple but troubling analyse of Energy Efficiency (EE) market. EE does not fit usual business development strategies. A paradigm shift is necessary to convince shareholders to invest in EE. Please, read this small thought and give us your opinion or share your experience.
Posted on 9 April 2013 | 12:00 pm
NGK is in Germany from 8 to 12 April 2013
NGK insulators presents its NAS battery system at the Group Exhibit Hydrogen + Fuel Cells, at the Hannover Messe 2013 (Hall 27, Booth E 71). This huge exhibition focuses on core technologies and services that enable industrial production, innovation and efficiency. In the energy sector, it documents the complete value-adding chain from generation, supply, transmission and distribution to the transformation and storage of electricity.
Posted on 8 April 2013 | 10:00 am