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This big, sand-filled energy storage silo can be powered by wind and solar

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Finnish startup Polar Night Energy and local Finnish utility Vatajankoski have together built the world’s first commercial sand-based, high-temperature heat storage system that can be powered by solar and wind.

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Energy Vault to provide 1.6 GWh of gravity energy storage to support DG Fuels SAF projects

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Energy Vault, a company developing grid-scale gravity energy storage solutions, has entered into an energy storage system agreement with DG Fuels, a developer of renewable hydrogen and biogenic-based, synthetic sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) and diesel fuel.

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BNEF projects impact of COVID-19 on renewables, energy storage, EVs, etc.

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BloombergNEF has issued a research note highlighting some of the likely effects of the coronavirus COVID-19 outbreak over the next year on the transition to a clean economy: including renewable power, energy storage, electric vehicles, heating, cooling and the circular economy. Chart: BloombergNEF.

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Energy storage system for wind and solar park to use second-life Jaguar I-Pace batteries

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Jaguar Land Rover to supply up to 90 second-life Jaguar I-Pace batteries to be used in a 7.5MWh energy storage system in a wind and solar park. The post Energy storage system for wind and solar park to use second-life Jaguar I-Pace batteries appeared first on The Driven.

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Rimac Technology enters stationary energy storage systems market with launch of Rimac Energy

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Rimac Technology is entering the stationary Energy Storage Systems (ESS) market with the launch of Rimac Energy. The launch of Rimac Energy marks a major milestone for the company, as it expands beyond market-leading EV technology and introduces innovative stationary energy storage systems.

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Ørsted is going to deploy AI across 5.5 GW of US wind, solar, and storage

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gigawatts (GW) of its land-based wind, solar, and energy storage assets in the US. GW of US wind, solar, and storage appeared first on Electrek. Ørsted will roll out artificial intelligence (AI) across 5.5 more… The post Ørsted is going to deploy AI across 5.5

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Hydro-Québec launches EVLO subsidiary specializing in energy storage systems

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Hydro-Québec has launched EVLO Energy Storage Inc. EVLO ), a subsidiary that designs, sells, and operates safe, efficient and sustainable energy storage systems. EVLO systems also include power control and energy management software. Energy storage will play a crucial role in the energy transition.