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Toshiba supplies Li-ion traction energy storage system for Tobu Railway

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Toshiba Corporation has supplied a Li-ion battery traction energy storage system (TESS) to Tobu Railway Co., TESS stores traction energy generated by decelerating trains as they enter a station and releases it as needed when trains accelerate from the station.

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TransAlta to use Tesla stationary batteries in Alberta’s first large-scale commercial energy storage project

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TransAlta Corporation has been awarded $250,000 from Alberta Innovates - Energy & Environment Solutions (AI-EES) to help launch Alberta’s first large-scale commercial energy storage project. Home and business energy storage is just starting to gain momentum in the U.S, AI-EES received more than 50 proposals.

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ABB opens new plant for battery systems for mobility applications in Baden

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ABB officially opened a new plant for energy storage systems for mobility applications today in Baden, Switzerland. The energy storage systems will be used in railways, e-buses/trolleybuses and e-trucks. ABB has already received orders for energy storage systems from several vehicle manufacturers from different countries.

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JSW Energy begins construction as part of its foray into battery storage services – ET Auto

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JSW Energy announced on Monday that it has initiated the construction activities for its Battery Energy Storage Project ( BESS ), thus marking its foray into energy storage services business. Besides battery storages, the company is developing commercial-scale green hydrogen project in India and green steel.

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Sony, Hydro-Québec JV Esstalion to begin testing large scale stationary energy storage system

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Esstalion Technologies, the joint venture formed in 2014 by Sony Corporation and Hydro-Québec, will soon begin testing the first prototype of a large-capacity energy storage system. MW and can store 1.2 The battery modules are manufactured by Sony and use Hydro-Québec’s lithium iron phosphate technology.

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NEC introduces Li-ion household energy storage and control system

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NEC Corporation is introducing in Japan a 6 kWh Li-ion battery household energy storage system that automatically controls electrical power in the home. NEC aims to drive the expansion of household energy storage systems in 2012, and to continue promoting system development in the future.

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SEPTA, Constellation, and Viridity Energy to deploy 8.75MW energy storage system to capture and reuse subway train braking energy

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An 8.75MW battery storage network which will capture and reuse the energy created by braking subway cars will help Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority (SEPTA) reduce operating costs, ensure energy resiliency, and support the stability of the electrical grid. An expansion of SEPTA’s 1.8 MWh on weekends.