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Siemens and AES to form global energy storage technology joint venture: Fluence

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Siemens AG and The AES Corporation are forming a new global energy storage technology and services company under the name Fluence. The joint venture will bring together AES’ experience deploying energy storage in seven countries with Siemens’ energy technology leadership and its global sales presence in more than 160 countries.

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Hitachi developing packaged 1 MW Li-ion energy storage system for grid stabilization

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has developed a container-type energy storage system as a core energy product for ensuring the stable use of distributed renewable energy such as wind and solar power, while maintaining the power supply-demand balance. s battery-related expertise. Hitachi, Ltd. Click to enlarge.

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Solaris to deliver another 6 electric buses to Szczecin

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The company also placed the best offer in another tender, for the supply of six 12-meter battery-powered buses. The Solaris Urbino electric buses for Szczecin will be equipped with Solaris High Power batteries with a capacity of more than 120 kWh.

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Audi opens 1.9 MWh battery storage unit on EUREF Campus in Berlin

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Audi has opened Germany’s largest multi-use battery energy storage unit on the EUREF Campus in Berlin. acre EUREF campus serves as a site for pilot projects for the transition to sustainable energy and networked mobility. The Audi storage unit has a capacity of 1.9 MWh, the storage unit could supply the entire 5.5

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STMicroelectronics introducing third generation of SiC power devices

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The new generation also suits industrial applications by boosting the efficiency of industrial motor drives, renewable-energy generators and storage systems, and telecom and data-center power supplies. As a fully integrated SiC products manufacturer, we are able to deliver continued improved performance to our customers.

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TenneT and Daimler testing use of automobile battery systems for grid stabilization and recovery

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The partners installed a prototype battery storage system made up of automotive batteries with a total connected load of approximately 1 megawatt (MW) and a storage capacity of 750 kWh at the test centre in Kamenz. These are second-life and replacement batteries.

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Coritech Services orders Ideal Power’s bi-directional battery converters for DoD vehicle-to-grid program

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All the energy runs through, and is temporarily stored in, a high-frequency AC link consisting of an inductor and capacitor. Since the input and output are never directly connected together, this novel current modulation technique provides circuit isolation without the size, weight, cost, and efficiency loss of a transformer.

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