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Groupe Renault, Connected Energy install EV charging with 2nd-life batteries at highway rest areas

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UK-based Connected Energy and Groupe Renault have installed two quick-charge stations based on Connected Energy’s E-STOR energy storage technology on highways in Belgium and Germany. The E-STOR technology developed by Connected Energy uses second-life batteries from Renault electric vehicles.

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IHS: late 2015 pipeline growth signals impending rise in global energy storage market

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Battery cost reductions, government funding programs and utility tenders led to a 45% increase in the global energy storage pipeline in the fourth quarter (Q4) of 2015 compared to the previous quarter. Planned storage installations in the United States will make up nearly half (45%) of planned installations, followed by Japan at 20%.

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Toshiba to supply Lithium-titanate battery for 2MW energy storage system project in UK; 1MWh SCiB

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Toshiba Corporation will supply the battery for the United Kingdom’s first 2MW scale lithium-titanate battery based Energy Storage System (ESS) to support grid management. The company’s 1MWh SCiB battery will be installed in a primary substation in central England in September.

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Connected Energy and Renault to collaborate on energy storage and EV charging technology; second-life batteries in E-STOR

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Renault and distributed energy storage company Connected Energy are partnering to develop sustainable and efficient ways of using electric vehicle batteries at the end of their useable in-vehicle life in order to supply innovative and more affordable vehicle charging solutions. Connected Energy Ltd.

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Mercedes-Benz Trucks opens charging park for customers in Wörth

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Charging technology is provided for testing and combined with a comprehensive range of consulting services to help customers move smoothly into e-mobility. The installation of an MCS charging station (megawatt charging system) is possible as a next step.

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Hydrogenics wins order from E.ON for power-to-hydrogen-gas energy storage project in Germany

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The 2 MW energy storage facility, to be located in Falkenhagen in northeast Germany, will use surplus renewable energy sources to produce hydrogen for storage in the country’s existing natural gas pipeline network. When compared to current utility-scale solutions, Power-to-Gas offers unmatched energy storage capacities.

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LG Chem to supply Li-ion battery modules for AES Advancion energy storage; 1 GWh of capacity

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AES Energy Storage and LG Chem have entered a multi-year agreement that provides access to a gigawatt-hour (GWh) of lithium-ion battery capacity with the option to procure additional capacity for the AES Advancion energy storage solution. regulation, reserves, renewable ramping, energy delivery, voltage control, etc.),