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BNEF forecasts global energy storage market to grow 15-fold by 2030 to 411 GW/1194 GWh

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Energy storage installations around the world are projected to reach a cumulative 411 GW (or 1,194 GWh) by the end of 2030, according to the latest forecast from research company BloombergNEF (BNEF). That is 15 times the 27GW/56GWh of storage that was online at the end of 2021.

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Uniper receives €2.375M funding notification for Krummhoern hydrogen storage pilot

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Lower Saxony's Environment Minister Olaf Lies presented the funding notification of €2.375 million for Uniper’s planned hydrogen pilot project at the Krummhoern natural gas storage site. The climate crisis and the war against Ukraine are forcing us to push ahead with the energy transition at top speed.

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Baker Institute report: China has positioned itself as a gatekeeper to the energy transition; nickel case study

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Widely ignored, although gaining attention, is China’s strategic positioning as a crucial gatekeeper to several key “green” technologies, including battery energy storage to support electric vehicles (EVs)—specifically, battery electric vehicles (BEVs)—along with stationary storage for power grids.

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2023’s Top Stories About Energy

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Energy storage and nuclear fusion—two reliable crowd pleasers when the crowd you’re talking about is readers of IEEE Spectrum —are well represented among our most widely read energy stories of 2023. NASA Battery Tech to Deliver for the Grid EnerVenue’s nickel-hydrogen battery cells are 1.8 Number one? Heat pumps.

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Tesla Megapack powers new 196 MWh battery storage system in Europe

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Harmony Energy, based in North Yorkshire, developed the facility using Tesla Megapacks , though construction was managed by the American electric vehicle maker. ” Tesla Energy’s AI software, Autobidder, will help the facility match energy supply to demand. .”

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EV Charging Solutions for Soaring Electricity Prices in Europe

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The intensifying war in Ukraine is sparking an energy crisis in Europe, with everyone witnessing unfathomable increases in electricity prices. And there are no signs that the energy crisis will improve anytime soon, as Russia says it will not fully restore gas supplies to Europe until Western sanctions are lifted.

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We Need More Than Just Electric Vehicles

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The manufacture of lithium batteries for EVs, like those shown here, is energy intensive, as is the mining and refining of the raw materials. Most automotive manufacturers say they plan to use renewable energy in the future, but for now, most battery production relies on electric grids largely powered by fossil fuels.