Energy Storage News - February 14th, 2020
This week’s TOP 5 includes Virginia’s 3.1 GW target of energy storage by 2035, partnership between Ares and Dimension Renewable for a 1200 MWh energy storage portfolio in New York, the substitution of a gas-fueled generator by an EnergyNest 6-8 MWh thermal battery in Austria, collaboration between BASF and flow battery maker JenaBatteries and potential battery supply shortages due to coronavirus outbreak.
Foreword: Take a look at our webinar on the European and French energy storage markets, and register for the 2nd Annual Europe Solar + Energy Storage Congress which will take place in Paris on 23-24 June 2020.
- Virginia’s Clean Economy Act targets 3.1 GW of energy storage by 2035.
- Ares Infrastructure and Power is partnering with Dimension Renewable Energy to develop a 300MW/1200MWh portfolio of utility-scale projects in New York.
- EnergyNest will be deploying a 6-8 MWh thermal storage battery to replace natural gas at an Austrian brick factory.
- German chemist BASF will be collaborating with compatriot ‘metal-free’ flow battery manufacturer JenaBatteries.
- Chinese battery makers could cut their output by 26 GWh as the Coronavirus halts national production.