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Company co-founder Peter Carlsson steps down from CEO position at Northvolt in the wake of Chapter 11 announcement in the United States. The Swedish battery maker has embarked on a debt restructuring process and is seeking new sources of funding. The post Northvolt CEO steps down following bankruptcy filing? appeared first on Energy Storage. #energystorage #news #technology

In what appears to be the world's largest project of the kind, Element Energy's 53 MWh storage project consisting of repurposed EV batteries is now operating in West Central Texas. The startup is now looking to deploy its 2 GWh second-life battery inventory on the back of a new partnership with LG Energy Solutions Vertech. The post World’s largest second-life battery storage project joins Texas grid appeared first on Energy Storage. #energystorage #news #technology

The BRL 45.3 million ($7.81 million) CampusGrid project will shave BRL 450,000 per year off the State University of Campinas' (Unicamp) electricity bills. The post Brazil’s largest microgrid, with 2 MWh battery storage, inaugurated at Unicamp university appeared first on Energy Storage. #energystorage #news #technology

Researchers from Bielefeld, in Germany, tested the use of individually-calibrated edge controllers in a substation and test households before using the resulting data to train decentralized AI systems. The post Using decentralized AI for grid-friendly charging of battery storage systems appeared first on Energy Storage. #energystorage #news #technology

London's Eku Energy has committed AUD 500,000 ($326,000) to the battery energy storage and grid integration program at the university as construction begins on the Williamsdale big battery. The post Eku Energy gives Australian National University $326,000 for battery research appeared first on Energy Storage. #energystorage #news #technology

Regulator the Federal Network Agency has issued a position paper refusing to consider a court ruling which stated energy storage sites should not be treated like electricity consumers, for grid purposes. The post German energy storage association says grid connection levy should recognize battery benefits appeared first on Energy Storage. #energystorage #news #technology

The solar microinverter provider introduced a 1500 Wh portable battery bank. The post Enphase introduces portable off-grid battery appeared first on Energy Storage. #energystorage #news #technology

A joint venture between a state-owned body and NTPC Green Energy wants to develop pumped hydro as well as 25 GW of renewables capacity. The post Indian state of Andhra Pradesh in line for 10 GW of pumped hydro appeared first on Energy Storage. #energystorage #news #technology

Three South African battery energy storage systems (BESS) projects totaling 1.28 GWh of storage have achieved financial close following a 7-billion-Rand ($387m) debt fund raise. The trio, known as Oasis 1, will enter into a 15-year power purchase agreement with national power provider Eskom. The post Africa BESS: financial close for 1 GWh, 300 MWh changes hands? appeared first on Energy Storage. #energystorage #news #technology

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