BESS

PM dedicates to the nation India’s largest solar-powered BESS project

    Prime Minister Narendra Modi, on February 24, 2024, dedicated to the nation India’s largest solar-powered battery energy storage system (BESS) project. The project, located in Rajnandgaon, Chhattisgarh, was commissioned by Solar Energy Corporation of India Ltd ( Read more

Wärtsilä launches advanced energy storage system

    Technology group Wärtsilä has launched Quantum High Energy (QuantumHE), a next-generation energy storage system with advanced safety features and enhanced energy density. QuantumHE utilises 306 Ah battery cells, optimising the usable energy during the lifecycle and increasing the energy Read more

GreenPowerMonitor introduces hybrid power plant controller

    GreenPowerMonitor (GPM), a DNV company, has announced the launch of its new Hybrid Power Plant Controller (GPM Hybrid PPC). Power Plant Controllers (PPCs) are control systems designed for managing real and reactive power from plants, either directly or through Read more

IndiGrid wins its first battery energy storage system project

  India Grid Trust (IndiGrid) has won its first battery energy storage system (BESS) project. In a release, IndiGrid – India’s first power sector infrastructure investment trust (InvIT) — said that it has won the mandate for design, supply, testing, Read more

Siemens Energy combines two technologies to stabilize the Irish grid

  Siemens Energy will be deploying two grid-stabilizing technologies simultaneously, and for the first time, in an upcoming transmission grid in Ireland.  Siemens will be combining condenser technology with a grid-scale battery energy storage system (BESS). How it works The proven Read more

Union Cabinet approves VGF scheme for BESS

The Union Cabinet has approved the “Scheme for Viability Gap Funding (VGF) for development of Battery Energy Storage Systems (BESS),” a government release said.   The approved scheme envisages development of 4,000 MWh of BESS projects by 2030-31, with financial Read more

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National Electricity Plan: 2022-32 notified

  The Central Electricity Authority (CEA) has notified the National Electricity Plan (NEP) (Vol-I Generation) for the period of 2022-32. The plan document, which was released on May 31, 2023, includes a review of the last five years (2017-22), a Read more

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Complete 25-year ISTS waiver for offshore wind projects

  In a major development that could boost the fledgling offshore wind industry, the Centre has decided to grant a complete waiver of ISTS charges. A government release said that this waiver will be applicable for projects commissioned on or Read more

IndiGrid commissions its first BESS with solar panels at Dhule substation

  IndiGrid (India Grid Trust) has recently installed and commissioned a pilot project of a solar panel bank coupled with a battery energy storage system (BESS) at the InvIT’s Dhule substation in Maharashtra.   This BESS-cum-solar panel facility will be used Read more

Linxon forms strategic partnership with Available Power for 1-GW battery energy storage

  Available Power and Linxon announced a strategic partnership to scale the North American energy storage market. Linxon has already secured access to the necessary equipment supply to deliver on the first tranche of Read more