This paper explores the use of abandoned mines for Underground Pumped Hydroelectric Energy Storage (UPHES), Compressed Air Energy Storage (CAES) plants and geothermal applications. A case study is presented in which the three uses are combined in just one mine. [pdf]
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This is the first utility-scale energy storage system to be built in Suriname and Wärtsilä’s first energy storage project in the country. The order was booked to Wärtsilä order intake in Q4, 2021. The facility is expected to become operational in late 2022. [pdf]
IEA reported that in 2023, 407–446 GWdc of PV was installed globally, bringing cumulative PV installs to 1.6 TWdc. China continues to dominate the global market, representing ~60% of 2023 installs, up 120% y/y. The rest of the world was up 30% y/y. [pdf]
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Most of Sudan's electricity generation comes from around 3.2 GW of hydropower. According to the latest statistics from the International Renewable Energy Agency, Sudan had only 19 MW of installed solar power at the end of 2019. [pdf]
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New Delhi | 08 May 2024 — In a significant step forward for India’s energy transition, the Delhi Electricity Regulatory Commission (DERC) has granted regulatory approval of India’s first commercial standalone Battery Energy Storage System (BESS) project. [pdf]
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NamPower, Namibia's state-owned power utility, has signed a contract with a Chinese joint venture to build the first utility-scale battery energy storage system (BESS) in the country and the Southern African region. [pdf]
Researchers at DLR, and NREL, and the Bill Gates-funded start-up Malta have been investigating converting coal plants into grid-scale thermal energy storage for curtailed intermittent renewable energy, as low-cost heat “batteries.” Conversion would repurpose most of a coal plant’s assets. [pdf]
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