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Spearmint Energy Acquires 900 MW Battery Storage Portfolio in Texas

Spearmint Energy, a green merchant trading company that develops, owns, and operates around battery energy storage systems (BESS), has acquired a portfolio of 900 MW...

March 23, 2023

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Gourav Mishra

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Market & Policy
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Energy Storage Firm Fluence Plans to Set Up Manufacturing in India

U.S.-based energy storage products and services provider Fluence will localize its products in India by the end of 2024. However, the complex process of manufacturing...

February 27, 2023

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Sumit Jha

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Energy Storage

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Market & Policy
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Flux Power’s Q2 Net Loss Narrows to $1.7 Million on Increased Sales

Flux-Power, a U.S.-based lithium-ion energy storage solutions provider, posted a net loss of $1.7 million during the second quarter (Q2) of the financial year (FY) 2023...

February 14, 2023

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Satish Shetty

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Energy Storage

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Finance and M&A

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Market & Policy
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Energy Storage Sector Upbeat for 2023 Despite Cost, Supply Chain Challenges

India’s renewable energy growth plans are closely tied to energy storage to mitigate the intermittency of renewable sources as the country strives to meet the rising...

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Energy Storage Firms Tap $26.4 Billion in Corporate Funding in 2022, up 55% YoY

Global corporate funding for energy storage, smart grid, and energy efficiency companies increased 63% in 2022 with $31.7 billion compared to $19.5 billion in 2021,...

January 20, 2023

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Gautamee Hazarika

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Energy Storage

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Market & Policy

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Mercom Research Focus
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Karnataka Tariff Hike Proposal to Deter Consumers from Availing Open Access

Power distribution companies (DISCOMs) of Karnataka have proposed revised tariffs for low-tension (LT) and high-tension (HT) consumers, which include grid support...

January 17, 2023

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Rakesh Ranjan

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Market & Policy

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Solar
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Study Says EV Batteries Can Meet Short-Term Grid Storage Demand by 2030

Electric car batteries could boost storage by injecting electricity into the grid during times of scarcity or store during periods of excess and meet short-term storage...

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Greenko to Build a ₹100 Billion Pumped Hydro Storage Project in Madhya Pradesh

The Greenko Group has said it will invest ₹100 billion (~$1.2 billion) in setting up a pumped storage project in the Neemuch district of Madhya Pradesh. The daily...

January 10, 2023

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Gourav Mishra

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Energy Storage

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Market & Policy
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Regulator Approves Solar Developer’s Plea to Amend Effective PPA Date

Maharashtra Electricity Regulatory Commission (MERC) has approved the change in the effective power purchase agreement (PPA) date between ACME Sikar Solar (ASSPL) and...

January 3, 2023

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Gautamee Hazarika

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Market & Policy

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Renewable Energy
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Top Developments That Shaped the Electric Vehicle Industry in 2022

The rapid adoption of electric vehicles (EVs) and their increasing popularity indicate they are no longer a short-term trend but a viable alternative to internal...

December 26, 2022

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Gautamee Hazarika

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Electric Vehicles

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Market & Policy
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ReNew to Supply 150 MW Solar Power to Microsoft India

India-based independent power producer ReNew Power has announced it has signed an agreement with Microsoft India to supply 150 MW of solar power from its recently...

December 19, 2022

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Gautamee Hazarika

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Market & Policy

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Solar
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Australia to Provide $118 Million for Battery Projects Across the Country

The Australian Renewable Energy Agency (ARENA) announced A$176 million (~$118 million) in conditional funding to support eight grid-scale battery projects across the...

December 19, 2022

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Gourav Mishra

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Energy Storage

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Market & Policy
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Acciona Buys Seven Battery Energy Storage Projects with 1 GW Pipeline in Texas

Acciona Energía has acquired the 190 MW/380 MWh battery energy storage system (BESS) facility in Cunningham, Texas, U.S., from Qcells, a subsidiary of the South Korean...

December 14, 2022

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Gautamee Hazarika

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Energy Storage

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Market & Policy
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US Battery Utility-Scale Storage Capacity to Reach 30 GW by 2025

Power developers and project owners would add utility-scale battery storage capacity of up to 30 GW in the United States over the next three years, the U.S. Energy...

December 9, 2022

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Gautamee Hazarika

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Energy Storage

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Market & Policy
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Battery Storage System Costs High, But ROI Remains Attractive: Mercom Webinar

The steep upfront investment required for lithium-ion battery storage systems is the major impediment in their large-scale deployment with solar projects even though the...

November 18, 2022

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Gautamee Hazarika

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Energy Storage

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Market & Policy

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