Energy storage & Hydrogen news - January 6th, 2023
This week's TOP 5+1 features news about the opening of the 150M€ first call for aid for renewable plus storage projects in Spain, the lunch of construction of 200MW/400MWh BESS in Australia, the partnership between Energy Vault and California Utility on battery plus hydrogen LDES project, the announcement of a CAES in the Netherlands, the completion of 85% AES Waikoloa Solar project in Hawaii and the approval from the US DOE on MMEX regional hydrogen hub project funding program.
Energy Storage News
- The 150M€ first call for aid for storage projects with renewables in Spain is opened
- Neoen launches construction of its 200 MW / 400 MWh Western Downs Battery in Queensland, Australia.
- Energy Vault partners with California utility PG&E on battery-plus-hydrogen LDES microgrid project
- A huge CAES: Compressed Air Energy Storage warehouse will be built in the Netherlands.
- AES Waikoloa Solar + Storage Project is 85% powered, soon to provide Hawaiian Electric with clean energy for Hawaii Island homes
Hydrogen news
- MMEX Resources Corp has received the go-ahead from the US Department of Energy (DOE) to advance its regional clean hydrogen hub project to the final application stage of a USD-8-billion (EUR 7.59bn) funding program.