HOUSTON : White Deer Invests in Fortress Power, a Battery Energy Storage Business Fortress Power is a Leading Designer and Manufacturer of Battery Energy Storage Systems White Deer, a private equity firm that invests in products and services businesses in the energy, industrials, and infrastructure end markets, has invested in Fortress Power, LLC (“Fortress” or […]
German Power Grids Brace For Thursday’s Solar Eclipse
The event will take place between 0920 GMT and 1140 GMT on Thursday in northern Europe, an Amprion background paper said. FRANKFURT : Electrical transmission networks in Germany are preparing for a solar eclipse this week that could trigger a sudden fall of around 1 gigawatt (GW) in solar power output, grid firm Amprion said […]
More power grids needed to unlock renewable energy capacity
The Ministry of Industry and Trade has proposed the prime minister allow for more power grid projects than earlier planned to handle the high capacity of wind and solar power projects in Ninh Thuan and Binh Thuan. Pham Van Hau, vice chairman of Ninh Thuan Province, told Thanh Nien newspaper that it is imperative to […]
As Extreme Storms Wreck Power Grids, Japan Seeks Home Battery Networks
After recent typhoons ravaged Japan’s grid and disrupted power to almost 1.4 million customers, the government is encouraging homeowners to invest in storage systems, seeking to marry batteries with existing rooftop solar capacity to create backup electricity networks. The backbone would be the 2.3 million rooftop solar installations across the country that have been selling […]