Pacific Gas and Electric Company has completed the installation of its 182.5 MW Tesla Megapack battery energy storage system (BESS) at its Moss Landing substation in Monterey county. Following the completion of final tests, the BESS was fully energised and certified by the California Independent System Operator (CAISO). It will also participate in the wholesale electric markets of CAISO. The lithium-ion system, known as Elkhorn Battery, is one of several batteries set to go into service between 2022 and 2024.
SJVN invites bids for 600 MW wind projects
SJVN Limited has issued a tender inviting bidders to develop 600 MW inter-state transmission system connected wind projects. To be developed anywhere in India, the projects will be set up on the basis of build, […]
Interview with Husk Power’s Ratnesh Yadav: “I do not see microgrids scaling up in India”
Renewable energy-based microgrids have proved to be a viable business model in the off-grid space. However, only a few players have created a success story on the back of this model. One of these is […]
Ashwary Sharma, Head, Policy and Regulatory, NSEFI
Ashwary Sharma is head of the policy and regulatory department at the National Solar Energy Federation of India (NSEFI). He started his career as a cluster engineer at the Ramboll Group in 2008, and later […]