In 2022, a solar farm outside Pyongyang integrated lead-acid batteries to store excess daytime energy. While the system’s efficacy lagged behind lithium-ion counterparts, it reduced evening grid reliance by 40%—a win in a country where lightbulbs flicker like fireflies [1].
[pdf] US-based Pomega Energy Storage Technologies, a company specializing in lithium iron phosphate (LFP) battery production, has secured a contract to install a 62-megawatt (MW) / 104-megawatt-hour (MWh) battery energy storage system (BESS) at the Oslomej 80-megawatt-peak (MWp) solar power plant in North Macedonia.
[pdf] A new report forecasts that Chile will lead the region in energy storage capacity, followed by Mexico and the Dominican Republic – driven by supportive regulatory frameworks and the growing adoption of hybrid energy projects. From ESS News
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