Massive Battery Projects Planned for California

Painting one blade black reduces wind turbine bird deaths; Neoen w/massive wind/solar/battery project in Australia; battery manufacturer SK innovations shooting for nearly cobalt - free batteries; Capital Dynamics teaming w/Tenaska on 2GW of batteries in CA; 28 double-decker buses doing V2G in UK

1) Norwegian researchers: paint one blade black & birds avoid wind blades, w/deaths down 72%;

2) French developer Neoen files application for $3 bn wind, solar, & storage project in S. Australia w/ 1,200 MW of wind, 600 MW of solar, & 900 MW/1800 MWh of batteries - some transmission required;

3) Korean manufacturer, SK Innovations, plans to cut cobalt content in battery down to 5% by 2023, & to 0.5% by 2030.

4) Capital Dynamics joins w/ Tenaska to develop nine battery storage systems in CA, totaling 2,000 MW. Meanwhile, Avista announced two weeks ago permitting for 1,500 MW and 6,000 MWh of storage in Moss Landing area, near CA's Bay area.

5) 28 electric double-decker buses are being tied together in one of largest vehicle to grid projects in world, to deliver 1 MW of capacity into UK grid. V2G will pop in coming years. There's too much money & too many GWh of storage rolling around on wheels for it not to happen.