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Vincent Shaw pv magazine editor

Vincent Shaw pv magazine editor

Vincent Shaw

Since 2014, Vincent Shaw has been reporting on the Chinese solar market for pv magazine. Based in Shanghai, he covers the latest market developments, company news, and industry trends in Greater China. Prior to this, he worked for several multinational companies in sales and business analysis.

vincent.shaw@pv-magazine.com

Articles written by Vincent Shaw

Markets

China’s new energy storage capacity surges to 74 GW/168 GWh in 2024, up 130% YoY In 2024 alone, China added 42.37 GW/101.13 GWh of new storage capacity (excluding pumped hydro), with an average discharge duration of 2.3 hours—up from 2.1 hours in 2023.

Jan 23, 2025

Grid-scale

Saudi Arabia commissions its largest battery energy storage system The 2 GWh battery energy storage system (BESS) features 122 prefabricated storage units, designed and supplied by China’s BYD.

Jan 20, 2025

Software

China launches work on its first GW-scale residential virtual power plant China is developing its first gigawatt-scale residential virtual power plant (VPP) in Jiangsu Province, aiming to integrate millions of high-power household appliances into a cloud-based energy pool to enhance grid stability and renewable energy utilization.

Jan 16, 2025

Manufacturing

China’s REPT Battero to build battery manufacturing plant in Indonesia The first phase of the Indonesian battery factory is expected to achieve an annual production capacity of 8 GWh of lithium-ion batteries and components.

Jan 15, 2025

Markets

Saudi Electricity Company awards 12.5 GWh battery storage contracts to China’s BYD The contracts cover five separate 500 MW/2,500 MWh storage projects across Saudi Arabia, with sites in Riyadh, Qaisumah, Dawadmi, Al Jouf, and Rabigh.

Jan 13, 2025

Grid-scale

World’s largest pumped storage power plant fully operational in China The plant features 12 reversible pump-turbine units, each with a capacity of 300 MW, including two variable-speed units, bringing the total installed capacity to 3.6 GW.

Jan 09, 2025

Manufacturing

Chinese lithium-ion anode producer halts $1.4 billion Swedish investment The decision comes after the Swedish Strategic Products Inspectorate imposed regulatory conditions deemed unacceptable by China's Putailai New Energy Technology.

Jan 08, 2025

Technologies

World’s largest compressed air energy storage project breaks ground in China Once completed, the Jintan project will hold the title of the world’s largest compressed air energy storage facility, integrating groundbreaking advancements in both power output and efficiency.

Dec 20, 2024

Manufacturing

Gotion allocates $2.63 billion for battery gigafactories in Morocco, Slovakia The Chinese manufacturer is pumping in substantial investments towards 40 GWh of battery cell manufacturing abroad.

Dec 19, 2024

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