Energy Storage
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Managing NuScale, other SMR waste will be ‘roughly comparable’ with conventional reactors, DOE labs find
The Argonne and Idaho national labs say managing nuclear waste from small modular reactors would have no additional ‘major’ challenges compared with other reactors.
By Stephen Singer • Nov. 23, 2022 -
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DOE awards $100M for innovative floating wind, pumped storage and other emerging clean energy tech
Energy officials look to scale up and bring to market innovative energy technologies that would reduce costs for pumped storage and offshore wind farms.
By Diana DiGangi • Nov. 23, 2022 -
House lawmakers, advocates want $5B to help Puerto Rico install rooftop solar, storage systems
Dozens of Democratic lawmakers in the House have called for an emergency supplemental spending bill to provide clean energy for underserved Puerto Rican households.
By Robert Walton • Nov. 22, 2022 -
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OpinionSecond-life EV batteries can bolster the energy storage market — if major challenges can be overcome
With 80% of a battery’s capacity left at the end of its useful life in a vehicle and current constraints on supply chains for new batteries, repurposing electric vehicle batteries seems like a no-brainer.
By Emily Goldfield • Nov. 21, 2022 -
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US large-scale battery storage deployments triple to 1.2 GW in Q3 but slowdown possible: S&P Global
Companies are scaling back due to supply chain bottlenecks, with planned storage additions this year down 2 GW from six months earlier, to nearly 8 GW.
By Stephen Singer • Nov. 18, 2022 -
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FERC orders reliability standards, registration requirements for wind, solar, storage to protect the grid
The agency is acting partly in response to reliability risks of inverter-based resources unexpectedly tripping offline.
By Ethan Howland • Nov. 18, 2022 -
Thermal energy systems could boost global long-duration storage capacity to 8 TW by 2040: McKinsey
Thermal energy storage would draw cumulative investment in long-duration storage of between $1.6 trillion and $2.5 trillion by 2040, per a report by the Long Duration Energy Storage Council and McKinsey.
By Stephen Singer • Nov. 15, 2022 -
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Deep DiveUS can reach 100% clean power by 2035, DOE finds, but tough reliability and land use questions lie ahead
New aggressive planning is needed to identify the long-duration storage technologies and find the land to grow enough resources to reach the Biden administration’s net zero emissions goals, a DOE national lab reports.
By Herman K. Trabish • Nov. 15, 2022 -
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DOE offers nearly $350M for pilot projects advancing long-duration energy storage
Up to 11 demonstration projects would enable energy storage over long durations as more renewable sources become available.
By Stephen Singer • Nov. 15, 2022 -
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US renewables, storage sectors set to avoid tougher building standards that industry said could kill projects
Solar Energy Industries Association-proposed code changes that are less stringent than those a FEMA advisory panel proposed for solar and storage projects won initial International Code Council approval.
By Ethan Howland • Nov. 14, 2022 -
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Sponsored by Nomad PowerHow the Inflation Reduction Act unlocks the benefits of mobile energy storage
The IRA ensures that energy storage can benefit from the ITC for 10 years, providing long-term certainty that is so important to investors and energy storage owners.
Nov. 14, 2022 -
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California funds 60 MWh tribal long-duration storage project with nation’s largest vanadium redox flow battery
The project will provide backup power to the Viejas Tribe of Kumeyaay Indians and bolster the reliability of the energy system statewide.
By Kavya Balaraman • Nov. 9, 2022 -
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Battery development to slow for 3 years, despite massive boost from Inflation Reduction Act, analyst says
Shortages in materials are hampering battery manufacturing as the IRA jumpstarts storage investment.
By Stephen Singer • Nov. 8, 2022 -
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Sponsored by Convergent Energy + PowerIRA sets the stage for US energy storage to thrive
The Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) signed into law in August significantly improves the economics for large-scale battery storage projects in the U.S. For the first time, standalone storage systems will be eligible for a 30 percent investment tax credit (ITC) — and up to 70 percent with additional incentives.
Nov. 7, 2022 -
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Texas moves ahead with expanded 80 MW distributed energy resource pilot designed to boost grid reliability
Initial discussions had considered a 10 MW limit on the pilot. “What it shows to me is that we're conservative in the way we think about how we ensure reliability,” said Commissioner Jimmy Glotfelty.
By Robert Walton • Nov. 4, 2022 -
DTE Electric proposes $9B spend on 5.4 GW renewables, 760 MW storage, coal-to-gas power plant switch
The Detroit-based utility aims to exit coal in 2035, with carbon capture and small nuclear reactors as replacement options.
By Ethan Howland • Nov. 4, 2022 -
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AES Indiana says converting 1,052 MW of coal to gas will be $381M cheaper than renewables and storage
The utility’s resource plan includes little near-term solar and fails to take advantage of Inflation Reduction Act tax credits for “energy communities,” said Ben Inskeep, Citizens Action Coalition program director.
By Ethan Howland • Nov. 2, 2022 -
Sunrun to develop 17-MW virtual power plant for Puerto Rico’s electric utility, connecting 7,000 homes
Sunrun says the virtual power plant will be the first large-scale distributed solar resource on the island and is expected to be operational in 2024.
By Robert Walton • Nov. 2, 2022 -
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Zinc-based storage manufacturer Eos delays some production to 2023 to capitalize on federal tax credits
Eos Energy Enterprises CEO Joe Mastrangelo said the company has reshaped its strategy to take advantage of various benefits for energy storage in the Inflation Reduction Act.
By Stephen Singer • Nov. 1, 2022 -
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Deep DiveHow the US plans to transform its lithium supply chain
With just 3.6% of global reserves, U.S. access to the critical mineral is vital to the country’s sustainable energy plans.
By Deborah Abrams Kaplan • Nov. 1, 2022 -
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Electric utilities aren’t doing enough to address inequities in today’s power system, advocates say
How are companies, regulators, NGOs and others ensuring that the energy transition is equitable?
By Robert Walton • Oct. 28, 2022 -
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Engie buys 6-GW solar and storage development portfolio from Belltown Power
The deal for projects in PJM, ERCOT and other markets comes as Consolidated Edison, American Electric Power and Duke Energy move to sell their unregulated renewable energy businesses.
By Ethan Howland • Oct. 28, 2022 -
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Deep DiveThe energy system is ‘inherently racist,’ advocates say. How are utilities responding to calls for greater equity?
Utility commitments to customer equity, energy affordability and equitable access to clean energy resources are becoming more common, but energy justice advocates say companies need to do more.
By Robert Walton • Oct. 26, 2022 -
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Sunnova urges California PUC to dismiss PG&E, SCE ‘sky is falling’ concerns, review microgrid proposal
“This is a real opportunity to examine what's going to be a fairly prevalent use case,” said Robert Perry, a consultant for World Business Academy, one of 16 organizations supporting a commission review of the plan.
By Ethan Howland • Oct. 25, 2022 -
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Battery capacity in the US more than tripled since the start of 2021: report
More battery projects are coming online, spurring a significant rise in storage capacity and drawing in growing levels of corporate funding.
By Stephen Singer • Oct. 21, 2022
