Energy Storage
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Freyr explores coalition with Caterpillar, Siemens, two others to scale up green battery production
Development of robust, sustainable and circular supply chains for battery materials and technology is one of the coalition’s four potential guiding principles, Freyr said.
By Patrick Cooley • March 29, 2023 -
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LG Energy Solution to invest $5.5B in Arizona battery complex
This is the company’s second investment in the state as it looks to capitalize on the U.S.’s burgeoning EV market.
By Sara Samora • March 28, 2023 -
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TrendlineThe Utility Dive Outlook on 2023
2023 promises to be another busy year for the U.S. energy transition as stakeholders move to implement new clean energy measures while tackling growing security, reliability, equity and affordability challenges.
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Wärtsilä, Eolian complete 200-MW Texas storage facility, world’s largest merchant battery system
Risto Paldanius, vice president Americas, Wärtsilä Energy, said the project will help Texas “as it faces the natural replacement cycle of older inflexible generators and adapts to more frequent extreme weather events.”
By Stephen Singer • March 28, 2023 -
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NY PSC gives Con Edison, Central Hudson, other utilities more time to procure 350 MW energy storage
It’s important to “continually assess” the state of the storage market and make changes as necessary, the New York Public Service Commission said.
By Stephen Singer • March 23, 2023 -
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Spearmint Energy acquires 900 MW/2,000 MWh battery storage portfolio in Texas
The acquisition makes Spearmint one of the largest battery energy storage developers in Texas, the company said.
By Stephen Singer • March 22, 2023 -
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DOE charts commercialization paths for long-duration storage, advanced nuclear, clean hydrogen
With about $260 billion in spending needed this decade, the reports released Tuesday highlight possible solutions to the challenges facing the technologies and routes to commercializing them.
By Ethan Howland • March 22, 2023 -
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Eversource, United Illuminating, Connecticut Green Bank launch next phase of energy storage program
Commercial and industrial customers are eligible for upfront incentives to help reduce the cost of purchasing a battery system with a maximum incentive of 50% of the project cost.
By Stephen Singer • March 21, 2023 -
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Deep DiveTreasury Department guidance urgently needed to tap IRA’s clean energy ‘gold mine,’ analysts say
Clarifications defining Inflation Reduction Act provisions on labor, domestic content, energy community, and clean hydrogen are urgently needed to put the “boldest action” by Congress to work, they say.
By Herman K. Trabish • March 16, 2023 -
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Construction begins on Idaho Power’s first energy storage projects as it faces growing capacity shortfall
State regulators said “public convenience and necessity” require Idaho Power to acquire 120 MW of dispatchable energy storage.
By Stephen Singer • March 14, 2023 -
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Energy Vault scales back 2023 revenue guidance on shift in 1-GWh customer contract
An analyst said the reduced guidance is due partly to supply chain problems and a “more thorough look” at the company’s initial two-year guidance, issued in November.
By Stephen Singer • March 9, 2023 -
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DOE, partners announce agreement to speed commercialization of long-duration energy storage
The parties will back the DOE’s Long Duration Storage Shot that aims to reduce the cost of grid-scale energy storage by 90%.
By Stephen Singer • March 9, 2023 -
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Energy storage made record gains in the US in 2022: Sustainable Energy in America Factbook
Despite supply-chain-related delays in project development, the U.S. remains the largest market for energy storage, said the report from BloombergNEF and the Business Council for Sustainable Energy.
By Stephen Singer • March 7, 2023 -
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OpinionEnergy storage can be a lifesaver for people with disabilities, but policymakers can do more
During climate disasters and extreme weather events, people with underlying health conditions and disabilities face global mortality rates that are four times higher than those without disabilities.
By Maria Chavez • March 6, 2023 -
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Inside a federally-funded strategy to strengthen US lithium supply chains
The U.S. is behind in its goal to capture domestic production of battery materials. Here’s what one Energy Department-backed group says needs to happen to catch up.
By Kate Magill • March 2, 2023 -
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DOE picks 10 winners of grid-scale storage innovation prize
Emerging technologies that disrupt or advance state-of-the-art storage research are the focus of the 10 winners of the American-Made Energy Storage Innovations Prize, which totals $300,000.
By Stephen Singer • Feb. 28, 2023 -
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Sponsored by ABBSynchronous condensers and battery energy storage form a powerful combination for grid support
Together they can stabilize the grid through increased short-circuit current, increased frequency support and system inertia, decreasing ROCOF, reactive power control and black-start capability.
Feb. 27, 2023 -
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Federal incentives help drive $52B of investments in 17 EV battery production facilities: BofA
EV battery production capacity is expected to continue growing, according to BofA Global Research. “The orders from the new facilities are expected to be significant,” the firm said.
By Robert Walton • Feb. 23, 2023 -
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Developing a revenue model is the next challenge as storage as a transmission asset advances: experts
Will the grid operator or utility pay for electricity not immediately discharged, asked Gabe Murtaugh, storage sector manager at CAISO. “Do we need to split this up somehow?”
By Stephen Singer • Feb. 21, 2023 -
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Deep DiveNew power system cybersecurity architectures can be ‘vaults’ against insider attacks, analysts say
Utility operations facing hackers now, and a future of minimally-protected distributed energy resources, will need smarter, more complex defenses, from control rooms to customer-owned devices, analysts said.
By Herman K. Trabish • Feb. 17, 2023 -
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Fire safety lags growth in utility-scale battery production, Duke Energy, other officials say
Batteries “don’t get rid of the energy,” challenging firefighters trying to extinguish a blaze, said Paul Hayes, general manager and fire protection engineer at American Fire Technologies.
By Stephen Singer • Feb. 15, 2023 -
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200-MW Texas project is first to leverage IRA tax credit for stand-alone energy storage, Eolian says
A tax equity investment enabled by the Inflation Reduction Act of 2022 and provided by a fund managed by Churchill Stateside Group helped make the project feasible.
By Robert Walton • Feb. 14, 2023 -
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Opinion
The US lags on battery sustainability and supply chain transparency — can a digital ‘passport’ be the answer?
A standardized means by which to track key indicators along supply chains can help the U.S. stay competitive in the race towards decarbonization while helping companies comply with new regulations.
By Emily Burlinghaus • Feb. 13, 2023 -
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B2U reaches 25 MWh storage capacity at California facility with 1,300 used Honda and Nissan EV batteries
In addition to deploying the Honda and Nissan batteries at scale, B2U Storage Solutions said it has tested GM Bolt and Tesla Model 3 battery packs, showing that its system can be configured to operate any EV battery.
By Stephen Singer • Feb. 7, 2023 -
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Sponsored by SungrowHow inverter design contributes to long-term profitability of solar and storage
Attention is turning to lifetime system costs and how they affect the long-term profitability of large-scale DERs.
Feb. 6, 2023 -
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Sponsored by Nomad PowerHow mobile energy storage keeps corporate clean energy goals on track
Demand for clean energy is at an all-time high. Learn how corporations maintain clean energy goals with mobile energy.
Feb. 6, 2023
