Energy Storage


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    Iron-air battery developer Form Energy raises $405M, announces collaboration with GE Vernova

    The company has also begun a major expansion of its West Virginia manufacturing facility and aims to deploy a 1.5 MW/150 MWh commercial pilot in partnership with Great River Energy next year.

    By Brian Martucci • Oct. 22, 2024
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    DOE finalizes $861M loan guarantee for Puerto Rico solar, storage

    The projects, led by a joint venture of AES and TotalEnergies, will add 200 MW of solar generation and up to 285 MW/1,140 MWh of standalone energy storage.

    By Oct. 16, 2024
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    Top 5 Stories from Utility Dive

    The U.S. energy transition is facing challenges around grid interconnections, project permitting and power system reliability, but state, federal and other solutions are emerging.

    By Utility Dive staff
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    GM Energy launches ‘PowerBank’ home energy storage unit for EVs

    Customers can pair two stationary batteries for up to 35.4 kWh of energy storage, enough to power an average U.S. home for up to 20 hours.

    By Eric Walz • Oct. 15, 2024
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    1-hour batteries can increase transmission-constrained renewable energy values 81%: LBNL

    Due in part to differing generation and load profiles, solar hybrid plants achieve the bulk of their capacity revenue with about half as much storage as wind hybrid plants, a study by Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory found.

    By Brian Martucci • Oct. 15, 2024
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    Opinion

    Mining for talent: Education’s crucial role in America’s clean energy, mineral-driven future

    Amid a clean energy revolution and a precarious geopolitical landscape, effectively bridging the educational gap in mining and engineering is pivotal for securing America's technological and environmental future.

    By Misael Cabrera and Bill Zisch • Oct. 15, 2024
  • New York Power Authority seeks up to 575 MW of renewables for NYC

    The power would be provided via the Hudson Transmission Project cable, which currently delivers energy from the PJM Interconnection to the New York ISO.

    By Oct. 15, 2024
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    Xcel reaches agreement to add 4.2 GW of clean energy in Upper Midwest

    Xcel Energy would add 3.2 GW of wind, 600 MW of battery storage and 400 MW of solar by 2030 under a settlement agreement filed earlier this month with Minnesota regulators.

    By Emma Penrod • Oct. 14, 2024
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    LG Energy Solution aims to double revenue, reduce reliance on EV segment

    The plans include advancing next-generation battery technology and establishing an energy storage software and services business.

    By Eric Walz • Oct. 10, 2024
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    US energy storage deployments jumped 86% year over year to 10.5 GWh in Q2: ACP/WoodMac

    The second-quarter record came despite weak residential activity and uncertainty over the policy impacts of the 2024 election, the report said.

    By Brian Martucci • Oct. 8, 2024
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    Sponsored by Wärtsilä Energy Storage and Optimisation

    The rise of AC block energy storage systems

    As the energy storage industry matures, evolving technologies are available for specific use cases.

    By Neha Sinha, Product Manager, Energy Storage Systems, Wärtsilä Energy Storage and Optimisation • Oct. 7, 2024
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    Why decarbonization, reliability and affordability depend on co-optimized planning

    Holistic planning can highlight opportunities for gas and power systems to optimize their interdependence, as well as help avoid dangerous disruptions in supplies of energy.

    Oct. 7, 2024
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    Hyundai, Kia launch advanced battery technology project

    To better compete in the EV market, the automakers plan to jointly develop lithium iron phosphate battery cathode material manufacturing technology in South Korea.

    By Haley Cawthon • Oct. 2, 2024
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    Hybrid power plants account for majority of proposed US solar, storage capacity: LBNL

    Future hybrid power plants’ storage capacity is likely to grow alongside renewables penetration, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory researchers said Monday during a webinar.

    By Brian Martucci • Oct. 1, 2024
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    Utility conferences to watch in 2025

    Start planning for 2025’s biggest power sector events, which will cover the clean energy transition, the impact of the 2024 elections and more.

    By Larry Pearl, Ethan Howland, Robert Walton, Diana DiGangi • Oct. 1, 2024
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    PJM says ‘concerns are growing’ after less than 2 GW added this year

    “I can assure you … we very much want to bring our projects to completion and are working very diligently in doing so,” VC Renewables’ Jason Barker said.

    By Sept. 26, 2024
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    Energy storage underused as transmission asset amid unresolved questions, experts say

    The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission allows storage to be used as a transmission asset, but regulatory and use-case uncertainty hold back deployment, a panel organized by Heatmap Labs said.

    By Brian Martucci • Sept. 24, 2024
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    PJM market design flaws add billions to latest capacity auction costs: market monitor

    A switch in how PJM measures power plant availability, one of several market issues flagged by Monitoring Analytics, increased capacity costs by $4.4 billion compared to its previous approach.

    By Sept. 24, 2024
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    PJM rejects call to include RMR plants in capacity auctions to lower prices

    However, the grid operator said it plans to soon propose an expedited framework to fast-track certain generation interconnection projects.

    By Sept. 23, 2024
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    Battery sector gets $3B from Biden administration

    The funding will go toward new battery manufacturing facilities as well as critical mineral processing plants and recycling sites.

    By Sara Samora • Sept. 20, 2024
  • Tribal microgrid project is first with long-duration storage to get DOE loan guarantee

    The Viejas Band of Kumeyaay Indians’ facility will have 15 MW of solar and 70 MWh of storage and will support the largest single EV charging hub in North America.

    By Brian Martucci • Sept. 19, 2024
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    PJM is blocking battery storage interconnection pathway: renewable energy group report

    PJM could unlock “tens of thousands of megawatts” of additional capacity with certain rule changes consistent with FERC requirements, said Gabel Associates’ Michael Borgatti, who co-authored a report on the topic for ACORE.

    By Updated Sept. 20, 2024
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    DOE unveils 2 prizes aimed at behind-the-meter storage innovation

    Winners of the Beyond the Meter Energy Storage Integration Prize could receive up to $100,000 and will be expected to showcase their technology at DISTRIBUTECH in March in Dallas.

    By Sept. 17, 2024
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    Biden finalizes China tariff hikes, including for EVs, batteries and solar panels

    The administration's increases for this year include a 100% tariff on electric vehicles, a 25% tariff on lithium-ion EV batteries and a 50% tariff on photovoltaic solar cells.

    By Kate Magill • Sept. 16, 2024
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    ERCOT accelerates initiative to streamline energy procurement and dispatch

    Texas is continuing its work to ensure batteries play a prominent role in stabilizing the electric grid.

    By Sept. 16, 2024
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    Clean, dispatchable generation is key to meeting state emissions goals: New York governor

    NYSERDA’s Future Energy Economy Summit, held earlier this month, will inform state renewable energy deployments and action on advanced, dispatchable generation, Gov. Kathy Hochul said.

    By Brian Martucci • Sept. 13, 2024