Energy Storage


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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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    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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    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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    Courtesy of The Dow Chemical Co.

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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
  • Tesla's pre-assembled Megapack, with battery moduled, bi-directional inverters and thermal management systems, controls.
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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
  • The Tesla Powerwall battery is shown installed at Rongomai School on May 13, 2016 in Auckland, New Zealand.
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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
  • A rooftop solar installation against the backdrop of the Chrysler Building and the Empire State Building in midtown Manhattan.
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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
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    States have multiple tools to advance storage tech, but financing, other challenges abound: NASEO

    The National Association of State Energy Officials highlighted the efforts of California, Colorado and other states while pointing to permitting, interconnection and other obstacles.

    By Brian Martucci • Sept. 10, 2024
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    ES Solar, sonnen deploy 18 MWh of home battery retrofits through Rocky Mountain Power initiative

    ES Solar hopes to retrofit 40% of Utah’s solar-only residential PV systems over five years as customers seek backup power and income from VPP participation, company leaders said.

    By Brian Martucci • Sept. 10, 2024
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    BLM approves NV Energy’s Greenlink West transmission, Arevia’s $2.3B solar + storage project

    NV Energy will buy power from Arevia’s 700-MW solar/2.8-GWh battery project in Nevada at a levelized cost of $93.69/MWh.

    By Sept. 10, 2024
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    The fallout from PJM’s record-setting capacity auction

    Utilities, power plant owners, state lawmakers and regulators are responding to PJM's latest capacity auction, with an eye on the ones ahead.

    By Sept. 6, 2024
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    US energy storage installations rise 62% in Q2, to 2.9 GW: ACP

    Storage deployments saw their second-best quarter ever, with overall clean energy installations on pace for a record year, according to the American Clean Power Association’s Q2 2024 market report.

    By Brian Martucci • Sept. 6, 2024
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    Uprates, batteries and DR may offer near-term responses to record PJM capacity prices

    With tight supply-demand conditions, upcoming capacity auctions could be volatile, according to ESAI Power’s Scott Niemann. “It just adds a lot more uncertainty to the auction outcomes," he said.

    By Sept. 6, 2024
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    PJM considers fast-track review for shovel-ready generating projects

    The grid operator expects generators will step in with new supplies in response to high prices in its recent capacity auction.

    By Sept. 5, 2024
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    White House announces $7.3B clean energy financing for Dairyland Power, 15 other co-ops

    The federal funding will support 10 GW in clean energy projects lowering electricity costs for cooperative utilities in 23 states, the White House said.

    By Sept. 5, 2024
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    "Beaver Valley Nuclear Power Plant". Retrieved from Wikipedia.
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    Reregulation? How utilities and states are responding to PJM’s record capacity prices

    “Houston, we have a problem,” American Municipal Power’s Steve Lieberman said. “If we don’t see new capacity in the [2027/28] auction, we’re really running out of time.”

    By Sept. 4, 2024
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    Lithium battery oversupply, low prices seen through 2028 despite energy storage boom: CEA

    Despite falling raw material costs and U.S. policy support, North American battery suppliers are delaying or canceling planned capacity investments, market intelligence firm Clean Energy Associates said in two new reports.

    By Brian Martucci • Sept. 3, 2024
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    Chemours opens EV battery innovation center in Delaware

    The research and development facility will focus on developing and improving lithium-ion batteries for electric vehicles.

    By Sara Samora • Sept. 3, 2024