Energy Storage: Page 31


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    Murkowski highlights potential boost to US critical minerals ahead of bipartisan infrastructure deal

    Senators voted 67-32 to advance the latest version of the bipartisan infrastructure deal, securing the support of 17 Republicans, including Minority Leader Mitch McConnell.

    By Scott Van Voorhis • July 29, 2021
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    Connecticut details incentives, equity goals for energy storage program

    As part of a push to reach 1,000 MW of storage by the end of 2030, the state will target low-income and vulnerable communities.

    By Jason Plautz • July 29, 2021
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    Trendline

    Energy Storage

    The proliferation of energy storage in everything from utility-scale batteries to electric vehicles is a driving force in the transition to a cleaner, more distributed power system. This trendline includes the best Utility Dive reporting on this dynamic sector.

    By Utility Dive staff
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    Long-duration storage market on the 'cusp of maturity': ESS CEO

    NYISO and Baltimore Gas & Electric executives say market rules and emerging technology will usher in more long-duration storage and accelerate decarbonization.

    By Jason Plautz • July 29, 2021
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    Musk: Supply chain issues creating 'significant unmet demand' for Tesla Megapack storage battery

    In its Q2 earnings call, Tesla reported 1.2 GWh of storage deployment but warned that a global chip shortage "remains quite serious.”

    By Jason Plautz • July 27, 2021
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    Form Energy's $20/kWh, 100-hour iron-air battery could be a 'substantial breakthrough'

    Form unveiled a chemistry process for powering a battery the company claims can deliver electricity for 100 hours.

    By Jason Plautz • July 26, 2021
  • NextEra adds 1,840 MW renewables and storage to more than 15 GW backlog in Q2

    NextEra Energy is nearing the halfway mark in its campaign to roll out 30 million solar panels across Florida by 2030, the multistate utility said Friday in its second quarter earnings report. 

    By Scott Van Voorhis • July 26, 2021
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    AEP seeing 'credible interest' from potential buyers of Kentucky Power subsidiary, CEO says

    AEP is ramping up its push to build more renewable generation, executives said Thursday, as the company detailed an increase in second quarter earnings amid a rebounding economy and interest in its Kentucky subsidiary.

    By Scott Van Voorhis • July 23, 2021
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    Austin housing project offers Tesla large-scale test bed to address challenges with energy products

    A planned community of homes with Tesla's Solar Roof and Powerwalls could offer new insights into the company's energy future. 

    By Jason Plautz • July 21, 2021
  • APS launches incentive to tap 80% of residential customers' battery capacity during peak demand

    Arizona Public Service expects to sign up 500 customers to the program, which provides a one-time payment of $1,250. The company offers a separate incentive for installation of residential storage systems up to 5 kW.

    By July 20, 2021
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    DOE, storage provider Highview Power argue long-duration storage should be re-evaluated

    Modeling solar and wind projects with long-duration storage would show a "way, way, way lower cost and way, way more value" than a fossil fuel asset, Highview Power CEO Javier Cavada said.

    By Jason Plautz • July 16, 2021
  • DOE initiative seeks to drop long-duration storage cost 90% in a decade

    The 90% reduction will use the $162/KWh cost for a 100MW lithium-ion battery in 2020 as a baseline, and is slightly ahead of the cost reduction for lithium-ion batteries over the past decade, a DOE official said.

    By Jason Plautz • July 14, 2021
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    Malta, Siemens partner to develop heat pump for potential 20,000 MWh storage project

    The partnership will focus on pumped heat storage technology to support a 100 MW thermal energy storage system for up to 200 hours of storage.

    By Jason Plautz • July 13, 2021
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    Deep Dive

    'Doesn't make sense': Analysts pan omissions in MISO's first electrification impact analysis

    MISO’s first electrification-focused planning study was a "good start" by accentuating uncertainties on the rate and pace of the transition, but missed what storage needs will be and what least-regrets solutions offer, experts said.

    By July 13, 2021
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    Southern California Edison plans for 38,000 EV charging stations, in largest IOU effort of its kind

    Southern California Edison wants tens of thousands of new EV charging stations across its service territory, as more and more electric vehicles hit the roads.

    By Scott Van Voorhis • July 13, 2021
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    New York to test green hydrogen at Long Island power plant

    The experiment is part of a research initiative by the power authority as the Empire State scrambles to reduce carbon emissions by 85% over the next three decades.

    By Scott Van Voorhis • July 12, 2021
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    Amazon, UPS say hydrogen is further down the road than electric

    Near-term sustainability talk often centers on battery-electric, but the technology and market for heavy-duty BEVs is lagging, executives said.

    By S.L. Fuller • July 8, 2021
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    Deep Dive

    As the US begins to craft a hydrogen strategy, Europe's experience could offer valuable lessons

    Green hydrogen advocates are looking across the Atlantic for inspiration on the technologies, policies and strategies that could develop the domestic market. 

    By Kavya Balaraman • July 6, 2021
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    As utilities risk missing carbon reduction targets, analysts stress need for organizational change

    Sierra Club and the Smart Electric Power Alliance published separate analyses on the shortcomings of utilities in their net zero emissions pledges, finding a common solution in new organizational approaches.

    By July 1, 2021
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    Opinion

    The hydrogen molecule's 'moonshot' moment

    Hydrogen has the potential to help enable "our generation’s moonshot" — economy-wide decarbonization, the author writes.

    By Neva Espinoza • June 23, 2021
  • US grid needs overhaul to keep up with renewable revolution, says GE exec, Sen. Heinrich

    The infrastructure package Congress is debating must include tens of billions of dollars to modernize the aging U.S. electric grid, a U.S. senator and industry experts said last week.

    By Scott Van Voorhis • June 22, 2021
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    As US aims to boost clean energy supply chain, critical minerals gap largely human-caused, analysts say

    There's no shortage of rare earth minerals needed to transition to a clean energy economy, experts say. The problem is getting them out of the ground — and out of China.

    By Emma Penrod • June 17, 2021
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    Stem becomes investment platform CleanCapital's preferred storage provider with new partnership

    The partnership will inject more capital into the storage sector while giving investors more insight into the 'esoteric' market.

    By Jason Plautz • June 17, 2021
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    As California steels for summer months, storage and demand response efforts could avert blackouts

    High temperature forecasts have prompted CAISO to warn of the possible need to conserve energy, although it does not expect outages at this point. 

    By Kavya Balaraman • June 16, 2021
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    Texas adding energy storage ahead of risky summer months: S&P analysis

    With nearly a dozen projects coming online this summer, Texas racks up battery storage amid reliability concerns. 

    By Jason Plautz • June 16, 2021
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    Hybrid storage and renewable projects are popular. Are they the best for the market?

    Using wholesale power market prices from 2012 to 2019 across the seven grid operators, researchers found that independently siting a battery could lead to a higher value in nearly all U.S. markets.

    By Jason Plautz • June 14, 2021