Report: Solar, energy storage investments poised to boom in Asia

The Asia-Pacific market is emerging as a dominant market for energ storage and smart grid investments, with solar poised as fastest-growing generation resource in 2016,  according to a new report from Frost & Sullivan. 

By Robert Walton • Dec. 14, 2015

SunEdison signs 5 MW of storage contract with Ontario grid

SunEdison has signed a contract with Ontario's grid operator to  supply 5 MW of storage for 10 years, which is the first, large-scale, grid connected energy storage project for the company. 

By Peter Maloney • Dec. 14, 2015

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Virtual Power Plants

Virtual power plants and their ability to balance energy supply and demand are increasingly sought by utilities as electricity demand increases, but their lack of standardization remains a barrier.

By Utility Dive staff

Offshore wind farm, onshore battery storage floated for site off Long Island

In response to PSEG-Long Island’s request for new local energy resources, Deepwater Wind wants to pair an offshore wind farm with battery storage.

By Robert Walton • Dec. 11, 2015

Compressed air storage mulled for site of retiring Utah coal plant

The 1,800 MW Intermountain Power Plant in Utah will be shuttered in a few years and those who buy its power are looking to energy storage for greener solutions.

By Robert Walton • Dec. 11, 2015

PowerGen 2015: Why 'capacity will no longer be the coin of the realm' in the power sector

More renewables on the grid means new capabilities are being demanded of fossil plants, and some want renewable energy companies to pay up for the changes. 

By Gavin Bade • Dec. 10, 2015

E. ON invests in storage software provider Greensmith

One of the world's biggest utilities has invested in Greensmith, bringing its latest funding round up to more than $18 million. Previously, American Electric Power invested $5 million into the energy storage software company.

By Robert Walton • Dec. 10, 2015

First Solar, others invest $50M in storage software provider Younicos

An undisclosed lead investor is largely behind the investment, which the company will use to scale its deployment of intelligent energy storage software solutions.

By Robert Walton • Dec. 9, 2015

Duke Energy's commercial solar business to offer energy storage

The company plans to focus on the Southern California and Hawaii markets to offer commercial solar+storage in combination with an energy management platform. 

By Herman K. Trabish • Dec. 9, 2015

Is lithium-ion 'the safest bet' in the future of battery storage?

A maze of options leads to back lithium-ion batteries for plug-in cars, stationary storage, and advanced electronics until at least 2025, according to a new study from Lux Research. 

By Herman K. Trabish • Dec. 8, 2015

Why Australia is a 'proving ground' for solar-plus-storage

Changes in solar tariffs could lead to a boom in energy storage installations in Australia, which echoes similar patterns in the U.S.

By Peter Maloney • Dec. 8, 2015

Vermont utility teams with Tesla to offer home battery installment plan

The system will cost $6,500 but the expense can be decreased by sharing the storage capacity with Green Mountain Power, the utility said.

By Robert Walton • Dec. 7, 2015

LG Chem teams up with SolaX Power to offer battery-inverter system

LG Chem and SolaX Power combine battery and inverter-controller technologies in a new partnership, following the lead of other companies offering consumers a bigger package of solutions to meet energy needs. 

By Peter Maloney • Dec. 4, 2015

PG&E contracts for 75 MW of energy storage on its way to 580 MW of capacity

The utility’s first storage buy is lithium ion and zinc-air batteries, plus a flywheel project. 

By Herman K. Trabish • Dec. 4, 2015

San Diego City Council readies 100% renewables mandate for approval

Under the city's proposed Climate Action Plan, community choice aggregation could take the place of utility power procurement.

By Herman K. Trabish • Dec. 4, 2015

Smart city, smart utility: A formidable union for urban sustainability

In this guest post, officials from Black & Veatch highlight new opportunities for power sector players in building sustainable cities. 

By Jennifer James and Mike Bossom • Dec. 2, 2015

Canadian muni launches solar-storage pilot to shift generation to peak hours

Oshawa Power and Utilities Corp. in Canada and Japanese manufacturer Tabuchi Electric have launched a pilot program to test solar-plus-storage systems in 30 homes.

By Peter Maloney • Dec. 2, 2015

5 drivers making 100% renewables possible

A new paper offers companies and governments a toolkit to implement five transformative opportunities and reach big renewables targets.

By Herman K. Trabish • Dec. 2, 2015

How remote microgrid systems are driving capacity growth for the sector

Microgrids in areas far from the traditional utility grid are driving rapid growth in capacity. But while the value proposition behind the projects may be simple, execution is anything but.

By Robert Walton • Dec. 2, 2015

How NRG is testing the next step of energy storage: Vehicle-to-grid integration

NRG EVgo and University of California, San Diego are testing out electric vehicle batteries on UCSD's microgrid as an energy storage option. 

By Peter Maloney • Dec. 1, 2015

Tesla competitor Sonnenbatterie unveils community solar-storage system

The German company says its new solar-storage-control system will make conventional utilities obsolete.

By Peter Maloney • Nov. 30, 2015

5 battery energy storage projects to watch in 2016

From New York and Hawaii to remote communities in Indonesia, these projects could change the way the power sector sees storage.

By Krysti Shallenberger • Nov. 30, 2015

IHS: Grid-scale lithium-ion battery storage prices will decline by half by 2019

Falling lithium-ion battery prices will drive the spread of commercial energy storage installations beyond the concentration in the current market leading countries.

By Peter Maloney • Nov. 25, 2015

Some energy storage already cost competitive, new valuation study shows

A new report from Lazard breaks down the costs of 8 different technologies, finding some can already compete against traditional generation sources, and others are getting closer.

By Herman K. Trabish • Nov. 24, 2015

12 charts that show the state of the US clean energy revolution

A new DOE report highlights deployment and price trends for five key technologies in the clean energy revolution.

By Gavin Bade • Nov. 24, 2015

Despite green outcry, CPUC approves SoCal Edison gas & storage plans

The California Public Utilities Commission approves 57 of 63 of controversial SoCal Ed procurement contracts, but sees room for improvment in the "all-source RFO process."

By Peter Maloney • Nov. 24, 2015