Energy storage’s prominent role in bipartisan green recovery package for US welcomed
Legislation to help the US economy invest in clean energy jobs and support innovation and industry passed the House of Representatives this week - and Energy Storage Association (ESA) CEO Kelly Speakes-Backman applauded the prominent inclusion of energy storage in the bill.
Multi-gigawatt market for co-located solar and storage is already taking off but faces challenges
A multi-gigawatt co-location market looks set to take off within the next five years, however uncertainty over DC coupling, the need for costly symmetric grid connections and outdated regulatory frameworks risk stymying the market’s growth.
Mitsubishi Power working with US utility Entergy on hydrogen, batteries and nuclear-plus-storage
Update 24 September 2020: A few hours after the publication of this story, Entergy made public a new pledge to reach carbon neutrality by the year 2050. The company said that while it commits to this goal it will remain committed to "grid reliability and affordability for customers".
‘Every step’ of lithium battery value chain will have an interest in recycling
It will be in the interests of more or less everybody involved in the “broader lithium-ion battery supply chain” to establish effective recycling ecosystems, according to an analyst with IHS Markit.
Software to streamline commercial, distributed solar and storage deployment launched in the US
New software solutions aimed at streamlining the process of deploying commercial and industrial (C&I) energy storage and for correctly sizing energy storage for distributed solar have been launched in the US.
Colorado 175MW solar project with 100MWh of batteries on the way from German developer juwi
The US unit of German developer and EPC provider juwi has inked a power purchase agreement (PPA) with Colorado Springs Utilities for a 175MW solar project coupled with a 25MW battery storage system.
Tesla Battery Day: Bigger form factor cells, massive cost reductions and elimination of cobalt use
Tesla hosted its Battery Day yesterday in California before a socially-distanced audience all sat in various electric cars from the company’s range and revealed its ambitious plans for more than halving the cost of battery production.
PV Tech Power Vol.24 out now: Big solar panels, big hydrogen and building better batteries
The new edition of PV Tech Power – PV Tech Power 24 – is now available to download from the PV Tech Store.
New York’s first community solar-plus-storage plant to lower participants’ electricity rates 10%
A solar-plus-storage project in New York which has just been completed is the first community project of its type and should help lower electricity costs for participants by 10% for the next 25 years.
Tennessee power group takes tentative first step towards planned 5GW of energy storage
The US state of Tennessee is set to join the advanced energy storage age with the deployment of a 40MWh stationary grid-connected battery storage plant.
Elon Musk’s ‘important note’ ahead of Tesla Battery Day
Whatever technology or strategy announcements come from Tesla’s Battery Day, speculation that the company will reduce purchases of battery cells from partners as a consequence is incorrect, CEO Elon Musk has said.
CATL and KSTAR partnership takes on European residential ESS market before global push
Chinese companies CATL and KSTAR have begun supplying ‘all-in-one’ single phase residential energy storage solutions in Europe, kicking off with the market for home storage in the Netherlands.
Zenobe Energy set to enter new 10MW battery in UK’s Balancing Mechanism
As part of an optimisation deal with Open Energi and Erova Energy, battery storage owner and operator Zenobe Energy is set to enter a new battery into the UK’s Balancing Mechanism (BM).
Tesla become first company to go live with new API in UK Balancing Mechanism
In an effort to make it easier for smaller participants to bid into the Balancing Mechanism (BM), National Grid ESO has introduced a new interface.
Latest FERC ruling a ‘victory for grid reliability’
Distributed energy resources (DERs) will be able to participate in US wholesale energy markets following a “landmark” new ruling from the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC).
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