Specialist renewable energy insurance company kWh Analytics considers thermal runaway to still be the single most important risk that energy storage system developers must consider.
Updating the New York Fire Code for battery storage will increase the safety and standardisation of installations in the state, with lessons learned from previous incidents, Energy-Storage.news has heard.
The New York Public Service Commission (PSC) has approved plans to guide the state to its 2030 energy storage policy target, including solicitations for large-scale battery storage.
Jupiter Power has unveiled plans to construct a 700MW standalone battery energy storage system (BESS) facility at the site of a former oil depot previously owned by ExxonMobil in Everett, Massachusetts.
US$5 million will be made available for long-duration energy storage (LDES) projects via a competitive solicitation run by the New York State Energy Research and Development Authority (NYSERDA).
Legacy power plant operator ArcLight and its development arm Elevate Renewables will deploy a 15MW/60MWh BESS unit at the Arthur Kill Power Station on Staten Island, New York City.
A roundup of large-scale solar and storage news from across the US, with RWE buying three projects from Galehead Development, Origis Energy securing US$300 million for its pipeline and Appalachian Power launching an RFP for 1.1GW of renewables and storage.
The New York City Industrial Development Agency (NYCIDA) has approved five BESS projects while governor Kathy Hochul has announced groundbreaking on a sixth, all in all totalling around 42.5MW of capacity.
Community-scale battery storage developer Ninedot has been supported in purchasing project sites in New York by specialist real estate investment trust SolarREIT.
