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US utility Xcel to put Form Energy’s 100-hour iron-air battery at retiring coal power plant sites

January 27, 2023
‘Multi-day’ battery storage startup Form Energy’s proprietary iron-air battery is set to be deployed at the sites of two US coal power plants due for retirement.
ESS Inc's stand at RE+ 2022 in Anaheim, California. Image: Andy Colthorpe / Solar Media.

‘Major players want to know about our iron flow battery’: ESS Inc interview at RE+ 2022

October 26, 2022
Our series of energy storage industry leader interviews at RE+ 2022 continues with iron flow battery company ESS Inc.
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Resilient community microgrid with 10MWh flow battery gets California Energy Commission funding approved

October 13, 2022
California Energy Commission approved funding for solar-plus-storage microgrid project which will include Invinity’s largest flow battery to date.
Vermont utility Green Mountain Power took a pioneering approach to putting battery units including Tesla Powerwalls into its VPP. Image: Green Mountain Power.

Original Tesla VPP utility in Vermont plans doubling of battery storage deployments

September 30, 2022
Increase in battery storage announced by Green Mountain Power, the Vermont utility which was first in the US to deploy Tesla Powerwalls in virtual power plant.
Ameresco has mainly been active in the US to-date, including with this solar PV project in California. Image: Ameresco.

Long duration and multi-day storage tech will allow California to put surplus renewable energy to good use

September 19, 2022
California’s rapid transition to renewables presents challenges that energy storage can solve, write the team from Form Energy.
A battery storage project deployed for a utility in Indiana to reduce fuel consumption and running time at a fossil fuel plant. Image: FlexGen.

US regional transmission organisation MISO adds electricity storage to market portfolio

September 8, 2022
The US Midcontinent Independent System Operator (MISO) has included energy storage into its market portfolio for the first time.
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Artificial Intelligence in battery energy storage systems can keep the power on 24/7

August 8, 2022
When partnered with artificial intelligence (AI), the next generation of battery energy storage systems (BESS) will give rise to radical new opportunities.
Wildfire season causes many problems each year in the US including impacts on the electric grid and peoples' ability to keep the lights on. Pictured is a 2013 wildfire at Yellowstone National Park. Image: Mike Lewelling, National Parks Service via Flickr.

Biden launches US$5 billion grid resiliency grant programme for disadvantaged communities

July 26, 2022
The US Department of Energy has launched 140 programmes to advance equitable development of climate, sustainability, and health measures.
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Ameresco to build solar plant with 168MWh battery storage at Pearl Harbor base

June 6, 2022
A large-scale solar PV plant with four-hour duration battery storage could be built on underutilised land at a US Armed Forces Base in Hawaii.
Inauguration of Ukraine's first grid-scale BESS in 2021. Ukraine joined ENTSO-E as an Observer Member in April 2022. Image: DTEK.

Only energy storage can make Europe ‘truly energy independent’

March 21, 2022
The European Commission’s plan to lower dependency on Russian gas imports needs to focus on pairing renewable energy with energy storage.

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