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King Mountain wind power plant, which was commissioned in 2000 and repowered four years ago. Image: Cielo Wind Power Corporation.

First 150MW Texas battery project acquisition for developer Spearmint Energy

July 29, 2022
Startup Spearmint Energy has become the latest developer to acquire a large-scale battery storage project in Texas.
Modern grids need to be reliable as well as low carbon. That's where energy storage steps in. Image: Wikimedia user Loadmaster (David R Tribble).

Investments in energy storage can fix our broken power grid and drive the clean energy transition

July 11, 2022
Battery storage is the most obvious medium-term solution to help stabilise the grid and act as a catalyst to enable renewable energy.
Broad Reach Power Texas BESS project in construction, 2020. Image: Broad Reach Power.

Beyond weatherisation: Energy storage can give ERCOT the flexibility & resilience its networks need

July 6, 2021
Texas’ ERCOT market has been one of the US’ fastest-growing regions for renewable energy, but recent weather-driven events have made it clear that more needs to be done to ensure electricity system reliability. The answers are already here, affordable and practical, argues Wayne Muncaster, vice-president at commercial demand response platform technology group GridBeyond.
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Recognising market value of energy storage is key priority for US grid operators

March 31, 2021
While interconnection queues for America’s electric transmission and distribution operators are “swelling up” with growing numbers of energy storage projects, some of the big challenges ahead include enabling fair market participation for both standalone storage and storage paired with generation.
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Energy security in climate disasters: From Texas’ unheeded lessons to customer-sited reserves

March 29, 2021
How do electric grids that were state-of-the-art in the 19th Century remain stable and resilient through 21st Century climate disasters and other problems? They don’t, says Catherine Von Burg, CEO and co-founder of distributed battery energy storage company SimpliPhi Power – but giving people the power to be independent can be a solution fit for the future.

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