Siemens Launches $2 Million Ammonia Energy Storage Pilot Project
Siemens is opening the world’s first facility in the UK to develop ammonia as a form of energy storage. The project received nearly $2 million in funding.
Energy Storage
Product Announcement: REopt Lite’s Fresh Features Gauge Costs of Solar+Storage, Bypass Pricey Experts
A new tool is available for building owners and energy managers that will allow them to easily evaluate the costs and benefits of solar photovoltaic and battery storage systems (solar+storage) to power critical building loads when grid outages occur. The newly released features of the NREL online solar+storage optimization tool, REopt Lite offer enhanced
New York State Invests $15M in Fuel Cell Systems for Critical Facilities
The New York State Energy Research and Development Authority (NYSERDA) is making $15 million available for installing and operating fuel cell systems statewide.
Energy Storage Projects Like This Unlock True Potential of Solar, Lockheed Martin Says
Brunswick Electric Membership Corporation (EMC) in North Carolina will use Lockheed Martin’s GridStar Lithium energy storage systems to provide clean energy exactly when needed. Energy storage projects like this “unlock the true potential of renewable energy generation,” Lockheed Martin says.
US Army Targets Energy Resiliency Through Microgrid Projects
The US Army is using clean energy projects to begin targeting resiliency through microgrids, executive director of the US Army’s Office of Energy Initiatives Michael F. McGhee said at the recent Microgrid Global Innovation Forum in Washington, DC.
Demand Flexibility Offers Significant Savings for Commercial Customers
Commercial and industrial utility customers used to have limited options in order to meet their electricity needs: buy it, make it, or eliminate it. Now they have another viable option: to shift it through demand flexibility, the Rocky Mountain Institute (RMI) points out. Recently RMI … Read more…
FERC Opens US Wholesale Energy Markets To Battery and Electric Storage Systems
The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission has issued an order allowing the participation of electric storage resources in the capacity, energy, and ancillary services markets operated by regional transmission organizations and independent system operators. FERC’s vote to open US wholesale energy markets to batteries and other … Read more…
Report: Higher Capacities Mean Energy Storage Ready for Prime Time
A new report from Environment New York shows that energy storage is increasingly becoming a viable option for businesses. Rising renewable energy production means that energy storage is ready for prime time, according to the state-based environmental advocacy organization. The report, “Making Sense of Energy … Read more…
Massachusetts Awards $20M Grants for Energy Storage
Massachusetts awarded $20 million in grants for energy storage projects in the state this week, doubling the initial amount planned, MassLive reported. The funding is going toward 26 projects involving different business models in an effort to accelerate the development of energy storage technologies. The … Read more…
New York State To Adopt Energy Storage Target
New York Governor Andrew Cuomo signed a bill to create a statewide energy storage target, making New York the fourth state in the country that will have such a target, Greentech Media reported. The bill to establish an energy storage deployment program was passed unanimously … Read more…
