Businesses in South Australia may find themselves plagued by fewer weather-caused blackout issues, now that Tesla has won a government bid to build what would be the world’s largest lithium-ion battery. Tesla says the 100-megawatt energy storage solution will be completed by December, 2017. The … Read more…
Commercial and industrial energy users may benefit from the more efficient, cost-effective options available from a hybrid energy storage systems (HESS) over a typical stationary ESS, according to a recent report from Navigant Research. The advantages to deploying an HESS include lower cost, increased system … Read more…
California legislators actively encourage technology that both enhance the reliability of the grid and promote use of renewable energy. These two goals, of course, go hand in hand. Indeed, the California Public Utility Commission (CPUC) last year directed investor-owned utilities in the southern part of … Read more…
A proving grounds for energy storage is in Southern California, where a large project is underway to compensate for the Aliso Canyon natural gas storage facility, which has not been allowed to accept new gas since methane leaks caused serious problems in 2015. This week, … Read more…
It is the corporate community that is spurring on the trend toward a low-carbon economy and the resulting investments in clean technologies — a catalyst that will create even more opportunities and progress.
Navigant Research has released its fourth quarter microgrid deployment tracker. The firm found that North America remains the leading region for the technique, with 54 percent of the market. Asia Pacific is next on the list with 41 percent of the market. The firm says … Read more…
Dynapower Company and Samsung SDI have introduced an energy storage platform. The initial version of the Dynapower Samsung SDI BTM-250 offers 250KW and 550 kWh service levels. A 100 KW system will follow, according to the press release. The platform combines Dynapower’s new Generation 2 … Read more…
With newfound pressures to be cleaner, more efficient and more reliable, customers are looking to onsite generation that can be supported by energy storage and microgrids.
The Snohomish County Public Utility District is in the middle of an $11.2 million energy storage project in Everett, WA, according to the HeraldNet. The MESA 2 initiative is aimed at research and development. The system, which is contained in 20 shipping containers, consists of … Read more…
E.ON has begun construction of the Iron Horse battery energy storage facility, according to the company. Iron Horse, the first project of E.ON North America, will be built at the University of Arizona Science and Technology Park near Tucson. It will be a customized 10 … Read more…
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