Energy Storage: Page
-
Courtesy of LG Energy Solution
LG Energy Solution aims to double revenue, reduce reliance on EV segment
The plans include advancing next-generation battery technology and establishing an energy storage software and services business.
By Eric Walz • Oct. 10, 2024 -
Adeline Kon/Utility Dive
US energy storage deployments jumped 86% year over year to 10.5 GWh in Q2: ACP/WoodMac
The second-quarter record came despite weak residential activity and uncertainty over the policy impacts of the 2024 election, the report said.
By Brian Martucci • Oct. 8, 2024 -
Explore the Trendline➔
Joe Raedle via Getty Images
TrendlineTop 5 Stories from Utility Dive
Power demand is rising amid dramatic shifts in federal energy policy, but technology and markets continue to push the grid toward cleaner, more distributed resources.
By Utility Dive staff -
Getty Images
Sponsored by Energy ExemplarWhy decarbonization, reliability and affordability depend on co-optimized planning
Holistic planning can highlight opportunities for gas and power systems to optimize their interdependence, as well as help avoid dangerous disruptions in supplies of energy.
Oct. 7, 2024 -
Permission granted by Wärtsilä Corporation
Sponsored by Wärtsilä Energy Storage and OptimisationThe rise of AC block energy storage systems
As the energy storage industry matures, evolving technologies are available for specific use cases.
By Neha Sinha, Product Manager, Energy Storage Systems, Wärtsilä Energy Storage and Optimisation • Oct. 7, 2024 -
Courtesy of Hyundai Motor North America
Hyundai, Kia launch advanced battery technology project
To better compete in the EV market, the automakers plan to jointly develop lithium iron phosphate battery cathode material manufacturing technology in South Korea.
By Haley Cawthon • Oct. 2, 2024 -
Courtesy of Holy Cross Energy
Hybrid power plants account for majority of proposed US solar, storage capacity: LBNL
Future hybrid power plants’ storage capacity is likely to grow alongside renewables penetration, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory researchers said Monday during a webinar.
By Brian Martucci • Oct. 1, 2024 -
Getty Images
Utility conferences to watch in 2025
We’ve updated our list for the second half of the year with events on energy efficiency, load management and more.
By Ethan Howland, Robert Walton, Diana DiGangi, Meris Lutz • Updated June 27, 2025 -
Getty Images
PJM says ‘concerns are growing’ after less than 2 GW added this year
“I can assure you … we very much want to bring our projects to completion and are working very diligently in doing so,” VC Renewables’ Jason Barker said.
By Ethan Howland • Sept. 26, 2024 -
Adeline Kon/Utility Dive
Energy storage underused as transmission asset amid unresolved questions, experts say
The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission allows storage to be used as a transmission asset, but regulatory and use-case uncertainty hold back deployment, a panel organized by Heatmap Labs said.
By Brian Martucci • Sept. 24, 2024 -
The image by Peretzp is licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0
PJM market design flaws add billions to latest capacity auction costs: market monitor
A switch in how PJM measures power plant availability, one of several market issues flagged by Monitoring Analytics, increased capacity costs by $4.4 billion compared to its previous approach.
By Ethan Howland • Sept. 24, 2024 -
PJM rejects call to include RMR plants in capacity auctions to lower prices
However, the grid operator said it plans to soon propose an expedited framework to fast-track certain generation interconnection projects.
By Ethan Howland • Sept. 23, 2024 -
Courtesy of The Dow Chemical Co.
Battery sector gets $3B from Biden administration
The funding will go toward new battery manufacturing facilities as well as critical mineral processing plants and recycling sites.
By Sara Samora • Sept. 20, 2024 -
Retrieved from U.S. Department of Energy.
Tribal microgrid project is first with long-duration storage to get DOE loan guarantee
The Viejas Band of Kumeyaay Indians’ facility will have 15 MW of solar and 70 MWh of storage and will support the largest single EV charging hub in North America.
By Brian Martucci • Sept. 19, 2024 -
Courtesy of Tesla
PJM is blocking battery storage interconnection pathway: renewable energy group report
PJM could unlock “tens of thousands of megawatts” of additional capacity with certain rule changes consistent with FERC requirements, said Gabel Associates’ Michael Borgatti, who co-authored a report on the topic for ACORE.
By Ethan Howland • Updated Sept. 20, 2024 -
Hannah Peters / Staff via Getty Images
DOE unveils 2 prizes aimed at behind-the-meter storage innovation
Winners of the Beyond the Meter Energy Storage Integration Prize could receive up to $100,000 and will be expected to showcase their technology at DISTRIBUTECH in March in Dallas.
By Robert Walton • Sept. 17, 2024 -
Drew Angerer / Staff via Getty Images
Biden finalizes China tariff hikes, including for EVs, batteries and solar panels
The administration's increases for this year include a 100% tariff on electric vehicles, a 25% tariff on lithium-ion EV batteries and a 50% tariff on photovoltaic solar cells.
By Kate Magill • Sept. 16, 2024 -
Getty Images
ERCOT accelerates initiative to streamline energy procurement and dispatch
Texas is continuing its work to ensure batteries play a prominent role in stabilizing the electric grid.
By Robert Walton • Sept. 16, 2024 -
Getty Images
Clean, dispatchable generation is key to meeting state emissions goals: New York governor
NYSERDA’s Future Energy Economy Summit, held earlier this month, will inform state renewable energy deployments and action on advanced, dispatchable generation, Gov. Kathy Hochul said.
By Brian Martucci • Sept. 13, 2024 -
Adeline Kon/Utility Dive
States have multiple tools to advance storage tech, but financing, other challenges abound: NASEO
The National Association of State Energy Officials highlighted the efforts of California, Colorado and other states while pointing to permitting, interconnection and other obstacles.
By Brian Martucci • Sept. 10, 2024 -
Permission granted by sonnen, Inc.
ES Solar, sonnen deploy 18 MWh of home battery retrofits through Rocky Mountain Power initiative
ES Solar hopes to retrofit 40% of Utah’s solar-only residential PV systems over five years as customers seek backup power and income from VPP participation, company leaders said.
By Brian Martucci • Sept. 10, 2024 -
Getty Images
BLM approves NV Energy’s Greenlink West transmission, Arevia’s $2.3B solar + storage project
NV Energy will buy power from Arevia’s 700-MW solar/2.8-GWh battery project in Nevada at a levelized cost of $93.69/MWh.
By Ethan Howland • Sept. 10, 2024 -
Getty Images
The fallout from PJM’s record-setting capacity auction
Utilities, power plant owners, state lawmakers and regulators are responding to PJM's latest capacity auction, with an eye on the ones ahead.
By Ethan Howland • Sept. 6, 2024 -
Getty Images
US energy storage installations rise 62% in Q2, to 2.9 GW: ACP
Storage deployments saw their second-best quarter ever, with overall clean energy installations on pace for a record year, according to the American Clean Power Association’s Q2 2024 market report.
By Brian Martucci • Sept. 6, 2024 -
Courtesy of GE Vernova
Uprates, batteries and DR may offer near-term responses to record PJM capacity prices
With tight supply-demand conditions, upcoming capacity auctions could be volatile, according to ESAI Power’s Scott Niemann. “It just adds a lot more uncertainty to the auction outcomes," he said.
By Ethan Howland • Sept. 6, 2024 -
Permission granted by PJM Interconnection
PJM considers fast-track review for shovel-ready generating projects
The grid operator expects generators will step in with new supplies in response to high prices in its recent capacity auction.
By Ethan Howland • Sept. 5, 2024
Previous
