Energy Storage: Page 60
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Updated: Energy storage developer Aquion emerges from bankruptcy under new ownership
Juline-Titans LLC acquired the company at auction for $9.16 million, well above the stalking horse bid of $2.8 million.
By Peter Maloney • July 26, 2017 -
EV charging company Greenlots receives funding from utility group
The investment is seen as part of the utility sector's commitment to support electrification of the transport sector.
By Peter Maloney • July 25, 2017 -
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The U.S. clean energy transition is expected to accelerate in 2024 but faces question around transmission, financing, federal elections and other issues.
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Energy storage group outlines ways for states to promote the technology
The report sees procurement targets as the top state policy needed to spur development.
By Peter Maloney • July 25, 2017 -
Deep Dive
Gas plant makers embrace batteries with hybrid machines
Manufacturers are responding to market demands for flexibility by combining energy storage with conventional generating plants.
By Peter Maloney • July 25, 2017 -
Microvast Power System deal drives increase in storage funding, Mercom Capital Group finds
A decrease in smart grid and energy efficiency funding in the first half of 2017 was offset by the rise in energy storage funding.
By Peter Maloney • July 25, 2017 -
UK outlines plan for major grid upgrades, battery storage investments
The U.K. government plans to invest $320 million in battery storage technology over a 4-year span.
By Peter Maloney • July 25, 2017 -
Deep Dive
Hiding in plain sight: Aggregated DERs in wholesale power markets
Distributed resources can't yet compete like traditional generators in U.S. power markets, but demand response products allow them a foot in the door.
By Herman K. Trabish • July 24, 2017 -
Deep Dive
DER aggregation: Sector experts identify emerging trends in a nascent market
Wholesale market changes and new regulatory frameworks are key to expanding the sector.
By Krysti Shallenberger • July 24, 2017 -
DOE partners with Xcel, Panasonic, to test smart city ideas in Denver
Peña Station NEXT is a planned 382-acre mixed-use development that will feature renewable energy, storage, LED street lighting and autonomous transportation.
By Robert Walton • July 24, 2017 -
Alectra and AMP form partnership to develop C&I energy storage projects
Alectra, the third largest municipal utility in North America, already has a solar-plus-storage offering for residential customers.
By Peter Maloney • July 21, 2017 -
Deep Dive
5 new strategies to design more effective utility DER pilots
A new RMI report uses insights from utility pilots and demonstration projects to form a roadmap for the energy transition.
By Herman K. Trabish • July 20, 2017 -
San Diego Water issues RFP for 500 MW pumped hydro storage project
The San Diego County Water Authority said the project would help integrate more variable generation resources, assisting electric utilities in meeting California's 50% renewables mandate.
By Peter Maloney • July 20, 2017 -
Vermont regulators to examine grid modernization
The staff of the Public Service Board will lead an initial workshop in August.
By Robert Walton • July 19, 2017 -
Sonnen inks deal to install batteries in new Arizona homes
The contract is part of Sonnen's efforts to replicate its residential solar community approach in the U.S.
By Peter Maloney • July 19, 2017 -
Deep Dive
Canadian company seeks new source for lithium, a key battery ingredient
MGX Minerals wants to extract lithium ion from oil and gas wastewater.
By Peter Maloney • July 18, 2017 -
Flow battery developer ViZn Energy says it can pair solar and storage for 4¢/kWh
If successful, the company could beat a previous price benchmark set by an Arizona utility, which signed a solar-plus-storage contract for less than $0.045/kWh.
By Peter Maloney • July 17, 2017 -
Deep Dive
AES CEO Andres Gluski on how his new storage venture will enable the 'network of the future'
The founding of Fluence will allow AES to market its batteries to third parties and apply storage to its other business units, from renewables to conventional generation.
By Gavin Bade • July 14, 2017 -
California Assembly pulls residential storage rebate bill off agenda, delaying it until 2018
SB 700 aimed to create a 10-year rebate program to boost residential energy storage deployment throughout the state.
By Krysti Shallenberger • July 14, 2017 -
Southern will test Tesla batteries in 1 MWh pilot for Gulf Power subsidiary
Southern wants to study the batteries for two years in hopes of eventually offering storage to C&I customers.
By Peter Maloney • July 14, 2017 -
Skylar Resources brings 2 MW storage system online for California muni
Glendale Water & Power says the energy storage system will delay the need for infrastructure upgrades.
By Peter Maloney • July 12, 2017 -
Deep Dive
After sector outcry, Massachusetts energy chief defends 200 MWh storage target
Some storage interests expected a higher target, but DOER defends it as a first step in a comprehensive plan
By Peter Maloney • July 11, 2017 -
Sponsored by Essense Partners
Going beyond 'net zero' to passive house
Understanding that the grid is not a bank is key to recognizing that current ‘net zero’ accounting could lead to suboptimal building design outcomes.
July 11, 2017 -
Report: Minnesota storage+solar could be more cost-effective than peaking plants after 2022
The report from Energy Transition Lab highlights storage's role in growing Minnesota's renewable industry, but environmental benefits must be considered for it to currently pencil out.
By Robert Walton • July 11, 2017 -
Siemens, AES form new energy storage joint venture Fluence
The companies each hold a 50% stake in the venture, which can lay claim to more than 460 MW of storage worldwide.
By Peter Maloney • July 11, 2017 -
Opinion
How wholesale power markets and state environmental policies can work together
Analysts from The Brattle Group lay out three paths for making state energy goals work in electricity markets.
By Sam Newell, Johannes Pfeifenberger, Judy Chang and Kathleen Spees • July 10, 2017