Energy Storage: Page 81
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AES teams up with Panasonic for India's first utility-scale storage project
AES Storage and Panasonic are building a 10-MW storage facility in Haryana, India.
By Peter Maloney • April 19, 2016 -
Report: One-third of solar installers offer energy storage, number set to rise
More than a fourth of the installers not offering storage told researchers they plan to offer it this year.
By Peter Maloney • April 14, 2016 -
Trendline
Top 5 Stories from Utility Dive
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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Stakeholders debate expanding storage's role in MISO markets
Discussions under way at MISO could expand storage into the medium-term market.
By Peter Maloney • April 12, 2016 -
Deep Dive
Graphene: Energy storage's silver bullet or a promise stretched thin?
Graphene's remarkable properties could revolutionize energy storage, but commercial deplyment could be years off.
By Peter Maloney • April 12, 2016 -
Deep Dive
'Straight uphill': Power sector reforms face tough path in gridlocked Illinois legislature
Three utility-backed bills to support, nuclear generation, renewables and efficiency did not pass in the last session of the General Assembly. Stakeholders are now trying to role them into a single law.
By Peter Maloney • April 12, 2016 -
Aquion battery to meet overnight needs of Puerto Rican solar farm
An Aquion battery is being deployed at a 16 MW Puerto Rican solar farm to meet overnight needs.
By Peter Maloney • April 11, 2016 -
SolarCity closes $150M securitization for commercial solar+storage
SolarCity continued a string of securitizations with a $150-million financing from Credit Suisse.
By Peter Maloney • April 8, 2016 -
Deep Dive
The Tesla killer? Sonnen's CEO on its US energy storage market strategy
The German storage company's CEO talks to Utility Dive about U.S. storage markets, partnerships with utilities and the competition with that other residential battery provider.
By Gavin Bade • April 5, 2016 -
Electric Fuel Energy of Israel claims over 10 hour discharge for its iron flow battery
Electric Fuel Energy says its iron flow battery is safer than other chemistries and could reduce overall costs.
By Peter Maloney • April 5, 2016 -
Consumers Energy, Michigan State to partner on storage pilot
Though there are few details, the two-year pilot will help Consumers Energy learn how storage can be installed on its larger system.
By Robert Walton • April 5, 2016 -
SunEdison's financial woes could scuttle storage deal with Imergy in India
SunEdison's financial troubles could threaten Imergy's battery roll-out in India.
By Peter Maloney • April 4, 2016 -
Utah governor signs Rocky Mountain Power-backed transportation bill
The controversial bill, which critics say will ultimately raise rates and crush the state's solar market, aims to boost electric vehicle infrastructure and clean coal research, while managing environmental costs.
By Robert Walton • April 1, 2016 -
SDG&E signs contracts for 20 MW of energy storage, 18.5 MW energy efficiency
The efficiency program aims to reduce usage in local commercial buildings.
By Robert Walton • April 1, 2016 -
Alevo partners to develop 10 MW storage project in Texas
Ormat Technologies has teamed up with Alevo to enter the storage market with a project in Georgetown, Texas, one of the first cities in the United States pledging to go 100% renewables.
By Peter Maloney • March 31, 2016 -
Deep Dive
Will utilities become Uber for DERs?
As the industry debates the role of the utility in a distributed energy future, utility leaders are touting a network approach.
By Krysti Shallenberger • March 30, 2016 -
Arizona public utility data shows some savings with demand charge
But other customers paid significantly more if they did not alter their energy usage during peak demand.
By Herman K. Trabish • March 29, 2016 -
Report: Australian network operators have 'real incentives' to adopt battery storage
An Australian transmission and distribution network operator released the results of a three-year trial testing a wide range of uses for battery storage that could delay or offset costly network investment.
By Krysti Shallenberger • March 29, 2016 -
Report: ITC extension to boost storage-plus-renewables by 33%
A new GTM Research report finds storage's prospects improved with the recent federal ITC extension.
By Krysti Shallenberger • March 29, 2016 -
Report: C&I storage could be $10.8B market by 2025
There have been challenges for commercial and industrial storage deployments to overcome, but the firm expects more than 9 GW to be installed in 2025.
By Robert Walton • March 28, 2016 -
Deep Dive
Getting to 100% renewables: How Hawaii plans to get fossil fuels off the grid
In Hawaii, getting consensus around a 100% renewable energy mandate was the easy part. The hard part comes next.
By Gavin Bade • March 23, 2016 -
Opinion
3 ways utilities can optimize energy storage
Anissa Dehamna from Navigant outlines three strategies for utilities to monetize energy storage
By Anissa Dehamna • March 22, 2016 -
Deep Dive
How utilities can prepare for the invasion of the Virtual Power Plants
Virtual power plants are poised for growth, especially if standardization efforts succeed.
By Peter Maloney • March 22, 2016 -
Puerto Rico contracts for energy storage to meet 20% renewables mandate
The island’s clean energy goals require the Puerto Rico Electric Power Authority to obtain 20% percent of its electricity from renewable sources by 2035 even as the utility undergoes restructuring for $8.2 billion in debt.
By Robert Walton • March 22, 2016 -
Tesla Motors abandons 10 kWh battery offering
Designed for backup power, and with a max life of 500 cycles, the economics just didn't support a 10 kWh residential battery, experts say.
By Robert Walton • March 21, 2016 -
Deep Dive
Leading edge: Hawaii utilities push storage, solar integration for 100% renewables mandate
Two innovative projects on the islands could provide lessons for power providers throughout the country.
By Peter Maloney • March 21, 2016