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Sunvault-Edison Power solar+storage project in Delaware could use graphene technology
A small solar + storge project in Delaware is vying to be one of the first to incorporate graphene storage technology.
By Peter Maloney • Feb. 25, 2016 -
German green utility LichtBlick eyes US expansion for DERMS offering
LichtBlick of Germany is expanding its DERMS tools into the residential market, including the United States.
By Peter Maloney • Feb. 24, 2016 -
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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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Deep Dive
'A battery in every basement': How the lowly water heater could power the smart grid
A new coalition of co-ops, environmentalists and demand response is seeking to harness the power of a different sort of energy storage.
By Robert Walton • Feb. 23, 2016 -
Deep Dive
Partnering for success: Utilities leverage innovative vendor relationships at the grid edge
From smart meters to distribution automation and residential storage, opportunities abound for utilities bold enough to reach out to innovative third parties.
By Herman K. Trabish • Feb. 23, 2016 -
JuiceBox enters residential storage fray with new solar partnerships
The most recent solar+storage partnership combines JuiceBox and Simmitri, a solar designer and installer, following a similar deal inked in January.
By Peter Maloney • Feb. 23, 2016 -
Convergent
First do no harm: Michigan researchers publish storage sustainability guidelines
University of Michigan researchers publish guidelines for the sustainble use of energy storage systems.
By Peter Maloney • Feb. 22, 2016 -
New York needs 4 GW of storage by 2030 to meet REV goals, advocacy group says
Advocacy and advisory group NY-BEST also calls for standardized safety requirements, locational pricing in new report.
By Peter Maloney • Feb. 19, 2016 -
From the New York Power Authority (used with permission)
Deep DiveBeyond net metering: How location can help put a value on DERs
Finding the precise locational value of distributed energy resources is key to ongoing and future value-of-solar proceedings, a report said.
By Herman K. Trabish • Feb. 18, 2016 -
Tesla
SolarCity selects Tesla batteries for Kauai solar+storage project
SolarCity, as widely expected, picked Tesla to suppy the batteries for its Kauai solar-plus-storage project, which it says will be the first fully-dispatchable solar PV project in the nation.
By Peter Maloney • Feb. 18, 2016 -
Deep Dive
That's the brakes: Utilizing stored energy from public transit for grid services
The Philadelphia region transit system, with industry partners, is pioneering a financial model for making regenerative braking economic.
By Peter Maloney • Feb. 16, 2016 -
SoCal Edison to invest up to $2.5B to integrate DERs over 5-year span
Integrating distributed energy resources into the distribution network is not going to be cheap. Southern California Edison is preparing to spend up to $2.5 billion, including $500 million on new software, to prepare its grid for DERs over a five-year span.
By Peter Maloney • Feb. 12, 2016 -
Sunverge Energy to roll out solar management system
Sunverge Energy says its next generation solar integration system will be available this summer.
By Peter Maloney • Feb. 11, 2016 -
Deep Dive
DistribuTECH 2016: Increasingly at home with DERs, utilities shift focus to controlling them on the grid
The big question for utilities in 2016 isn’t whether they will be able to integrate DERs — it’s how they will be able to manage them all on the grid.
By Gavin Bade • Feb. 11, 2016 -
Navigant: Lithium-ion leads new storage systems
More than 85% of energy storage systems installed last year used lithium-ion batteries, according to a new report from Navigant Research.
By Robert Walton • Feb. 10, 2016 -
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Boeing delivers fuel cell storage system for US Navy
Highlighting the military's growing interest in energy security and storage, the U.S. Navy is testing the first of its kind fuel cell energy storage system in conjunction with a microgrid in Port Hueneme, California.
By Robert Walton • Feb. 10, 2016 -
Deep Dive
How Austin Energy is looking to manage solar-plus-storage on its grid
Austin Energy has been awarded a $4.3 million grant to implement a DERMS system aimed at integrating solar power into its grid.
By Peter Maloney • Feb. 9, 2016 -
Sacramento muni cancels 400MW pumped storage project
Costs and environmental delays helped to scuttle SMUD's plans for a 400-MW pumped storage project in northern California.
By Peter Maloney • Feb. 8, 2016 -
California ISO approves proposals to bolster storage and demand response
The California ISO has approved several proposals aimed at further integrating distributed energy resources into the states's wholesale power market.
By Peter Maloney • Feb. 4, 2016 -
Tesla CEO Musk: New version of Powerwall is coming in summer 2016
The announcement came during a question-and-answer session with the Tesla chief last week in Paris.
By Gavin Bade • Feb. 2, 2016 -
Sonnen
Deep DiveShould utilities be afraid of Sonnen's new community storage offering?
Community energy storage in the U.S. could ramp up with German storage developer Sonnen's entry into the market.
By Peter Maloney • Feb. 2, 2016 -
Sonnen leverages rooftop solar, financing partners to sell storage systems in US
German energy storage company Sonnen has formed two partnerships as part of is strategy to sell storage systems into the U.S.
By Peter Maloney • Feb. 1, 2016 -
Navigant: Revenue for utility-scale battery storage to grow 15 times by 2025
While revenues today are under $232 million, a new Navigant report forecasts them to hit $3.6 billion in less than a decade.
By Herman K. Trabish • Jan. 29, 2016 -
Convergent
Report: Storage market for solar systems to hit $8B by 2026
The market for combining storage with solar will become more attractive as the cost of solar installations declines.
By Peter Maloney • Jan. 29, 2016 -
Stem partners with HECO to develop distribution platform for solar-storage systems
Stem and HECO will use DOE funding to develop an energy management platform to give the utility greater control over distributed resources.
By Herman K. Trabish • Jan. 28, 2016 -
Deep Dive
How MISO is reforming market rules to spur storage deployment
Developers are eager to develop MISO’s storage market, but it has a long way to go to catch up with other RTOs.
By Peter Maloney • Jan. 26, 2016
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