Solar Power World

JANUARY 30, 2020

In Q3 2019, energy storage deployments grew 93% versus Q3 2018, with behind-the-meter projects accounting for 55% of the total storage market.… … The post Public safety power shutoffs and equity resiliency incentives – a perfect storm for home battery demand appeared first on Solar Power World.

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GreenTechMedia

OCTOBER 23, 2020

billion Self-Generation Incentive Program budget to help low-income communities install about 100 megawatts of stalled behind-the-meter battery projects. Grid Alternatives, a nonprofit that installs solar and batteries for low-income residents, demanded that the CPUC preserve the funds. California Sen.

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GreenTechMedia

MARCH 19, 2020

Two flow battery companies are about to complete a months-long effort to combine forces. North America’s Avalon Battery will absorb publicly traded British company RedT Energy through a reverse takeover, pending shareholder approval. Lithium-ion batteries represent 99 percent of new grid storage capacity.

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Charged

MARCH 30, 2020

In 2019, over 59,000 tons of nickel and 14,400 tons of cobalt were deployed globally in passenger EV batteries, a one-year increase of 39% and 34%, respectively, according to data from Adamas Intelligence’s EV Battery Capacity and Battery Metals Tracker. Source: Adamas Intelligence.

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GreenTechMedia

NOVEMBER 7, 2019

Home batteries proved their resilience value during Vermont's Halloween blackout. The battery backup service lasted nine hours on average, but the longest instance ran for 82 hours. The event offers a timely data point for other jurisdictions mulling the use of home batteries for resilience.

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GreenTechMedia

JANUARY 24, 2020

NextEra Energy, North America’s leading wind and solar generator, is combing through its base of existing solar facilities with an eye to retroactively adding batteries, as it adopts a more “aggressive” view on the falling cost of energy storage. Near-firm" renewable power. NextEra built 2.7

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Charged

JUNE 10, 2020

In a newly-released report on the nickel sulfate industry, Roskill forecasts that the expanding EV industry will become the key driver of growth in nickel demand. Over the next decade, Roskill forecasts an explosive growth rate for the consumption of nickel in batteries (mostly in the form of nickel sulfate).

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GreenTechMedia

AUGUST 19, 2020

Stealthy grid infrastructure developer LS Power now operates the largest grid battery in the world. That was enough to make it the most powerful battery in the U.S. That would be big news for the storage sector in any event, because it exceeds the previous largest battery, the Tesla-supplied Hornsdale plant (150 megawatts/193.5

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GreenTechMedia

JUNE 25, 2020

Sunrun is landing contract after contract to put solar-charged residential batteries to work serving grid needs. “Sunrun has tens of thousands of batteries they’re deploying,” Amit Narayan, AutoGrid CEO, said in an interview. ” Fleets of batteries, meet optimization software.

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Renewable Energy World

JULY 13, 2021

Last year the number of residential battery systems installed in Australia increased by 20%. The 31,000 battery systems that were installed is a remarkable number, considering Australia entered a recession in September last year for the first time in almost 30 years. State-based Solar Battery Rebates.

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Smart Energy International

MARCH 14, 2022

The report Lithium Iron Phosphate Battery Market By Power Capacity; By Component; By End-User; By Region, Segments & Forecast, 2018 – 2026 details the rising demand for lithium iron phosphate (LiFePO4) batteries. Rising demand. Industry growth. Sign up to our newsletter and stay informed.

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GreenTechMedia

DECEMBER 4, 2020

Stem, the decade-old behind-the-meter battery startup that was seeking a buyer earlier this year to bolster its growth ambitions, is now launching a plan to go public via a special-purpose acquisition corporation (SPAC) reverse merger. ” Stem’s role in opening up the behind-the-meter battery market. and abroad.

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AutoGrid

SEPTEMBER 27, 2018

Extreme Heat, Peak Load and Demand Response: Record Summer 2018 Challenges Grid Operators Nationwide. The alerts succeeded in lowering demand by 990 megawatts (MW) over the two days, helping the system get over high forecasted peaks. CAISO can also turn to demand response (DR) by issuing warnings or declaring emergencies.

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GreenBiz

JUNE 4, 2021

For example, this could be software that directs a laptop to run off battery power instead of the wall socket when local electricity is dirtier. . They’re also essential to our ever-connected world, and their energy demands are huge and expected to grow. Carbon-aware applications that change behavior to minimize carbon emissions.

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GreenTechMedia

JULY 21, 2020

While Enel X focuses on smaller, customer-sited batteries to help businesses with demand charges, backup power and other needs, the new 1 gigawatt commitment applies to Enel’s utility-scale renewables development business. But Enel can leverage global supply chains on a larger scale than its U.S.-focused

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GreenBiz

AUGUST 13, 2020

Exxon’s 2018 revenues were half of what it made a decade earlier; in 2019, it was only $14.3 COVID-19 constricted commuting, and demand for refined oil products fell fast. In 2018, Transocean (yes, the folks who brought you the BP oil spill) charged Chevron $830 million ($445,000 a day) for one rig for five years. What happened?

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GreenTechMedia

SEPTEMBER 19, 2019

GE won its biggest grid battery deal so far, to supply a solar plant in South Australia. This battery will outrank South Australia's Hornsdale Power Reserve, the Tesla-supplied system that currently holds the title for world's largest, but won't for long.

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Solar Industry

NOVEMBER 17, 2023

The project utilized 80% local construction labor and Canadian-based manufacturing for the solar PV racking and the battery energy storage system. The Summerland Solar+Storage Facility features a battery energy storage system capable of grid forming, peak shaving and ancillary services, says Wildstone.

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GreenTechMedia

FEBRUARY 20, 2020

It compels electricity retailers to buy credits for clean power that can be delivered during the hours of peak grid demand. Properly timed renewables and demand response count; since wind and solar cannot dispatch on command, though, energy storage stands to play a major role. Clean Peak standard vs. carbon pricing.

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Charged

JULY 7, 2022

Onto has been offering Peugeot EVs since 2018, and the brand is a popular choice among Onto subscribers. The Peugeot e-208 features a 50 kWh battery pack, and claims a range of 225 miles (WLTP). “The Onto currently has over 6,000 active subscribers, and offers a wide selection of EVs. Source: Onto.

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Business Green

SEPTEMBER 23, 2020

Billionaire offers glimpse of EV firm's efforts to develop cheaper, more efficient battery cells at Tesla's AGM. Current costs of batteries were not coming down quickly enough to address the climate crisis and spur fast enough transition to EVs, he warned. To accelerate the transition to EVs they must be affordable," Musk said.

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Charged

SEPTEMBER 10, 2019

Cummins has announced a multi-year partnership with the University of California San Diego and its battery validation lab to analyze viable business and technical approaches to effectively reuse and repurpose EV batteries. Batteries retired from EVs still maintain significant battery capacity. Source: Cummins.

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GreenTechMedia

OCTOBER 13, 2020

The project is especially relevant for California, which enacted supportive policies for solar and battery storage, and where earthquakes, wildfires and mudslides regularly threaten the normal functioning of the electricity system. megawatt-hours of customer-sited battery storage installed around the country.

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GreenTechMedia

SEPTEMBER 26, 2019

In California, it’s not just vulnerable families and critical services that could use battery-backed solar systems to ride through wildfire-prevention power outages. Like many California solar developers, energy storage is playing an ever-increasing role in CalCom’s projects, leading it to rebrand as CalCom Energy last year.

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GreenTechMedia

MARCH 20, 2020

The Clean Peak Standard, called for in legislation passed in 2018, creates credits for clean energy delivered during time windows identified as peak hours for a given season. Since renewables do not produce on demand, this creates an opportunity for energy storage technologies such as batteries, which store electricity for use when desired.

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GreenTechMedia

APRIL 3, 2020

As battery prices continue to fall and the penetration of variable wind and solar generation rises, power plant developers are increasingly combining wind and solar projects with on-site batteries, creating “hybrid” power plants. gigawatts of wind, gas, oil and photovoltaic power plants co-located with batteries in the U.S.,

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Renewable Energy World

AUGUST 2, 2021

Now, Duke Energy, one of the state’s vertically integrated investor-owned utilities, has worked with stakeholders to create a program that addresses winter peaking with a combination of solar, time-of-use rates, smart thermostats, and soon additional technologies that will likely include battery storage. A New Clean Energy Paradigm.

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GreenTechMedia

FEBRUARY 24, 2021

The startup spun out of Google parent company Alphabet's moonshot factory, X, in 2018. Many startups tackling energy storage breakthroughs have looked to batteries and other electrochemical devices. Decarbonization of industry will drive numerous uses for carbon-free, 100-degree-Celsius heat on demand.

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GreenTechMedia

DECEMBER 30, 2019

has deployed more energy storage since the second half of 2018 than the total of all prior years. Battery storage deployments will reach 6,500 megawatts. Integrated battery storage is critical to reaching those renewables targets. In 2020 alone, we expect total storage deployed to double again.

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Mr. Sustainability

NOVEMBER 2, 2020

An introduction to the battery company NorthVolt and its strategy Summary - NortVolt, led by Tesla-Veteran Peter Carlsson, is building the very first European battery gigafactory. What is NorthVolt’s strategy to create a European battery power basis? Construction of Nortvolt R&D in Västerås started in 2018.

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GreenTechMedia

AUGUST 5, 2020

Eos Energy Storage spent 12 years building up a technology it says can rival the dominant lithium-ion batteries for storing grid power. Energy storage is a rapidly growing market, and energy companies are plowing unprecedented sums into battery projects. Exotic battery tech, exotic claims. That still hasn't happened.

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GreenTechMedia

MAY 26, 2020

The environmental group is demanding that Alliant close its 1,053-megawatt Columbia plant by 2026, and replace it with clean energy alternatives. In 2018 Alliant established its "Clean Energy Blueprint," which aims for 30 percent renewables by 2030 on the way to an 80 percent carbon emissions cut by 2050.

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Business Green

JUNE 3, 2021

A three-year electric vehicle-to-grid technology trial led by OVO Energy has helped EV drivers shave hundreds of pounds off their annual energy bills by enabling them to sell power stored on their car batteries back to the grid, potentially offsetting all of their home electricity costs, the results have found.

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Smart Energy International

OCTOBER 5, 2023

It encompasses demand turn-up and demand reduction across 452 zones, sufficient to power approximately half a million homes. Flexibility manages the outputs between renewable energy generators like batteries or wind turbines, as well as energy consumers who can reduce their demand during peak times to gain financial benefits.

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CleanTech San Diego

AUGUST 20, 2020

On August 19, 2020, Cleantech San Diego member company LS Power unveiled the largest battery energy storage project in the world – Gateway Energy Storage. The post LS Power Continues San Diego’s Energy Storage Leadership with the Biggest Battery in the World appeared first on Cleantech San Diego. Share this.

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GreenTechMedia

MARCH 4, 2021

That’s reason enough, these groups say, for regulators to demand that Duke rework its plans — and they’ve laid out their own solar and battery-heavy replacement options for consideration. Taking the solar-battery path could also reduce overall system cost by $7.2 GW to 16.4 GW of new solar and 1 GW to 7.5

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GreenTechMedia

NOVEMBER 20, 2020

The report released Friday underscores the role that transportation in emerging economies will play in future oil demand, and how quickly falling battery costs and increasingly aggressive decarbonization policies are accelerating the shift from fossil-fueled to electric vehicles. In 2018-2019, 3.38

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