Energy Storage News

Duke Energy Florida recently (5/29) filed the locations of its three newest solar power plants, which will provide cleaner, smarter energy solutions to benefit Florida customers.    - The Duette Solar Power Plant will be built on approximately 520 acres in Manatee County, Fla. Once operational, the 74.5-megawatt (MW) facility will consist of approximately 227,000 single-axis ...

Jun. 1, 2020

By Smart Grid Observer

SimpliPhi Power, a leading U.S. manufacturer of safe, non-toxic, cobalt-free lithium ion energy storage systems, has partnered with Heila Technologies to deploy intelligent energy storage+solar systems at a demonstration project in Shreveport, Louisiana with the support of Southwestern Electric Power ...

May 30, 2020

By Simpliphi Power, Inc.

Clarke Energy, a KOHLER Company, has signed a memorandum of understanding with NEC Energy Solutions, Inc. (NEC) with respect to the supply of their  GSS Grid Storage Solution products and warranty service offering. Energy storage products are highly complementary to Clarke Energy’s existing ...

May 29, 2020

By Clarke Energy

Pacific Gas and Electric Company (PG&E) has requested approval of five energy storage projects totaling 423 megawatts (MW), in a filing with the California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC). The projects are intended to further integrate clean energy from renewable generation sources while ensuring future reliability of the electric system. "PG&E is deeply committed to the California ...

May 20, 2020

By Smart Grid Observer

Nearly 600,000 U.S. clean energy workers have lost their jobs since the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic after 447,208 new workers filed unemployment claims in April- tripling the claims filed in March. That's according to a new analysis of unemployment data released last week by E2 (Environmental Entrepreneurs), the ...

May 18, 2020

By Smart Grid Observer

The Hawaii State Energy Office (HSEO) launched a web page recenty to provide information, as it becomes publicly available, on the 13 solar-plus-storage and three standalone storage projects announced by the Hawaiian Electric Companies as part of the largest renewable energy procurement ever undertaken in Hawaii. The ...

May 18, 2020

By Smart Grid Observer

Itron, Inc. recently announced that its IntelliSOURCE-DERMS solution has received OpenADR certification from the OpenADR Alliance, which fosters the development, adoption and compliance of the OpenADR Smart Grid standard. By integrating open standards into Itron’s IntelliSOURCE-DERMS solution, Itron is helping utilities and cities to leverage more types of distributed ...

May 14, 2020

By Smart Grid Observer

Following a competitive bid process, Sunverge, provider of an industry-leading distributed energy resource (DER) control, orchestration and aggregation platform, recently announced that it has been selected by Delmarva Power, an Exelon Company, for a proposed behind-the-meter virtual power plant (VPP) project on ...

May 13, 2020

By Smart Grid Observer

Sixteen solar-plus-storage or standalone storage projects on three islands have been selected in the latest phase of Hawaiian Electric's transition to using 100 percent renewable energy to generate electricity by 2045. The projects, selected after a competitive evaluation that was part of the largest renewable energy procurement ever undertaken in Hawaii, could produce 460 megawatts of solar ...

May 12, 2020

By Smart Grid Observer

Form Energy, a company developing ultra-low-cost, long-duration energy storage for the grid, recently announced it signed a contract with Minnesota-based utility Great River Energy to jointly deploy a 1MW / 150MWh pilot project to be located in Cambridge, MN. Great River Energy is Minnesota's second-largest electric utility and the fifth largest generation and transmission cooperative in the U.S. ...

May 11, 2020

By Smart Grid Observer

DHX - Dependable Hawaiian Express and REC Solar, an unregulated affiliate of Duke Energy, recently announced the completion of a solar microgrid solution designed to bring reliability, savings, zero-emissions generation and more to the leading Hawaiian-based freight company. The vision for renewable generation combined with energy storage as a backup power supply came long before DHX opened its ...

May 7, 2020

By Smart Grid Observer

SimpliPhi Power, a leading U.S. manufacturer of safe, cobalt-free lithium ion energy storage systems, has partnered with non-profit Footprint Project to supply and deliver a clean energy microgrid field hospital for the Matamoros migrant camp in Mexico on the U.S. border to power the camp’s first mobile medical ICU to treat COVID-19 patients. The camp is ...

May 6, 2020

By Simpliphi Power, Inc.

Nusaned Investment and SCHMID Group have closed the JV transaction in Saudi Arabia focusing on manufacturing and technology development in the field of Vanadium Redox Flow Batteries (VRFB). Nusaned Investment (an investment company owned by SABIC) and SCHMID Group announced today that they have successfully closed their JV transaction focusing on manufacturing and technology development in the ...

May 6, 2020

By Schmid Group

Ameresco, Inc., a leading energy efficiency and renewable energy company, recently announced the completion of phase-one of a multi-stage investigation of how flow battery technology could support microgrids with the U.S. Department of Defense (DoD). Conducted in partnership with 2ndPath Energy, this research is funded by the Department of Defense's Environmental Security Technology Certification ...

May 5, 2020

By Smart Grid Observer

In just one year, Dominion Energy Virginia has quadrupled the amount of solar and wind generation in its 15-year, long-term integrated resource plan (IRP). The increase is driven, in part, by Governor Ralph Northam's executive order on climate change and the Virginia Clean Economy Act passed by the General Assembly. The expansion of renewable energy development will give Virginians significant ...

May 4, 2020

By Smart Grid Observer

Southern California Edison announced that it has signed seven contracts totaling 770 megawatts of battery-based energy storage resources to help enhance the region's electric system reliability needs. The recently conducted solicitation and the resulting contracts make up one of the country's largest energy storage procurements. The projects will enhance electric grid reliability and help address ...

May 4, 2020

By Smart Grid Observer

The N.C. Clean Energy Technology Center (NCCETC) has released its Q1 2020 edition of The 50 States of Grid Modernization. The quarterly series provides insights on state regulatory and legislative discussions and actions on grid modernization, utility business model and rate reforms, energy storage, ...

May 1, 2020

By Smart Grid Observer

Come September, tens of thousands of energy professionals will convene in Anaheim, California, home to a magical wonderland filled with excitement, opportunity, and cutting edge technology. We’re talking of course about Solar Power International (SPI), Energy Storage International (ESI) and North America Smart Energy Week – although many will also swing by DisneylandⓇ for some ...

Apr. 30, 2020

By Smart Electric Power Alliance (SEPA)

The technology group Wärtsilä is finalizing a 70MW energy storage and energy management system project in the California Independent System Operator energy market. The energy storage system will be paired with Wärtsilä GEMS platform to maximize system efficiencies and will add renewable power to the grid at times when it otherwise wouldn't be available. ...

Apr. 30, 2020

By Smart Grid Observer

The SunSpec Alliance and QualityLogic, Inc., two of the leading players in advancing the integration of distributed energy resources into distribution utility operations, recently announced the approval of QualityLogic, Inc., as the first SunSpec Authorized Test Software Provider. QualityLogic, an industry leader in software testing ...

Apr. 29, 2020

By Smart Grid Observer