Renewable Energy Storage News
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AES Hawaiʻi Launches 50-MWh Solar-plus-Storage Facility on O‘ahu
AES Hawaiʻi this week announced the launch of its West O‘ahu solar-plus-storage project in Kapolei – the company’s first facility to combine solar generation and battery energy storage on O‘ahu. Located on 66 acres of open University of Hawai‘i land, the West O‘ahu solar-plus-storage facility is generating 12.5 MW of clean energy for O‘ahu’s power ...
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Wärtsilä to deliver one of Scotland’s largest energy storage systems to Zenobe with Quantum High Energy
Technology group Wärtsilä will supply a 300-megawatt (MW) / 600-megawatt hour (MWh) energy storage system under an Engineered Equipment Delivery (EEQ) contract to Zenobe, an electric vehicle fleet and battery storage specialist, in Kilmarnock, Scotland. This is the second energy storage system Wärtsilä is delivering to Zenobe, and it will be one of the largest in Scotland to ...
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Arizona State, Idaho National Laboratory Team to Boost Clean Energy Research
Idaho National Laboratory (INL) and Arizona State University (ASU) have agreed to expand their joint efforts in clean energy research for the next five years. An agreement signed in October establishes a framework for both institutions to develop low-carbon processes for the energy and manufacturing sectors. One joint project works to improve and decarbonize methods to extract critical minerals ...
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Clarke Energy Offer Global Battery Energy Storage System Solutions, Enhancing Renewable Energy Utilisation
Clarke Energy prides itself on offering global energy solutions; including Battery Energy Storage Systems (BESS). For BESS requirements, partnering with Clarke Energy allows customers to enhance their utilisation of renewable energy, establish a reliable backup power source, decrease their environmental impact, and realise significant cost ...
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Georgia Power Files Update to 2023 Integrated Resource Plan
Georgia Power this week (Oct 27) filed an update to its Integrated Resource Plan (IRP), which the company notes sets forth a flexible, comprehensive plan to support the state's economic growth. Current energy projections for Georgia now reflect energy growth of approximately 6,600 MW through 2030, up from approximately 400 MW previously forecasted in January 2022. Building upon the plan approved ...
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Itron Report Reveals Current State of Energy Transition Amongst U.S. Utilities
Itron, Inc. this week (Oct 25) released its 2023 Resourcefulness Insight Report that explores the implications of the energy transition the shift away from a reliance on fossil fuels and associated influx of distributed energy resources. The report, Powering the Energy Transition: Insights from Utilities and Commissioners on Creating the Future U.S. Grid, summarizes key findings from 250 U.S. ...
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Designing the Tools for a More Resilient National Energy Grid
On behalf of the Australian Government, the Australian Renewable Energy Agency (ARENA) this week announced $499,744 in funding for Monash University to investigate oscillation issues in Australia’s national energy grid. The $1.3 million project will develop a tool to help identify the root causes of oscillatory instability and identify potential solutions. The tool will be suitable for use by the ...
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ESS Commissions First Iron Flow Battery Deployment for Sacramento Municipal Utility District
ESS Tech, Inc., a leading manufacturer of long-duration energy storage systems (LDES) for commercial and utility-scale applications, this week announced that it has completed commissioning of six Energy Warehouse™ systems delivered to the Sacramento Municipal Utility District (SMUD), the nation’s sixth-largest community-owned electric service provider. The six Energy Warehouse™ systems represent ...
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SMUD Named Nation's Most Sustainable Utility in 2023 J.D. Power Index
Sacramento Municipal Utility District (SMUD) ranked first in the 2023 J.D. Power Sustainability Index, a comprehensive evaluation of the nation's largest electric utilities' customer awareness, engagement and advocacy related to their local climate sustainability programs and goals. Drawing from established J.D. Power customer satisfaction and environmental metrics, the index includes 35 of the ...
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Transgrid Roadmap to Secure Grid in NSW's Clean Energy Transition
Transgrid has released a comprehensive energy roadmap revealing the unprecedented challenges and the $16.5 billion investment required to keep the lights on and achieve NSW's rapid transformation to a cleaner, cheaper energy future.The System Security Roadmap outlines the NSW Transmission Network Service Provider's detailed plan to grow the state's power system and ensure the secure operation of ...
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NYSERDA Announces $15 Million for Fifth Round of Commercial and Industrial Carbon Challenge
The New York State Energy Research and Development Authority (NYSERDA) announced the fifth round of the Commercial and Industrial (C&I) Carbon Challenge, making $15 million available as part of Round XIII of Governor Kathy Hochul's Regional Economic Development Council (REDC) initiative announced on May 15. The C&I Carbon Challenge will help reduce carbon emissions at commercial and ...
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Hawaiian Electric Finalizes 'Integrated Grid Plan' to Decarbonize Its Energy System by 2045
Hawaiian Electric has finalized a comprehensive plan that charts the lowest-cost pathway for creating resilient, decarbonized island grids to serve customers using resources from Hawaii, for Hawaii. The company filed its "Integrated Grid Plan: A pathway to a clean energy future" with the Public Utilities Commission (PUC), outlining steps the company will take in the coming years to ensure its ...
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Bayer and Cat Creek Energy Sign Landmark Renewable Energy Deal
Bayer, a global enterprise with core competencies in the life science fields of health care and nutrition, and Cat Creek Energy (CCE), a renewable energy Independent Power Producer, today announced a long-term Structured Renewable Energy Credit (REC) Purchase Agreement that will satisfy Bayer´s renewable electricity needs and lead to the construction by CCE of multiple variable renewable ...
By Bayer AG
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ADS-TEC Energy Presents Storage-Based Ultra-Fast Charging System ChargePost at Hannover Messe 2023 in Energy Solutions Section
ADS-TEC Energy presents the battery storage-based fast charging solution ChargePost at the world's largest leading international trade fair for industry and innovations, the Hannover Messe, at the joint stand with Baden-Württemberg. The pavilion of "The Länd" will be opened by Minister President Winfried Kretschmann, who also visits ADS-TEC Energy in his subsequent tour. ChargePost is ...
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EDF secures Californian solar PPA
EDF Renewables North America has secured a 20-year PPA with Southern California Public Power Authority (SCPPA) for the 117MW Sapphire Solar project. Sapphire Solar is guaranteed to begin delivery of carbon-free electricity to SCPPA’s Participating Members, Anaheim, Pasadena and Vernon, by December 31 2026, EDF said. Under the agreement, in addition to the solar production, SCPPA reserves ...
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Department of Energy Announces Partnership to Accelerate Commercialization of LDES
The U.S. Department of Energy and partners this week (March 8) announced progress toward a memorandum of understanding (MOU) aimed at accelerating the commercialization of long-duration energy storage (LDES). Parties to the MOU, announced during CERAWeek, are the U.S. Department of Energy Office of Technology Transitions, the Edison Electric Institutes' Institute for the Energy Transition, EPRI, ...
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Duke Energy begins operation of its largest solar plant
250-MW plant now online in Navarro County, Texas Three companies purchased output under 15-year VPPAs Duke Energy Sustainable Solutions (DESS), a nonregulated commercial brand of Duke Energy (NYSE: DUK), is now operating its largest solar power plant ever – the 250-megawatt (MW) Pisgah Ridge Solar project in Navarro County, Texas. “We’re excited to continue to grow our ...
By Duke Energy
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Duke Energy to Help Customers Go 100% Renewable
Duke Energy has proposed a major expansion to its Green Source Advantage (GSA) program, giving customers the option to supplement their power usage with 100% renewable power – and the ability to pair renewable projects with energy storage. Details for the GSA Choice program were outlined in a filing with the North Carolina Utilities Commission. “Many of our large business customers seek ...
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Fluence and Litgrid Energy Storage-as-Transmission Pilot Project Wins S&P Global Energy Award
Fluence Energy, a global provider of energy storage products and services, and cloud-based software for renewables and storage, and Litgrid, the Lithuanian transmission system operator, won a prestigious international S&P Global Energy Award 2022 in the Grid Edge category. The award was given for a battery-based energy storage-as-transmission pilot project deployed in Lithuania by Litgrid and ...
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RWE Builds Photovoltaic Systems with Storage in the Rhenish Revier
Using solar energy – even when the sun isn't shining? This is possible thanks to photovoltaic systems with associated electricity storage. RWE is currently constructing two of these plants in the Garzweiler opencast lignite mine near Bedburg (Rhein-Erft district). A total of over 58,340 modules are to capture solar energy in the future in order to produce green electricity for more than ...
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