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NY Legislature Passes Historic Legislation to Advance Energy Storage

New York's legislature took an important step to ensure its position as a first-mover among states in accelerating energy storage and the advanced energy economy. Led by Senator Joseph Griffo, Assemblywoman Amy Paulin, and a bipartisan coalition of other state legislators, both chambers voted unanimously to pass NY Senate Bill 5190 and Assembly Bill 6571 to establish an Energy Storage Deployment ...

Jun. 23, 2017

By Smart Grid Observer

Frost & Sullivan to Provide Industry Leaders with Key Insights into the Energy Storage Market

MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif. Frost & Sullivan'sEnergy & Power Systems Senior Industry Analyst, Anu Cherian, will speak at the Advanced Energy Storage 2010 Conference & Exposition on Monday, October 11, 2010. This discussion aims to explore the growth opportunities, trends and new application potential within the energy storage market. The focus is on energy storage technologies to be clean, ...

Aug. 24, 2010

By Frost & Sullivan

Microgrid Enabling Technologies Are Expected to Exceed $26 Billion in Annual Revenue by 2023

A new report from Navigant Research analyzes the global market for significant microgrid enabling technologies, including diesel generators, natural gas generators, fuel cells, solar photovoltaic (PV), distributed wind, advanced energy storage, and others. Dramatic change is occurring in the microgrid market, as a greater emphasis is being placed on the economic value that these systems bring to ...

Sep. 29, 2014

By Navigant Consulting, Inc. (NCI)

Advanced Microgrid Solutions to Operate Energy Storage Systems at Select U.S. Walmart Stores

Advanced Microgrid Solutions (AMS) recently announced they would work with Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. to deploy AMS's Hybrid Electric Building technology in select Walmart stores in the U.S. Under the agreement, AMS will design, install and operate advanced energy storage systems at Walmart stores that are designed to improve efficiency, guarantee energy savings, and provide flexible grid support to ...

Apr. 12, 2017

By Smart Grid Observer

Alelion acquires unique technology for optimizing energy storage

Alelion Energy System has acquired the whole portfolio of Caterva GmbH, a German liquidation company specializing in advanced technology for optimizing local energy ...

Mar. 29, 2018

By Caterva GmbH

Energy Storage Guide for Policymakers Released

A new tool published by the independent Interstate Renewable Energy Council, Charging Ahead: An Energy Storage Guide for State Policymakers," (http://irecusa.org) provides regulators and other decision makers with specific guidance on key issues for policy consideration, including foundational policies for advanced energy storage a new generation of technologies characterized by flexible ...

Apr. 20, 2017

By Smart Grid Observer

Energy Storage Industry Leaders Urge Congress to Include Grid Modernization, Resiliency in Infrastructure Deliberations

The Energy Storage Association (ESA) recently joined with 52 private companies and business associations to tell leaders of Congress that any dialogue on enhancing and rebuilding America's infrastructure must include consideration of advanced energy storage systems. The U.S. is currently the global leader in advanced energy storage innovation, markets, and investment, spurring more than 50,000 ...

Apr. 8, 2017

By Smart Grid Observer

Advanced Microgrid Solutions Selected for Groundbreaking Clean Energy Project in Southern California

San Francisco clean-tech leader Advanced Microgrid Solutions was tapped for a second major grid services project in electricity-constrained areas of the Los Angeles Basin. Under five new power purchase agreements announced recently, AMS will build 40 Megawatts of fast-response energy storage systems at targeted customer locations in Southern California to reduce demand from the grid on key ...

Sep. 20, 2016

By Smart Grid Observer

Appalachian Power Among Key Partners in a New Effort to Advance Energy Storage Technology

Appalachian Power and Dominion Energy, Virginia’s largest electric utilities, have entered into a public-private partnership with InvestSWVA to advance energy storage technology and attract industry prospects to the region. The partnership also includes the Appalachian School of Law, Mountain Empire Community College and the Southwest Virginia Energy Research and Development Authority. ...

Nov. 5, 2020

By Smart Grid Observer

Advanced Microgrid Solutions and Long Beach Water Department Team Up

Advanced Microgrid Solutions (AMS) and the Long Beach Water Department (LBWD) recently (12/22) announced a partnership to build the first advanced energy storage system for the department's Groundwater Treatment Plant. AMS will utilize its battery system and industry-leading transactive energy platform, Armada, to improve the operational efficiency of the plant, lower energy costs and provide ...

Dec. 22, 2017

By Smart Grid Observer

Investment in Microgrid Enabling Technologies is Expected to Exceed $155 Billion Through 2023

A recent report from Navigant Research analyzes the global market for significant microgrid enabling technologies, including diesel generators, natural gas generators, fuel cells, solar PV, distributed wind, smart inverters, advanced energy storage, and others. Offering the ability to isolate from the wider electricity grid during power outages, as well as a high capacity to integrate renewable, ...

Dec. 22, 2014

By Navigant Consulting, Inc. (NCI)

DOE announces up to $5 million to support the next generation of advanced automotive designers and engineers

Energy Secretary Steven Chu today announced up to $5 million in funding to support Graduate Automotive Technology Education (GATE) Centers of Excellence. The GATE Centers will focus on educating a future workforce of automotive engineering professionals who will gain experience in developing and commercializing advanced automotive technologies. Today's announcement supports the Administration's ...

Feb. 16, 2011

By US Department of Energy

Nearly 40 new advanced energy storage projects kicked off in the first half of 2013

New technologies, including capacitor battery technology, lithium titanate oxide, nickel-iron, and solar thermal, are swelling the pipeline of advanced energy storage projects. At the same time, new variants on older technologies, such as power-to-gas, are also coming online. These developments define an industry that is dynamic, if still not mature. According to a new tracker report from ...

Aug. 8, 2013

By Navigant Consulting, Inc. (NCI)

Next-Generation Advanced Batteries Will Reach $9.4 Billion in Annual Revenue by 2023

The primary battery chemistry currently used for applications that require advanced batteries, lithium ion (Li-ion), has limitations that include input costs and materials scarcity. Research and development of new battery chemistries, beyond Li-ion, is advancing rapidly and will have a major impact on the battery industry in the coming years. Click to tweet: According to a new report from ...

Jun. 19, 2014

By Navigant Consulting, Inc. (NCI)

Go Electric Inc. Awarded Advanced Energy Storage Contract for Fort Custer Microgrid Demonstration Program

Go Electric Inc., a provider of advanced energy solutions, announced today it has been awarded a $499,506 contract by Electricore, Inc. for a demonstration microgrid project at the Fort Custer Training Center in Michigan. The project is funded by the Environmental Security Technology Certification Program (ESTCP), a Department of Defense program for promoting the transfer of proven innovative ...

Sep. 12, 2017

By Smart Grid Observer

Inland Empire Utilities Agency and Advanced Microgrid Solutions Launch First-of-its-Kind Energy Storage Project

October 21, 2016 -- Clean tech energy storage leader Advanced Microgrid Solutions (AMS) and the Inland Empire Utilities Agency (IEUA) launched a landmark water-energy project using advanced energy storage systems to better integrate renewable power, reduce demand on the electric grid and lower costs. The first-of-its-kind link between storage and renewable resources at a public water agency, ...

Oct. 21, 2016

By Smart Grid Observer

Energy Secretary Chu announces up to US$10m to support plug-in hybrid electric school buses

As part of the Department of Energy’s commitment to advancing the next generation of electric vehicles in the United States, Energy Secretary Steven Chu today announced the selection of a new demonstration and testing project to develop a plug-in hybrid electric vehicle (PHEV) school bus to be used in fleets across the country. Navistar Corporation (Fort Wayne, IN) has been selected by the ...

Apr. 20, 2009

By US Department of Energy

Worldwide Capacity of Next-Generation Advanced Batteries Is Expected to Increase Nearly 1,000-Fold by 2023

A recent report from Navigant Research analyzes the global market for next-generation advanced batteries, with a focus on the current leading battery chemistry, lithium ion, and the energy storage device types that might eventually replace it. While lithium ion (Li-ion) batteries offer many advantages over traditional battery technologies, research and development of new battery chemistries ...

Sep. 22, 2014

By Navigant Consulting, Inc. (NCI)

Smart grid renewables integration

Smart grid technologies are often portrayed as being vital to the efforts to increase renewable energy production, yet this aspect of the smart grid is the least developed. Massive amounts of new transmission lines will be necessary to access the best large-scale wind and solar resources, however the biggest buzz is about smart grid technologies at the distribution level. These tools include ...

Jun. 1, 2012

By GLOBE SERIES

Smart Grid Renewables Integration Market Skyrockets Over 300%, to Reach $13 billion by 2018

FARMINGTON, Conn., June 4, 2012/PRNewswire-iReach/ -- Global Information Inc. is pleased to announce the availability of two important new green energy distribution and storage market research reports: Smart Grid Renewables Integration - Transmission Upgrades, Energy Storage, Demand Response, Virtual Power Plants, and Microgrids as Enablers of Renewable Energy on the Grid Smart grid ...

Jun. 4, 2012

By Global Information, Inc. (GII)

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