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The third project in the portfolio, a 50MW/100MWh BESS system at Drum Farm near Keith, Scotland, is scheduled to commence site-works in late summer 2025 and reach completion in 2026. Clarke Energy has been appointed as the principal contractor, responsible for delivering full engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) services, as well as the balance of plant (BoP). The project will ...
Danish renewable energy developer Eurowind Energy A/S has partnered with local IT firm Edora to create the first in a series of decentralized data centers embedded within a hybrid energy park in Jutland, powered by wind, solar, and battery storage. By situating data centers directly where the electricity is generated, the collaboration aims to minimize energy loss and reduce operational costs. ...
Shanghai Sermatec Energy Technology Co Ltd, a leading Chinese battery energy storage system (BESS) manufacturer, announced the successful installation of a 5.1 MW/17 MWh energy storage solution in Bulgaria for a commercial and industrial (C&I) client. The client operates a solar photovoltaic plant but previously faced challenges with excess solar power being wasted during the day and relying ...
The US Bureau of Land Management (BLM) has opened a public comment period for a proposed solar project featuring up to 200 MW of solar capacity combined with energy storage on public lands in Riverside County, California. The proposal, submitted by Redonda PV LLC—a subsidiary of Clearway Energy Group LLC—will accept public feedback until July 1. The Department of Interior (DOI) ...
Bulgarian firm International Power Supply (IPS) has commenced construction of its second battery energy storage system (BESS) production facility in Sofia, Bulgaria, which will increase its annual BESS production capacity to 4,000 MWh. This initiative aims to meet the rising demand for turnkey, cyber-secure, European-manufactured BESS solutions, the company announced on LinkedIn. The ...
Swiss energy storage leader Energy Vault Holdings Inc (NYSE:NRGV) has partnered with US-based Jupiter Power LLC to deploy a 100-MW/200-MWh battery energy storage system. The upcoming facility will be situated at a Jupiter-owned site within the Electric Reliability Council of Texas (ERCOT) region, Energy Vault announced Wednesday. This new battery project follows the successful delivery of an ...
Load growth is expected to drive higher peak demand this summer and could strain resources in some areas during certain periods. According to NERC’s 2025 Summer Reliability Assessment, aggregated peak demand is forecast to increase across all 23 assessment areas by 10 GW—more than double the increase from 2023 to 2024. New data centers, electrification, and industrial activity are ...
Sunrun, a leading provider of clean energy as a subscription service, announced this week that its CalReady power plant has more than quadrupled in size as the summer heat begins to stress the state’s energy grid. More than 56,000 Sunrun customers’ solar-plus-battery systems—totaling approximately 75,000 batteries—will provide critical energy to California's grid during times of high energy ...
This week, the City of Fresno Department of Public Utilities (DPU) conducted a “Flip the Switch” ceremony to celebrate the completion of solar energy and smart battery storage projects at three sites: the Fresno-Clovis Regional Wastewater Reclamation Facility, the Northeast Surface Water Treatment Facility, and the Southeast Surface Water Treatment Facility. At a combined 27 MW-DC in ...
Platte River Power Authority, the wholesale public power provider owned by Estes Park, Fort Collins, Longmont and Loveland, is working with Weld Energy Storage, LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of NextEra Energy Resources, LLC, to develop the electric utility’s first large-scale battery energy storage project. An agreement was signed earlier this year for a project capable of storing and ...
Pacific Gas & Electric Company (PG&E) this week announced the launch of Seasonal Aggregation of Versatile Energy (SAVE), an Electric Program Investment Charge (EPIC) demonstration and a first-of-its-kind virtual power plant that harnesses residential distributed energy resources to reduce local grid constraints. Working with multiple aggregators and the Demand Side Analytics research ...
Ameresco, Inc., a leading energy solutions provider specializing in energy efficiency and renewable energy, this week announced the successful completion of the $10.9 million Water Resiliency Microgrid Project at White Sands Missile Range (WSMR). The ribbon-cutting ceremony, held on February 26, 2025, marked a significant milestone in WSMR’s commitment to enhancing energy and water ...
The California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) this week enhanced the safety of battery energy storage facilities by establishing new standards for the maintenance and operation of such facilities, and increased oversight over the emergency response action plans for the facilities, which play a crucial role in California’s transition away from fossil fuels. The CPUC modified General ...
The California Energy Commission (CEC) has released its staff assessment, which includes a draft environmental impact report (EIR), for the Darden Clean Energy Project (DCEP), a 2,300 megawatt solar and battery storage project proposed to be built on retired agricultural land in western Fresno County. It is the first project to reach this stage under the CEC’s Opt-In Certification ...
As part of the Biden-Harris Administration’s Investing in America agenda, the U.S. Department of Energy Loan Programs Office (LPO) this week announced the closing of a $289.7 million loan guarantee to Sunwealth Holdco 18 LLC’s (Sunwealth) Project Polo. The loan guarantee will finance the deployment of up to 1,000 solar photovoltaic (PV) systems and battery energy storage systems (BESS) located ...
Sunrun, a leading provider of clean energy as a subscription service, announced this week that its growing portfolio of virtual power plants (VPPs) successfully supported power grids across the country in 2024 with a combined instantaneous peak of nearly 80 megawatts—a capacity greater than many traditional fossil-fuel power plants. These innovative programs leveraged Sunrun’s fleet of ...
Expansion of existing flexible generation plant at Racari will add two 6MWh battery energy storage systems (BESS) to provide rapid-response for grid balancing services in Romania. One of the first projects in Romania to hybridise battery energy storage in parallel with high-efficiency gas engines. BESS installation will strengthen operational resilience of the grid and by replacing diesel ...
Electric golf carts have become increasingly popular due to their efficiency, low maintenance, and eco-friendly nature. One of the key aspects of understanding and maintaining these vehicles is knowing how much current they draw. This article will delve into the current draw of a 48V golf cart, factors affecting it, and how to manage it effectively. Understanding Current Draw in a 48V Golf Cart ...
In an effort to advance the scientific community’s capability, Alfa Chemistry, a US-located chemical vendor, has announced the release of an impressive array of hydrofluoroethers (HFEs), which serve as an integral component for fluorointermediates. Hydrofluoroethers are a group of molecules widely prized for their unusual properties, such as being global-warming and non-ozone depleting. ...
Clarke Energy, a multinational sustainable energy solutions and EPC business and Trina Storage, a leading provider of integrated energy storage solutions, have completed the construction of a 40MWh battery storage site in Newport, on behalf of renewable energy infrastructure company Field. Field Newport is operational and offers dynamic frequency response to balance fluctuations in electricity ...