behind-the-meter energy storage News

NREL Tool Finds Effective Behind-the-Meter Energy Storage Configurations

The Energy Department's (DOE) National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) has used the Battery Lifetime Analysis and Simulation Tool (BLAST) to confirm that energy storage for demand-charge management can deliver attractive economic benefits. The analysis paired recent utility rate structures with historic data on solar photovoltaic electricity generation and commercial facility loads to evaluate ...

Mar. 9, 2015

By National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL)

Green Charge and Hawaiian Electric Work to Bring Advanced Grid Services to University of Hawaii

Green Charge, an ENGIE Company, recently (1/10) announced a demonstration project with Hawaiian Electric Company to bring distributed energy storage services to the University of Hawaii medical campus near downtown Honolulu. GridSynergy™ systems have been installed at the University of Hawaii Cancer Center and the John A. Burns School of Medicine. The demonstration project will test the ...

Jan. 11, 2018

By Smart Grid Observer

Pacific Gas and Electric Selects EDF Renewable Energy as Sole Awardee for Behind-the-Meter Energy Storage Contract

EDF Renewable Energy (EDF RE) recently (12/5) announced they were awarded a contract to provide Pacific Gas and Electric Company (PG&E) with 40 megawatt hours (MWh) of battery storage capacity. Under the contract, EDF RE will build, own and operate a portfolio of behind-the-meter (BTM) battery storage projects for commercial and industrial customers within the PG&E service territory. ...

Dec. 6, 2017

By Smart Grid Observer

Nuvation Energy Launches the nStore

Nuvation Energy is pleased to announce the launch of the nStore, an online shop from which battery energy storage system developers can purchase Nuvation Energy's low-voltage battery management system and access user manuals and downloadable files to aid with battery pack integration. Nuvation Low-Voltage BMS is an 11-60 VDC battery management system architected for use in electric vehicles, ...

Jan. 16, 2018

By Nuvation Energy

California Legislature and Governor Enact Four Bills that Accelerate Energy Storage Markets

September 28, 2016 -- The California State Legislature and Governor recently signed into law four important new bills that directly impact energy storage. Collectively, these bills are intended to grow the behind-the-meter and utility-scale energy storage markets, create new clean energy jobs, reduce distributed energy resource interconnection challenges, and ensure that bulk energy storage is ...

Sep. 28, 2016

By Smart Grid Observer

Smart Grid, Battery Storage and Efficiency Companies Bring in $102 Million in Venture Capital Funding in Q3 2016

October 28, 2016 -- Mercom Capital Group, llc, a global clean energy communications and consulting firm, released its report on funding and mergers and acquisitions (M&A) activity for the Smart Grid, Battery Storage and Energy Efficiency sectors for the third quarter of 2016. To get a copy of the report, visit: http://bit.ly/MercomSGQ32016 Smart Grid, Battery Storage and Efficiency ...

Oct. 28, 2016

By Smart Grid Observer

SimpliPhi Power and Heila Technologies Launch Customer-Cited Energy Storage Solution for Southwestern Electric Power Company

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 Co. (SWEPCO), an American Electric Power (AEP) company. “Behind-the-meter energy storage ...

May 30, 2020

By Simpliphi Power, Inc.

Honeywell and NRStor C&I Launch Largest Behind-the-Meter Battery Energy Storage Program in the World

Honeywell recently (9/20) announced an agreement with NRStor C&I L.P. to launch the Experion® Energy Program, which will create the largest behind–the-meter (BTM) energy storage deployment to date in North America. The agreement will offer energy storage as a service to commercial and industrial customers. Under the agreement, Honeywell and NRStor will develop and operate 300 ...

Sep. 24, 2019

By Smart Grid Observer

NREL Analysis Identifies Where Commercial Customers Might Benefit from Battery Energy Storage

Commercial electricity customers who are subject to high demand charges may be able to reduce overall costs by using battery energy storage to manage demand, according to research by the U.S. Department of Energy's National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL). The analysis represents the first publicly available survey of commercial-sector demand charges across the United States. By determining ...

Aug. 25, 2017

By Smart Grid Observer

How California Created a New System for Determining the Costs of Grid Connection

Interconnecting to the grid is one of the key hurdles for renewable energy project development. The process can be lengthy, expensive and irksome. Some projects take three or more years to get interconnected, with a price tag of millions of dollars, and it is because of these difficulties that there has been a renewed focus around the country on reforming the interconnection process. California ...

Aug. 9, 2016

By Greentech Media

AutoGrid Announces Major Virtual Power Plant Agreement with Japan's ENERES Co., Ltd.

AutoGrid, a leader in flexibility management software for the energy industry, announced recently (6/16) its latest project in Japan, which will be the largest storage-virtual power plant (VPP) in the world by asset volume. The project anticipates adding more than 10,000 assets to the VPP between 2020-2021, with rapid scaling in subsequent years.Under the partnership, AutoGrid will supply ...

Jun. 17, 2019

By Smart Grid Observer

NEC to Develop Energy Storage Systems with Cells from Ambri, Inc.

NEC Energy Solutions (NEC) and Ambri today announced they have signed a joint development agreement (JDA) in which NEC will design and develop an energy storage system based on Ambri’s Liquid Metal Battery technology. NEC will employ its proprietary AEROS® energy storage operating system and controls to optimize system performance of the Ambri-based energy storage systems for NEC ...

Sep. 23, 2019

By Ambri Incorporated

NYISO Releases Power Trends 2019: Annual State of the Grid & Markets Report

The New York Independent System Operator (NYISO) has released Power Trends 2019. Each year, this report provides information and analysis on how technology, economic forces and public policy are shaping a more dynamic power grid, and the implications for the state’s wholesale electricity markets. The electric power system in New York stands at the cusp of the next evolution. New ...

May 3, 2019

By Smart Grid Observer

Demand Energy Begins Work on Pioneering New York City Microgrid Project

Demand Energy, a wholly owned subsidiary of Enel Green Power North America, Inc., recently announced that construction work has begun on the company's groundbreaking renewable-energy-plus-storage microgrid at Marcus Garvey Village, a mixed-income apartment complex in New York City owned by L+M Development Partners. The project achieves several significant milestones for New York City's power ...

Apr. 12, 2017

By Smart Grid Observer

OK Plast Hybrid Power Plant Solution, Nigeria

Clarke Energy has supplied its first hybrid solution using gas engines and storage demonstrating engineering capabilities to deliver microgrids projects. OK Plast based in Lagos, Nigeria, upgraded their natural gas power plant at their plastic bottling facility to a hybrid FlexGen energy storage system solution. This solution enables them to avoid expensive losses in their factory previously ...

Feb. 21, 2018

By Clarke Energy