distributed energy storage News

Johnson Controls helps one of the world`s largest commercial buildings regulate energy usage

Johnson Controls is bringing its world-class battery technology and building systems expertise to the growing energy storage market by installing distributed energy storage technology in Chicago's iconic Merchandise Mart, one of the world's largest commercial buildings and wholesale design centers. This represents one of a number of energy storage projects in development by Johnson Controls for ...

Oct. 12, 2015

By Johnson Controls, Inc.

Revenue from Distributed Energy Storage Systems is Expected to Exceed $16.5 Billion by 2024

A new report from Navigant Research analyzes the global market for distributed energy storage systems (DESSs), including global market forecasts for power capacity, energy capacity, and revenue through 2024. One of the fastest-growing markets for energy storage globally, distributed energy storage is the focus of rapid innovation and intense competition. In particular, residential and commercial ...

Jan. 12, 2015

By Navigant Consulting, Inc. (NCI)

Worldwide Capacity of Distributed Energy Storage Systems is Expected to Increase Nearly 10-Fold in the Next 3 Years

A recent report from Navigant Research analyzes the global market for distributed energy storage systems (DESSs), including global market forecasts for power capacity, energy capacity, and revenue through 2024. The focus of rapid innovation and intense competition, the market for DESSs has exceeded industry expectations for growth and market volume in recent years. Responding to this demand, ...

Mar. 18, 2015

By Navigant Consulting, Inc. (NCI)

Utilities in California and Ohio test new power storage technologies

Utilities in several states recently embraced new energy storage technologies as part of the deployment of advanced Smart Grids. In Ohio, International Battery will supply large-format lithium-ion batteries for the first-of-its-kind Community Energy Storage (CES) system, a distributed energy storage system developed by S&C Electric Company for American Electric Power (AEP). AEP Ohio's ...

Mar. 17, 2010

By U.S. Department of Energy - Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy

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

Chris hickman joins ice energy

Windsor, Colo.-based Ice Energy, a provider of distributed energy storage and smart grid solutions for optimizing peak energy demand, has appointed Chris Hickman senior vice president of utility solutions. Hickman will be instrumental in leading the sale and delivery of the company's energy storage and smart grid technologies and providing utility companies with cost-effective solutions to ...

Jan. 22, 2009

By North American Windpower

JLM Energy Deploys Phazr Energy Storage Statewide in California

California’s new utility rates undercut the value of rooftop solar. To help customers combat this dynamic, JLM Energy has deployed more than 2,000 Phazr MicroStorage units and is successfully managing residential time-of-use charges for customers in all three major utility territories from San Diego to the Oregon border. Time-of-use rates are designed to charge a premium for electricity ...

Feb. 6, 2018

By Smart Grid Observer

Energy Storage Projects To Benefit Emergency Service Providers And Nonprofits

Recently, San Diego Gas & Electric (SDG&E) took another step toward preparing the region for the next major emergency. The company announced plans to add up to 166 megawatts (MW) of energy storage in a proposal submitted to the California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC). If approved, the projects would support public-sector facilities that provide safety, security and emergency ...

Mar. 1, 2018

By Smart Grid Observer

Green Charge Awarded Contract With Con Edison to Deliver 13 Megawatt Hours of Distributed Energy Storage

November 8, 2016 -- Green Charge recently announced a contract award from Con Edison in New York to deliver 13 megawatt hours for Con Edison's Brooklyn-Queens Neighborhood Program. Green Charge will install and operate intelligent energy storage, at no cost to site host customers, within areas of Brooklyn and Queens. The distributed energy storage portfolio will operate as a virtual power plant ...

Nov. 8, 2016

By Smart Grid Observer

SimpliPhi CEO Honored as Global Power & Energy Elite for 2021

SimpliPhi Power’s CEO and president, Catherine Von Burg, has been honored as an Elite Leader as part of the Global Power & Energy Elites for 2021, among only ten individuals selected for this prestigious recognition. The company’s battery-powered microgrid at a migrant camp along the US-Mexico border in Matamoros was also selected as an Elite Project for its humanitarian impact ...

Jan. 27, 2021

By Simpliphi Power, Inc.

California State Lottery Achieves Net Zero with CALMAC

CALMAC, a leader in energy storage systems, today announced the installation of its IceBank® thermal energy storage tanks at the California State Lottery Headquarters in Sacramento, Calif. The old, inefficient building was replaced by a new building, which now consists of retail, exhibition and office space plus a net-zero multi-purpose pavilion. It is designed to not only be energy ...

Nov. 7, 2012

By Calmac

Arizona Public Service Selects Sunverge for Innovative Residential Energy Storage Program

Sunverge Energy has signed deals with three major electric utilities serving millions of customers in Arizona, Florida and Vermont, expanding the utility customer base for its advanced, intelligent storage systems and Virtual Power Plant (VPP) platform. The utilities, which serve areas with significant diversity of climate, solar availability and demand patterns, all have recently purchased ...

Nov. 29, 2017

By Smart Grid Observer

Hanwha SolarOne Makes Aggressive Push into Energy Storage Market Through Partnership with Silent Power

Hanwha SolarOne Co. Ltd., (Hanwha SolarOne), a top-10 global photovoltaic manufacturer of low-cost, high-quality solar photovoltaic modules, today announced a strategic partnership with Silent Power, the innovative energy storage systems company. The Hanwha Group, Korea’s top-10 business group, led Silent Power’s Series B funding round with an $8 million ...

Jul. 9, 2012

By Hanwha SolarOne Co., Ltd.

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

FERC Pursues Pathways to Accelerate Multiple-Use Storage Deployment

The Energy Storage Association recently commended the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) decision to host a Technical Conference on methods to compensate energy storage systems for the multiple values they provide in wholesale markets. While FERC has previously ruled that energy storage can participate in competitive generator markets and that storage can receive cost-based recovery as a ...

Oct. 4, 2016

By Smart Grid Observer

SimpliPhi CEO: CA Must Reform  its Energy Market & Infrastructure

Catherine Von Burg, CEO of SimpliPhi Power Inc., an Oxnard-based provider of innovative energy storage systems, today called on California officials to reform the state’s antiquated energy laws, regulations and infrastructure, and adopt distributed energy generation and storage to provide real long-term solutions and greater safety than the state-approved “Public Safety Power ...

Nov. 12, 2019

By Simpliphi Power, Inc.

New Energy Storage Deployments in Asia Pacific’s Major Markets Are Expected to Total Nearly 37 GW from 2015 to 2025

A new report from Navigant Research examines the market for grid-tied energy storage systems (ESSs) in 22 countries, with forecasts for power capacity, energy capacity, and revenue, segmented by technology, through 2025. While system costs remain one of the largest hurdles to the energy storage industry’s growth, declining prices are helping to move the technology into diverse geographic ...

Nov. 19, 2015

By Navigant Consulting, Inc. (NCI)

Community and residential energy storage systems investment to soar

Situated at the edge of the power grid, either at the distribution transformer or at the customer premise, community and residential energy storage (CRES) systems are typically much smaller than utility-scale or bulk energy storage systems. Currently, utilities, vendors, and governments are testing CRES systems for the purposes of smoothing peaks in electricity demand, enabling ...

Feb. 29, 2012

By GLOBE SERIES

Shell Agrees To Acquire sonnen

Shell* has agreed to acquire 100% of sonnen, a leader in smart energy storage systems and innovative energy services for households. This follows an investment by Shell in May 2018 and means that, post regulatory approval and completion, sonnen will become a wholly owned subsidiary of Shell. “sonnen is one of the global leaders in smart, distributed energy storage systems and has a track ...

Feb. 20, 2019

By Smart Grid Observer

Department of Energy Announces Quadrennial Energy Review Public Meeting in New York City

The Energy Department’s Office of Energy Policy and Systems Analysis will host a public meeting in New York City, on Monday, October 6, to receive stakeholder input to the Quadrennial Energy Review (QER), an administration-wide effort to make recommendations regarding key infrastructure needed for the transmission, storage and distribution of energy. The New York City meeting will examine ...

Oct. 2, 2014

By US Department of Energy

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