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Nearly 700 Megawatts of Energy Storage Capacity Have Been Announced in 2014-2015

A new Tracker report from Navigant Research provides a comprehensive resource of energy storage projects worldwide, including information on 804 projects encompassing more than 12,000 individual systems. 2014 was a major year for the global energy storage industry, with some of the largest single contracts in history awarded to leading storage companies. Driven primarily by regulatory mandates ...

Feb. 24, 2015

By Navigant Consulting, Inc. (NCI)

SCE Enhances System Reliability With 770 Megawatts of New Energy Storage Capacity

Southern California Edison announced that it has signed seven contracts totaling 770 megawatts of battery-based energy storage resources to help enhance the region's electric system reliability needs. The recently conducted solicitation and the resulting contracts make up one of the country's largest energy storage procurements. The projects will enhance electric grid reliability and help ...

May 4, 2020

By Smart Grid Observer

Saft Wins Order For ‘Largest Ever’ Intensium Max 20 High Energy Storage Batteries From Tuuliwatti

SAFT, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Total, has won an order for three Intensium Max 20 High Energy battery storage containers from TuuliWatti, the Finnish wind developer and operator. The Lithium-Ion (Li-ion) energy storage system (ESS) will support frequency regulation at a 21MW wind farm in northwestern Finland. It will also optimize the wind power, as well as provide backup and black start ...

Dec. 12, 2019

By Global Media Publishing Ltd.

PG&E Poised to Expand Battery Energy Storage Capacity by More Than 420 Megawatts

Pacific Gas and Electric Company (PG&E) has requested approval of five energy storage projects totaling 423 megawatts (MW), in a filing with the California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC). The projects are intended to further integrate clean energy from renewable generation sources while ensuring future reliability of the electric system. "PG&E is deeply committed to the California ...

May 20, 2020

By Smart Grid Observer

SCE Adds an Additional 590 Megawatts of New Energy Storage Capacity to Its Clean Energy Portfolio

To further enhance the region's electric system reliability needs, Southern California Edison has signed long-term contracts for four projects totaling 590 megawatts of battery energy storage resources. The recently conducted solicitation and resulting contracts are in addition to the company's May acquisition of 770 MWs of energy storage procurement, one of the country's largest. These contracts ...

Dec. 8, 2020

By Smart Grid Observer

Energy Storage Tracker 4Q12

Reportlinker.com announces that a new market research report is available in its catalogue: Energy Storage Tracker 4Q12 http://www.reportlinker.com/p01055986/Energy-Storage-Tracker-4Q12.html#utm_source=prnewswire&utm_medium=pr&utm_campaign=Renewable_energy Government investments in energy storage and related areas (such as smart grid) are clearly bearing fruit, particularly in the ...

Dec. 18, 2012

By ReportLinker

Grid-Scale Energy Storage Systems Launched In 2013-2014 Total More Than 360 Megawatts

A new report from Navigant Research provides a comprehensive resource of grid-scale energy storage projects worldwide, including a database of 697 projects encompassing 1,160 systems. Government funding, subsidies, and regulatory reforms continue to encourage the growth of the market for grid-scale energy storage systems. While lithium ion (Li-ion) technology has emerged as the global leader in ...

Sep. 30, 2014

By Navigant Consulting, Inc. (NCI)

Abengoa Yield’s Mojave 280 MW gross solar plant declares commercial operation

Abengoa Yield (NASDAQ: ABY), the sustainable total return company that owns a diversified portfolio of contracted assets in the energy and environment sectors, today announced that Mojave, the 280 MW gross solar plant located in California, has declared commercial operation on December 1. Located 100 miles northeast of Los Angeles, Mojave generates clean electricity to power approximately 90,000 ...

Dec. 2, 2014

By Abengoa

Energy Storage Tracker 2Q12

Reportlinker.com announces that a new market research report is available in its catalogue: Energy Storage Tracker 2Q12 http://www.reportlinker.com/p0924632/Energy-Storage-Tracker-2Q12.html#utm_source=prnewswire&utm_medium=pr&utm_campaign=Energy_technology Global Energy Storage Projects by World Region, Market Segment, Technology, and Application In the face of rising electricity ...

Jul. 5, 2012

By ReportLinker

Voith Turbo to Begin Production of DIWAhybrid Drive System for Transit Buses

Voith Turbo announced it will begin production of its patented DIWAhybrid drive system for transit buses this month. Over the last 18 months, Voith Turbo has fine-tuned and tested DIWAhybrid to better understand how the innovative drive system can best be utilized in municipal transit routes in North America. In recent multi-day real test runs, the DIWAhybrid drive system gained an average of 16% ...

Oct. 11, 2011

By Voith GmbH

Chile CSP pioneer signs PPA with Copec; Silicon storage to replace Aurora CSP project

Cerro Dominador signs PPA with Copec energy group Cerro Dominador, Latin America's first CSP plant, has signed a five-year power purchase agreement (PPA) with Chilean fuel distributor Copec, Cerro Dominador, a subsidiary of EIG Global Energy Partners, said December 11. Located on a 146-hectare site in the Atacama desert, the 110 MW Cerro Dominador plant will enter commercial operations this ...

Jan. 8, 2020

By Reuters Events

CSP capex costs fall by almost half as developers shift towards China and Middle East

The cost of building new CSP plants has fallen significantly as developers have moved towards China and the Middle East and embraced tower technology with storage, New Energy Update has found. New Energy Update’s latest analysis of 16 CSP projects with investment decisions since 2016 shows that capital expenditures (capex) were between $3,910/kW and $6,355/kW. Energy storage capacities ...

Apr. 16, 2018

By New Energy Update

Hydrogenics to provide wind-hydrogen storage in Germany

Hydrogenics Corporation an Ontario-based developer and manufacturer of hydrogen generation and fuel cell products, has been selected by the City of Herten, Germany to provide a wind-hydrogen energy storage solution. Located in North Rhine Westphalia, Herten is recognized as a major German hydrogen cluster for electro-mobility as well as renewable energy projects. Renewable wind energy is an ...

Oct. 12, 2011

By GLOBE SERIES

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)

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)

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)

Energy security boost as go-ahead given to new gas storage capacity project

The UK’s gas storage capacity is set to rise by 15 per cent after the Government today gave the go ahead, following a public inquiry, for WINGAS Storage to convert its Saltfleetby onshore gas field into an underground gas storage facility. Saltfleetby in Lincolnshire is the UK’s largest onshore gas field and will provide between 700 million to 800 million cubic metres of new gas ...

Sep. 9, 2010

By Department of Energy and Climate Change

Dominion Energy Virginia Quadruples Renewable Energy and Energy Storage in Long-Term Integrated Resource Plan

In just one year, Dominion Energy Virginia has quadrupled the amount of solar and wind generation in its 15-year, long-term integrated resource plan (IRP). The increase is driven, in part, by Governor Ralph Northam's executive order on climate change and the Virginia Clean Economy Act passed by the General Assembly. The expansion of renewable energy development will give Virginians significant ...

May 4, 2020

By Smart Grid Observer

Duke Energy Plans New Microgrid, Energy Storage Projects in Indiana

Duke Energy is planning to install battery storage equipment and solar panels that will operate as a microgrid at the Indiana National Guard's Camp Atterbury training operation in Johnson County, Ind. The company will also install battery storage equipment at a substation in Nabb, Ind., in Clark County. Plans for the projects must be approved by the Indiana Utility Regulatory Commission before ...

Nov. 1, 2017

By Smart Grid Observer

NEC Completes Energy Storage System for Consumers Energy

NEC Energy Solutions announced recently (1/31) the completion of an energy storage system for Consumers Energy. The NEC energy storage solution, located in Grand Rapids, Michigan, includes two independent 280kW/340kWh DSS®energy storage systems and NEC's proprietary AEROS controls software. The energy storage system will enable Consumers Energy to investigate how energy storage can be used to ...

Feb. 4, 2019

By Smart Grid Observer

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