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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 ...
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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 ...
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How to Avoid Dead Batteries in AR/VR Headsets
Virtual and augmented reality are becoming more prevalent in recreational and professional applications. Augmented and virtual reality technologies are increasingly useful for manufacturing, maintenance, construction and surveying activities. Whether it’s to create a safe and effective way to provide training for a task or to utilize a more immersive way of sharing visual information, AR ...
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PG&E Proposes Nearly 1,600 MW of New Battery Energy Storage Capacity
As part of its mission to build a stronger, more resilient energy grid for the hometowns it serves, Pacific Gas and Electric Company (PG&E) is proposing nine new battery energy storage projects totaling approximately 1,600 megawatts (MW), to further integrate renewable energy resources and improve reliability of the California electric system. If approved by the California Public Utilities ...
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Recurrent Energy Signs 600 MWH Long-term Energy Storage Agreement With Pacific Gas & Electric
Recurrent Energy, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Canadian Solar Inc., this week announced it signed a 15-year Resource Adequacy agreement with Pacific Gas & Electric to provide 150 MW / 600 MWh of energy storage in phase 2 of the Crimson project beginning in the summer of 2022.The 350 MW / 1,400 MWh Crimson project will be one of the largest battery energy storage projects in the world when it ...
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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 ...
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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 ...
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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 ...
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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 ...
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European Workshop on Underground Energy Storage
The French Geological Survey (BRGM), the ANR FLUIDSTORY project, the European Network for Research in Geo-Energy (ENeRG) in association with EuroGeoSurveys are organizing a workshop in Paris on the 7 & 8 October 2019. The workshop will focus on the critical role of energy storage in the future of energy systems and its compatibility with an environmentally friendly environment. Subsurface ...
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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 ...
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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 ...
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Leyline Partners with Grid Connected Infrastructure (GCI) to Pursue Utility-Scale Battery Storage
Leyline Renewable Capital, a leading provider of flexible capital solutions for renewable energy developers, this week (June 14) announced a partnership with utility-scale battery storage developer Grid Connected Infrastructure, LLC (GCI). Leyline's commitment will enable GCI to develop large-scale standalone battery energy storage system projects (BESS) across the U.S. Founded in 2022, GCI has ...
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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 ...
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China Silk Road fund buys into $4bn Dubai CSP plant; South Africa’s Eskom shelves 100 MW project
China's Silk Road fund is to acquire 24% of ACWA Power's 700 MW DEWA CSP plant in Dubai, the developer announced July 22. The Silk Road fund invests in a range of sectors under China's Belt and Road initiative, which expands China's influence over infrastructure, energy resources and industrial cooperation in Asia. The 700 MW DEWA CSP project in Dubai will incorporate 600 MW of parabolic ...
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Alliant Energy Supercharges Battery Deployment
With major advances in the transition to creating safe, clean renewable energy generation, Alliant Energy recently announced plans to add 175 megawatts of battery storage in Wisconsin. The plan, filed this week (Sept. 30, 2022) with the Public Service Commission of Wisconsin, calls for battery storage facilities to be developed in Grant and Wood counties, alongside two previously approved Alliant ...
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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 ...
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Panasonic Launches Next-Generation Solar Energy Battery Storage System
Panasonic this week announced the latest innovation in its solar energy portfolio of Total Home Energy Solution offerings, the EverVolt™ 2.0, which offers enhancements for greater customization, and features a convenient modular footprint and weatherproof design. Panasonic reports that the new EverVolt 2.0 provides continuous power output of 7.6 kW off-grid and 9.6 kW with grid, enough to ...
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New York PSC mandates grid-scale storage projects for investor-owned utilities
With the mass proliferation of energy storage capacity, New York regulators have mandated investor-owned utilities deploy energy storage systems by the 2018. The state Public Service Commission (PSC) issued an order last week requiring each individual utility to have energy storage projects “deployed and operating at no fewer than two separate distribution substations or feeders.” ...
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Con Edison and O&R Utilities Seeking Battery Projects to Aid Clean Energy Push
Con Edison of New York and its affiliate Orange & Rockland (O&R) are looking for developers who can place large battery storage systems in New York City and four counties to the north.The companies have released a request for proposals for developers interested in building battery systems that can go into operation by the end of 2025.Energy storage is part of the New York State and New ...
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