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ComEd Conducting Illinois` First Community Energy Storage Pilot
ComEd recently announced the launch of a pilot project to test the use of battery storage technology to reduce the impact of power outages in residential areas where customers experience service interruptions, particularly in extreme weather events. ComEd's Community Energy Storage (CES) pilot is being conducted in Beecher, Ill., approximately 40 miles south of Chicago. The pilot will focus on ...
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Duke Energy Renewables completes Notrees Battery Storage Project in Texas; North America`s largest battery storage project at a wind farm
Duke Energy Renewables, part of Duke Energy's Commercial Businesses, announced today the completion of its 36-megawatt (MW) energy storage and power management system at its Notrees Windpower Project in west Texas. The system completed testing and became fully operational in December, 2012. "Battery storage is an important innovation to address the variability of wind and solar energy ...
By Duke Energy
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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 ...
By ReportLinker
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C-Power Announces Upcoming Sea Trials for SeaRAY Autonomous Offshore Power System in Partnership with US Department of Energy and Department of Navy
C-Power is proud to announce it will commence six-month sea trials in partnership with the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) and U.S. Navy to test and validate the technical and economic capabilities of its SeaRAY autonomous offshore power system (AOPS). Initially conceived during a U.S. Department of Defense project, the SeaRAY AOPS provides in-situ power, energy storage, and real-time data ...
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C-Power Announces Upcoming Sea Trials for SeaRAY Autonomous Offshore Power System in Partnership with US Department of Energy and Department of Navy
C-Power is proud to announce it will commence six-month sea trials in partnership with the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) and U.S. Navy to test and validate the technical and economic capabilities of its SeaRAY autonomous offshore power system (AOPS). Initially conceived during a U.S. Department of Defense project, the SeaRAY AOPS provides in-situ power, energy storage, and real-time ...
By Sumo UK Ltd
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C-Power and BIRNS Connect on SeaRAY Autonomous Offshore Power System Demonstration
A key aspect of succeeding in business is building meaningful connections. That’s why BIRNS, Inc. and C-Power are pleased to announce their new partnership in support of C-Power’s demonstration of its SeaRAY autonomous offshore power system (AOPS) at the U.S. Navy’s Wave Energy Test Site in Hawaii. BIRNS is supplying BIRNS Millennium subsea connectors and cable assemblies for ...
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Dowell Promote its Energy Storage Products to International Market
In the middle of this month, delegations from the United Kingdom and Thailand went to Changzhou factory. Accompanied by the staff of the International Department, they visited the product line independently developed by Dowell. In response to the customer's greatest concern for large-scale project capabilities and customization capabilities, the engineers introduced the large-scale energy storage ...
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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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Biden Administration Invests $2.3 Billion in Projects to Expand Clean Power in Rural Communities
As part of President Biden's Investing in America agenda, U.S. Department of Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack this week (March 6) announced that USDA is moving forward on clean energy investments in 23 states to reduce pollution and strengthen rural America's power grid. The announcement includes the first five awards totaling $139 million under the Powering Affordable Clean Energy (PACE) ...
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10 Smart Energy Startups Worth Watching in 2017
“Tomorrow’s energy is decentralised, decarbonised and digital,” says Rockstart Smart Energy Accelerator Director Freerk Bisschop. As an energy professional, staying updated with the latest industry trends also means keeping an eye on the up-and-coming energy innovators. That’s why we’re so excited to share our picks for the most promising energy startups to watch in ...
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New Buildings Consortium to Focus on Benefits of Thermal and Electrochemical Energy Storage
Stor4Build is a new consortium on energy storage for buildings that will accelerate the growth, optimization, and deployment of storage technologies. The consortium will be co-led by the U.S. Department of Energy's National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL), Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (Berkeley Lab), and Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL). "The need for energy storage continues to ...
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IDEA Announces 2020 Donation Recipients, New Partners
SimpliPhi Power’s pledge to donate 1% of annual revenue to deliver energy access in underserved communities selects projects in Myanmar and Haiti as 2020 RFP recipients and is joined by Footprint Project, New Sun Road, Sol-Ark & Twende Solar as committed partners. The IDEA: Deliver Energy Access (‘IDEA’) has announced 2020 RFP recipients for donations in Myanmar and Haiti, ...
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New IREC Report Guides States to Optimize Modern Electric Grid
A new in-depth guide released today by IREC will help states manage the grid redesign with new analytical tools and the benefit of lessons learned from states leading the way. More Americans are choosing increasingly economical and available distributed energy resources (DERs) — such as rooftop or community solar, energy storage and electric vehicles – and these DERs create new ...
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NREL Partnerships to help the grid accommodate more renewable energy
The Energy Department's National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) announces five new partnerships that will award up to $6.5 million in federal funds to technical teams throughout the country. The cost-shared projects with industry, universities, and other stakeholders will address the challenge of enabling the nation's electric grid to handle increasing amounts of renewable energy. NREL is ...
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5th Microgrid Global Innovation Forum to Focus on EMEA/Latin America/Asia Pacific
The 5th edition of the Microgrid Global Innovation Forum, September 4-6, 2017 in Barcelona, will focus on microgrid advances, case studies and applications in EMEA, Asia-Pacific, and Latin America. The emphasis is on optimizing the business model for a range of microgrid deployments, maximizing the use of renewable and distributed energy resources, and sharing real-world case studies in both ...
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Energy Commission Awards Nearly $4 Million to Support Early-Stage Clean Energy Projects
The California Energy Commission recently (8/14) awarded $3.75 million to 25 early-stage, innovative projects as part of a portfolio of research investments that will help achieve the state’s climate and clean energy goals.The Energy Commission’s Electric Program Investment Charge program, which drives clean energy innovation and entrepreneurship, funds the California Sustainable Energy ...
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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 ...
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$120 Million to Roll Out Community Batteries Across Australia
On behalf of the Australian Government, the Australian Renewable Energy Agency (ARENA) has announced $120 million in funding will be made available for Round 1 of the Community Batteries Funding Program. The program aims to support the deployment of community batteries across Australia to lower energy bills, cut emissions and reduce pressure on the electricity grid. ARENA is now seeking ...
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NY Green Bank Surpasses $2 Billion in Financial Commitments and Celebrates 10-Year Anniversary
Governor Kathy Hochul this week (May 31) announced NY Green Bank, a division of the New York State Energy Research and Development Authority and the largest green bank in the country, has surpassed $2 billion in cumulative financial commitments in support of the State's transition to clean energy and sustainable infrastructure, as it celebrates its 10-year anniversary. The state-sponsored ...
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San Diego Community Power and RAI Energy International Announce Integrated 100 MW Solar Energy and 150 MW Storage Project
San Diego Community Power (SDCP), the not-for-profit community choice energy program serving five cities in the San Diego region, entered into a power purchase agreement with an affiliate of RAI Energy International Inc., the Silicon Valley-based global renewable energy development company. The project is located in Imperial County, California and is an integrated 100 megawatt photovoltaic solar ...
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