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Sterlite Power Forays Into Grid Connected Battery Storage
Sterlite Power has submitted bids for two storage projects in the recently concluded auction of Salt River Project utility. The bids submitted are for a cumulative capacity of 400 MW. This marks the first foray of Sterlite Power into grid connected battery energy storage systems (BESS). Grid connected BESS are rapidly achieving commercially viability for utilities around the world as total system ...
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Calpine and GE Renewable Energy Complete Santa Ana Storage Project in Southern California
Calpine and GE Renewable Energy announced this week the completion of the Santa Ana Storage Project (SASP) in Southern California. The project contains a 20MW/80MWh (4hr) standalone battery energy storage system using GE's Reservoir energy storage technology. The system, now in commercial operation, is supported by a 20-year Resource Adequacy Power Purchase Agreement (PPA). The project will be ...
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Use of Regional Interconnections Crucial for Successful Integration of Renewable Energy into the Grid
Integrating the growing share of renewable energy (RE) into the power grid is becoming a key challenge owing to its stochastic nature. One of the most efficient ways around this situation is to establish well-managed interconnections that allow surplus RE power to be transferred to other countries. Denmark's success dealing with RE through existing transmission interconnections with Germany, ...
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California Community Choice Aggregators Issue Request for Long-Duration Storage
Eight Community Choice Aggregators (CCAs) recently launched a joint Request for Offers to procure up to 500 megawatts of long-duration storage. The RFO is seeking a minimum 10-year contract for grid-charged technologies. Central Coast Community Energy, CleanPowerSF, Marin Clean Energy, Peninsula Clean Energy, Redwood Coast Energy Authority, San Jose Clean Energy, Silicon Valley Clean Energy and ...
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Energy Storage-Enabled Applications Are Poised to Disrupt Energy Markets
A recent white paper from Navigant Research examines five major trends and the related market forces expected to shape the future of the energy storage industry in 2016 and beyond. In the next 3-5 years, the storage industry is positioned to truly scale and echo the explosive growth seen in the solar PV industry. Incremental improvements in energy storage technologies, developments in regional ...
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Long-Duration Battery Paves the Way to a Carbon-Free Future for Great River Energy
Form Energy, a company developing ultra-low-cost, long-duration energy storage for the grid, recently announced it signed a contract with Minnesota-based utility Great River Energy to jointly deploy a 1MW / 150MWh pilot project to be located in Cambridge, MN. Great River Energy is Minnesota's second-largest electric utility and the fifth largest generation and transmission cooperative in the U.S. ...
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NEC Energy Solutions Commissions 50 MW of Energy Storage Projects in UK
NEC Energy Solutions (NEC ES), a wholly-owned subsidiary of NEC Corporation, announced recently (1/8) it has completed the commissioning of a total of 50 MW of energy storage projects in the UK with VLC Energy, a joint venture between Low Carbon, a renewable energy investment company, and VPI Immingham, owner of one of the largest combined heat and power plants in Europe and part of the Vitol ...
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Georgia Power to Launch First Battery Energy Storage System on State's Transmission Grid
Georgia Power has received approval from the Georgia Public Service Commission (PSC) to build, own, and operate a new battery energy storage system. Known as the Mossy Branch Battery Facility, the grid-charging battery system is located on 2.5-acres in Talbot County, near Columbus, Georgia. This innovative facility will be the first standalone Battery Energy Storage System (BESS) on the Georgia ...
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Leyline Renewable Capital and Starwood Energy Group Partner with American Power Ventures to Bring Reliability to the Power Grid
Leyline Renewable Capital, a leading provider of debt and equity capital for renewable energy development and construction, and Starwood Energy Group Global, a private investment firm that specializes in energy infrastructure investments, this week announced a newly formed joint venture that will partner with American Power Ventures (APV) to develop and finance two standalone battery storage ...
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Windlab and Vestas Partner On World`s First Utility-Scale Hybrid Integrating Wind, Solar and Storage
A partnership between renewable energy industry leaders has announced the final details of a project that will help accelerate the transition to an energy mix led by renewable energy and aim to provide even more reliable and consistent renewable energy production adapted to energy demand and grid requirements. Developed by Australia's international renewable energy company, Windlab, with support ...
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Fluence Partners with Pexapark to Deliver Advanced Market Intelligence and Energy Storage Insights
Fluence, a market leader in energy storage products and services and digital applications for renewables and storage, and Pexapark, a provider of software and advisory services for renewable energy sales and risk management, announced this week they have entered into a long-term strategic partnership. The collaboration will provide customers with a powerful combination of insights required to ...
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