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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)

Clarke Energy signs Memorandum of Understanding with NEC Energy Solutions

Clarke Energy, a KOHLER Company, has signed a memorandum of understanding with NEC Energy Solutions, Inc. (NEC) with respect to the supply of their GSS Grid Storage Solution products and warranty service offering. Energy storage products are highly complementary to Clarke Energy’s existing product offering which includes gas engines and biogas upgrading technology. Energy storage systems ...

May 29, 2020

By Clarke Energy

Tata Power Collaborates with AES and Mitsubishi Corporation to Power Up South Asia’s Largest Grid-Scale Energy Storage System in India

Tata Power, AES Corporation, and Mitsubishi Corporation recently (2/13) inaugurated India’s first grid-scale battery-based energy storage system in Rohini, Delhi. The 10 Megawatt MW grid-connected system, owned by AES and Mitsubishi Corporation will pave the path for wider adoption of grid-scale energy storage technology across India. Fluence, a market-leading supplier of energy storage ...

Feb. 15, 2019

By Smart Grid Observer

First TVA-owned Battery Storage to Shape Energy Future

The Tennessee Valley Authority recently Monday that it is installing TVA's first owned and operated, grid-scale, battery energy storage system near an industrial complex in Vonore, Tennessee, about 35 miles southwest of Knoxville. "TVA is building the energy grid of the future," said Senior Manager Dale Harris, who leads research and development for TVA. "This pilot project will help us to ...

Oct. 7, 2020

By Smart Grid Observer

Wärtsilä Delivering a 70MW Energy Storage System In California To Optimize Renewable Energy System Performance

The technology group Wärtsilä is finalizing a 70MW energy storage and energy management system project in the California Independent System Operator energy market. The energy storage system will be paired with Wärtsilä GEMS platform to maximize system efficiencies and will add renewable power to the grid at times when it otherwise wouldn't be available. The order was booked by ...

Apr. 30, 2020

By Smart Grid Observer

DOE offers $100 million for innovative energy research projects

DOE issued three Funding Opportunity Announcements (FOAs) on March 2 that offer $100 million in American Recovery and Reinvestment Act funding for the third round of its Advanced Research Projects Agency - Energy (ARPA-E) program. The FOAs, announced at the first ARPA-E summit in Washington, D.C., are focused on innovations in three areas of technology: grid storage, power converters, and cooling ...

Mar. 3, 2010

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

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, ...

Dec. 14, 2015

By Frost & Sullivan

September 2013 PSERC Webinars

The DOE-funded Power Systems Engineering Research Center (PSERC) is offering two free public webinars in September. The webinars are free and no pre-registration is necessary. For more information and details on logging into the webinar, please visit PSERC's website or click the links below for each webinar. Tuesday, September 3 from 2 - 3 pm ET: Grid-Scale Energy Storage This webinar will ...

Aug. 23, 2013

By US Department of Energy

Energy Storage Guide for Policymakers Released

A new tool published by the independent Interstate Renewable Energy Council, Charging Ahead: An Energy Storage Guide for State Policymakers," (http://irecusa.org) provides regulators and other decision makers with specific guidance on key issues for policy consideration, including foundational policies for advanced energy storage a new generation of technologies characterized by flexible ...

Apr. 20, 2017

By Smart Grid Observer

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 ...

Jan. 11, 2018

By Smart Grid Observer

Highview Power Contracts with Tenaska Power Services for US Cryogenic Energy Storage Projects

Highview Power, a global leader in long-duration energy storage solutions, has contracted Tenaska Power Services Co., the leading provider of energy management services to generation and demand-side customers in the U.S., to identify, model, optimize and provide energy management services for up to four giga-scale cryogenic energy storage plants in the United States over two years. The initial ...

Jul. 17, 2019

By Smart Grid Observer

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