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Duke Energy Plans North Carolina's Largest Battery Storage Projects as Part of Western Carolinas Modernization Plan

Duke Energy recently (9/21) announced plans to install North Carolina's two largest battery energy storage systems - a $30 million investment as part of the company's Western Carolinas Modernization Plan. For months, Duke Energy has been working on future energy needs in the region with stakeholders, including members of the Energy Innovation Task Force (EITF). The EITF is an ongoing ...

Sep. 22, 2017

By Smart Grid Observer

Revenue from Grid-Scale Energy Storage is Expected to Total More than $68 Billion from 2014-2024

A recent report from Navigant Research analyzes the global market for utility-scale energy storage for both bulk an ancillary service applications. As distributed, renewable power generation resources multiply and grid operators seek ways to balance loads across the system using an increasingly diverse range of assets, the demand for grid-scale energy storage is rising. The grid-scale energy ...

Jan. 6, 2015

By Navigant Consulting, Inc. (NCI)

E.ON celebrates grand opening of first energy storage project in North America, expands portfolio

E.ON North America celebrated the grand opening of its Iron Horse Energy Storage & Solar Project at the University of Arizona's Tech Park in southeast Tucson. The 10 megawatt (MW) lithium titanium oxide storage facility and accompanying 2 MW solar array is now helping Tucson Electric Power (TEP) to maintain reliable electric service for more than 400,000 customers by providing frequency ...

Jun. 2, 2017

By Smart Grid Observer

New York Power Authority Announces Plans For 20 MW Battery Project in Northern New York

The New York Power Authority (NYPA) recently announced plans to establish a new 20 megawatt (MW) battery project in Northern New York that will demonstrate the operation of a large-scale energy storage system. The first-of-its kind project supports Governor Andrew M. Cuomo's commitment to combat climate change and grow the energy storage sector."The Northern New York region is a major source of ...

Oct. 3, 2018

By Smart Grid Observer

Duke Energy to Invest $500 Million in Battery Storage in the Carolinas Over the Next 15 Years

Duke Energy's advancement of battery energy storage technologies in the Carolinas includes $500 million of projects in the company's 15-year forecast – continuing the company's industry-leading deployment of the technology."Duke Energy is at the forefront of battery energy storage, and our investment could increase as we identify projects that deliver benefits to our customers," said Rob ...

Oct. 11, 2018

By Smart Grid Observer

NOHMs Technologies to Develop Energy Storage Battery for Indoor Use

NOHMs Technologies, Inc. recently (4/11) announced it will develop batteries that are optimized for indoor use and conform to New York State building and fire codes. Funded by the New York State Energy Research and Development Authority (NYSERDA) Technology and Business Innovation group, NOHMs will create optimized electrolyte formulations that overcome traditional barriers to commercialization ...

Apr. 12, 2019

By Smart Grid Observer

ANSYS Making Electric Vehicle Batteries More Practical And Efficient

One year into a U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) funded project, ANSYS (NASDAQ: ANSS), General Motors LLC, the National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) and ESim are leveraging engineering simulation technology to optimize electric and hybrid vehicle battery performance. The team achieved significant milestones during the past year in support of the DOE's Computer Aided Engineering for ...

Jun. 20, 2012

By National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL)

NEC to Develop Energy Storage Systems with Cells from Ambri, Inc.

NEC Energy Solutions (NEC) and Ambri today announced they have signed a joint development agreement (JDA) in which NEC will design and develop an energy storage system based on Ambri’s Liquid Metal Battery technology. NEC will employ its proprietary AEROS® energy storage operating system and controls to optimize system performance of the Ambri-based energy storage systems for NEC ...

Sep. 23, 2019

By Ambri Incorporated

Enel X and Related Companies Install New York City's Largest Battery Storage System

Enel X, the Enel Group's advanced energy services business line, and Related Companies, a global real estate firm, recently announced the launch of the largest battery storage system in New York City. The 4.8 MW/16.4 MWh in-front-of-the-meter battery system is located at Related's Gateway Center in East New York, Brooklyn community and will support the local grid of New York energy company, Con ...

Dec. 10, 2019

By Smart Grid Observer

Demand Energy to Deploy Battery Storage System for Advanced Microgrid at Apartment Complex in NYC

Demand Energy, a provider of intelligent energy storage systems, announced that it will design and deliver a lithium-ion battery system as part of the first microgrid to be deployed under Con Edison's Brooklyn-Queens Neighborhood Program (BQNP). The multi-resource microgrid will be implemented at the 625-unit Marcus Garvey Apartments in Brooklyn, owned by L+M Development Partners, a large ...

Dec. 7, 2016

By Smart Grid Observer

PG&E Proposes Four New Cost-effective Energy Storage Projects to CPUC

Pacific Gas and Electric Company (PG&E) recently (6/29) requested approval of four cost-effective energy storage projects totaling approximately 567 megawatts, in a filing at the California Public Utilities Commission.In January, the CPUC authorized PG&E to launch an accelerated solicitation for energy storage projects capable of meeting reliability needs for three specified local ...

Jul. 2, 2018

By Smart Grid Observer

Research breathes ‘new life’ into lithium ion battery packs

Novel separation techniques to recover high-value metal compounds from automotive battery packs are being explored as part of a £14 million research consortium. The AMPLiFII Project (Automated Module-to-pack Pilot Line for Industrial Innovation) has received £10 million of funding from the UK’s innovation agency Innovate UK. Led by WMG at the University of Warwick, it ...

Oct. 5, 2016

By Axion Group

Senior Management of New Energy Commits to Personally Buying Approximately $1 Million of Stock via Open Market Purchases

New Energy Systems Group (NYSE Amex: NEWN) ("New Energy" or the "Company"), a vertically integrated original design manufacturer and distributor of lithium ion batteries and backup power systems, today announced that the Company's senior management team (including its Chairman, CEO and CFO) has committed to personally buying approximately $1 million stock via open market purchases."On our recent ...

Apr. 1, 2011

By New Energy Systems

Stem and NEC Energy Solutions Offer Turnkey Solar + Storage Optimization

Stem, Inc., a specialist in artificial intelligence (AI)-driven energy storage services, announced today that it is partnering with NEC Energy Solutions, to simplify and optimize the deployment and operation of solar + storage projects. Through a master supply agreement, Stem will resell and integrate its Athena AI platform with NEC’s GSS end-to-end grid storage solution. The agreement ...

Nov. 6, 2019

By Novus Media Today Group, LLC

NextEra Energy Resources, Salt River Project Unveil Integrated Solar and Battery Plant

NextEra Energy Resources and Salt River Project today announced the opening of Pinal Central Solar Energy Center (PCSEC), a universal-scale, integrated solar plant equipped with a battery system that will store energy and enable SRP to provide clean energy to customers when usage is at its highest and needed most. The 20MW solar photovoltaic generation facility, which is Arizona's largest ...

May 17, 2018

By Smart Grid Observer

Faith Technologies and Schneider Electric To Build State-Of-The-Art Microgrid

Faith Technologies, a leading electrical planning, engineering, design, and installation expert, in partnership with Schneider Electric, has designed and built a state-of-the-art, clean energy microgrid at the Gordon Bubolz Nature Preserve in Appleton, Wisconsin.The advanced microgrid uses a 200 kW solar photovoltaic energy (solar panels); a 30 kW hydrogen fuel cell; a 100 kW lithium-ion battery ...

Jun. 7, 2018

By Smart Grid Observer

Harnessing the Power of Water to Energize the Future

The Cradle of Hydropower Nested within the Swiss Alps in the canton of Glarus is one of the world’s most advanced hydropower projects – a variable-speed pump storage plant that leverages the country’s natural terrain and water resources to effectively create a giant battery. Whatever battery you may have just imagined, think much, much bigger. This battery has output ...

Jan. 2, 2019

By GE Renewable Energy

BNEF: Energy Storage is a $1.2 Trillion Investment Opportunity by 2040

The tumbling cost of batteries is set to drive a boom in the installation of energy storage systems around the world in the years from now to 2040, according to the latest annual forecast from research company BloombergNEF (BNEF). The global energy storage market1 will grow to a cumulative 942GW/2, 857GWh by 2040, attracting $1.2 trillion in investment over the next 22 years. Cheap batteries mean ...

Nov. 9, 2018

By Smart Grid Observer

SimpliPhi Receives UL9540 Certification for AccESS, BOSS Products

Following completion of rigorous evaluation by nationally recognized testing labs, a wide range of SimpliPhi Power’s energy storage products and system configurations are approved for Certification under UL 9540. The AccESS, BOSS.6 & BOSS.12 systems can be used individually or in combination to achieve multiple, robust solutions across residential and commercial applications, both on ...

Jan. 7, 2021

By Simpliphi Power, Inc.

GE Energy Forges OEM EV Charger Agreement with CODA Automotive

GE Energy Industrial Solutions (NYSE: GE) has finalized an automotive original equipment manufacturer (OEM) agreement for the sale and distribution of the GE WattStationTM Wall Mount electric vehicle (EV) charging station with CODA Automotive Inc., a leading EV manufacturer. GE Energy Industrial Solutions has finalized its first automotive original equipment ...

Nov. 17, 2011

By General Electric

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