stationary storage News
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LBNL Report: EVs Could Achieve Same Goal as Storage in California, at Fraction of Cost
California is in the process of deploying substantial amounts of renewable generation, targeting 50% of grid-supplied energy coming from renewables by 2030. A new study by researchers at the Lawrence Berkeley National Lab forecasts the significant grid challenges that arise as more renewables are deployed, specifically the increasing daytime over-generation, increasing evening peaks, and ...
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Urgent Need for New Stationary Storage, According to IDTechEx
Starved of lithium-ion batteries and pumped storage sites, the stationary energy storage business is urgently looking for alternatives, according to a new report from IDTechEx.Tesla now sells its Powerwall house battery only to those buying the full solar house and, like its competitors, it has delayed electric vehicle launches also due to battery shortage. Metals shortages are taking over from ...
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EverZinc is proud to announce the successful grant obtention of the LOLABAT project led by Sunergy
The European project LOLABAT was awarded a Horizon 2020 program grant of more than 7 M€ by the European Commission to develop the next-generation batteries for stationary energy storage. Out of 44 proposals submitted in this work program (LC-BAT-8-2020), only three were shortlisted and chosen, indicating a success rate of 6.8%. The grant agreement is still being negotiated and the ...
By EverZinc
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Energy Storage Investments Boom As Battery Costs Halve in the Next Decade
Energy storage installations1 around the world will multiply exponentially, from a modest 9GW/17GWh deployed as of 2018 to 1,095GW/2,850GWh by 2040, according to the latest forecast from research company BloombergNEF (BNEF).This 122-fold boom of stationary energy storage over the next two decades will require $662 billion of investment, according to BNEF estimates. It will be made possible by ...
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Battery Costs in Stationary Energy Could Fall by up to 66%, Grow 17-Fold by 2030, Says IRENA
The cost of battery storage for stationary applications could fall by up to 66 per cent by 2030, according to a new report published recently by the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA). The falling price of batteries could stimulate 17-fold growth of installed battery storage, opening up a number of new commercial and economic opportunities, the report highlights. IRENA’s ...
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Report: Lithium Ion Battery Prices Expected to Fall at Annual Rate of 6.5% Over Next Decade
A new report from Navigant Research examines pricing trends and issues driving growth for energy storage technologies. The report provides pricing forecasts for large format lithium ion (Li-ion) batteries used in both grid storage and EV markets. Installed project price forecasts are also provided for eight additional grid storage technologies. Energy storage provides a multitude of specific ...
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EVs Create New Value in the Energy Cloud, but Utilities Are Not Guaranteed a Cent
by Stuart Ravens, Navigant Research (reprinted with permission)EVs present utilities with the single largest opportunity for load growth in a generation. However, other industries are eyeing the following alternative opportunities in the electrification of transport:Sales of EVsCharge station salesSolar PVStationary storageEV battery aggregationEnergy supplyVolkswagen Group is the latest ...
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Upcoming Events by SGO
The 4th Annual Demand Response & Distributed Energy Resources World Forum, October 11-12, 2017 in Costa Mesa, CA brings together stakeholders from across the DR / DER industry and internationally to examine the latest technology advances, case studies, and business strategies for optimizing demand response, energy efficiency, DER integration and control, and demand side management programs. ...
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Plug-In Electric Vehicles Are Emerging as a Viable Enabling Technology for Microgrids and Virtual Power Plants within the Next Five Years
A new report from Navigant Research discusses how to develop a strategy to best extract grid services embedded in plug-in electric vehicle (PEV) batteries, charging loads, and charging infrastructure to help support microgrid and virtual power plant (VPP) deployments.The projected growth in PEVs offers both challenges and opportunities to distribution utilities. If not managed in an intelligent ...
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NHOA Commissions 10MWh Storage System in Massachusetts to Kearsarge Energy
NHOA (formerly Engie EPS) is pleased to announce the successful commissioning of a new storage system in the US. The project, awarded in December 2020, involved the supply of a 10MWh energy storage system in Massachusetts to Kearsarge Energy, part of a Solar plus Storage plant in the town of Bellingham. Based on NHOA’s proprietary design, the plant successfully completed the UL 9540 system ...
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Department of Energy Releases Energy Storage Grand Challenge Roadmap
The U.S. Department of Energy this week released the Energy Storage Grand Challenge Roadmap, the Department’s first comprehensive energy storage strategy. Announced in January 2020 by U.S. Secretary of Energy Dan Brouillette, the Energy Storage Grand Challenge (ESGC) seeks to create and sustain American leadership in energy storage. In addition to concerted research efforts, the ...
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Eos Energy Enterprises Announces Project AMAZE,' a $500M Program to Address Storage Demand
Eos Energy Enterprises, a leading provider of zinc-powered long-duration stationary energy storage systems, this week (Aug 31) announced Project AMAZE American Made Zinc Energy, a $500 million planned expansion and a significant milestone to build 8 GWh of clean energy storage production capacity. Project AMAZE supports Eos' strategy to address increased long-duration energy storage demand driven ...
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Powering the Future: NREL Research Finds Opportunities for Breakthrough Battery Designs
In the 200 years after its invention, the extraordinary battery has undergone significant evolutions to meet modern applications. These self-contained energy sources are key to our increasingly connected society, powering our communication and transportation networks. With the shift to renewable energy, a new era of electrification is on the horizon, supported in large part by the breakthrough ...
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Storing the Sun for a Rainy Day
It's been a miserable winter in Germany. Parts of the country have had 60% fewer sunshine hours than normal. A series of cold snaps have swept the country, reminding all just how expensive heating has become. Germany's 'Energiewende' (Energy Transition) policy - an intent to be 60% reliable on renewable energy sources for the country's total energy consumption by 2050 - is helping cut costs. ...
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Enel X and ADR Launch Pioneer Project to Develop a Large Storage System with Second Life Batteries
Thanks to a partnership between Enel X and ADR (Aeroporti di Roma, Airports of Rome), second-life batteries from electric vehicles will be integrated into a 30 MW solar park being built at Rome Fiumicino Airport and scheduled to be finished by 2024, helping to drastically reduce emissions at the airport. The project, called Pioneer- airPort sustaInability secONd lifE battEry stoRage, has been ...
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Nilar has started production of the world`s first battery that can be refilled with new life
Nilar International AB in Gävle develops batteries for energy storage solutions for the green transition. Now the production of the next generation batteries has started. Nilar is the first in the world with a technology that allows used batteries to be restored and regain the same storage power as a new battery. A first partial delivery of batteries will take place in week 44. Nilar ...
By Nilar AB
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Panasonic, Tesla to build big US battery plant
American electric car maker Tesla Motors Inc. is teaming up with Japanese electronics company Panasonic Corp. to build a battery manufacturing plant in the U.S. expected to create 6,500 jobs. The companies announced the deal Thursday, but they did not say where in the U.S. the so-called "gigafactory," or large-scale plant, will be built. Tesla has said that Nevada, Arizona, Texas, New Mexico ...
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GM Energy Rolls Out Vehicle-to-Home Product Suite
Available for the first time as part of its expanding product ecosystem, GM Energy’s initial offerings for residential customers will enable the use of vehicle-to-home (V2H) bidirectional charging technology to provide power from a compatible GM EV to a properly equipped home. This is intended to help mitigate the negative impacts of weather-related outages and integrate with future clean energy ...
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Fluence and Northvolt Collaborate to Co-Develop Smart, Sustainable Battery Technology for Grid-Scale Energy Storage
Fluence, a leading global energy storage technology, software and services provider, and Northvolt, a leading European battery developer and manufacturer, this week announced an agreement to co-develop next-generation battery technology for grid-scale storage applications. As part of the agreement, Fluence also plans to purchase battery systems from Northvolt. The companies will draw on ...
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Enel X to Launch Three Innovative Battery Projects Approved Under the European IPCEI Program
Enel X, the Enel Group business line dedicated to innovative energy services, has obtained the green light from the European Commission to develop three projects presented within the framework of the second IPCEI (Important Project of Common European Interest) created to support the European battery industry, which sees the participation of 42 European companies. Enel X projects span applications ...
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