ACORE argues that this year’s extenders bill should include an ITC for energy storage, which is not included in the U.S. House Ways and Means Committee’s mark. Every year, committees in the U.S. Congress get together to give an additional lease on life to tax breaks through special legislation, a process known as “tax extenders”. […]
Energy Storage
Statkraft and Statera announce flexible grid alliance
Norwegian energy giant Statkraft and flexible grid specialist Statera Energy have today announced a new partnership to develop combined energy storage and flexible gas generation technologies in support of the UK’s net zero transition. The 15-year strategic partnership aims to deliver 1GW of flexible energy services as part of Statkraft’s UK-based Virtual Power Plant (VPP). […]
Autogrid ramps up involvement in Japan’s VPP space
US software and data company Autogrid has continued its roll-out of solutions into Japan’s evolving electricity market, joining a virtual power plant (VPP) project that could add more than 10,000 assets by the end of 2021. Autogrid has been one of the prominent early movers in aggregating distributed energy resources (DERs) including solar, battery energy […]
Siemens Gamesa Unveils World First Electrothermal Energy Storage System
Spanish renewable energy giant and offshore wind energy leader Siemens Gamesa Renewable Energy last week inaugurated operations of its electrothermal energy storage system which can store up to 130 megawatt-hours of electricity for a week in volcanic rock. Siemens Gamesa, a company known more famously for its offshore wind turbines, is nevertheless a large-scale renewable […]
Gannawarra battery now operating in North Western Victoria
Australia’s largest integrated battery and solar farm is now storing clean energy from the Gannawarra Solar Farm and providing power to the Victoria’s energy grid. The Andrews Labor Government invested $25 million into two large batteries in North Western Victoria, including the Gannawarra Energy Storage System – a 25-megawatt/50-megawatt hour system using Tesla batteries which […]
There’s a looming waste crisis from Australia’s solar energy boom
As Australians seek to control rising energy costs and tackle the damaging impacts of climate change, rooftop solar has boomed. To manage the variability of rooftop solar – broadly, the “no power at night” problem – we will also see a rapid increase in battery storage. The question is: what will happen to these panels and batteries […]
Australia’s largest solar-plus-storage project comes online
Tesla’s battery can power 16,000 households for two hours during peak demand. Credit: Twitter/Lily D’Ambrosio MP Australia’s largest solar-plus-storage project has come online in Victoria with Tesla batteries, proving that existing PV projects can be successfully retrofitted with battery storage. The 25MW/50MWh battery is co-located and integrated with the 60MW Gannawarra Solar Farm, near Kerang, […]
Rivian demonstrates battery second-life capabilities in Honnold Foundation partnership
CEO RJ Scaringe, Free Solo’s Alex Honnold to announce collaboration on June 15 livestream DENVER: On June 15, electric adventure vehicle maker Rivian is announcing a project to use its second-life batteries in a solar microgrid initiative with the Honnold Foundation. The goal: to support energy independence and adoption of renewable power generation. The project, […]
MA Cold Storage Facilities Gain 1.3 MW of Thermal Energy Storage
Viking Cold Solutions installed eight behind-the-meter thermal energy storage (TES) systems for cold storage facilities in Massachusetts. The facilities gained these behind-the-meter systems as part of a utility-backed demand management program in the state. Altogether the systems store and facilitate the management of approximately 1.3 megawatts of onsite energy, Viking Cold Solutions says. The Houston-based […]
NEC Introduces Unique, Adaptive Energy Warranty to Optimize Value for Energy Storage Customers
NEC Corporation announced today that NEC Energy Solutions (NEC ES) introduced a unique, Adaptive Energy Warranty which uses energy storage system usage data to adapt a system’s energy capacity warranty to fit a customer’s use profile. NEC’s proprietary, advanced AEROS® software platform provides real time usage data to predict energy storage capacity degradation based on […]