Tesla is launching today the ability to use Powerwall 2 for backup power in Europe through its new Gateway 2 hardware.Last year, Tesla said that it was working on new hardware to work with the Powerwall 2. A few months ago, they launched the Backup Gateway 2 in Australia and now they are bringing it […]
Energy Storage
Energy Secretary Rick Perry says US needs ‘all of the above’ energy plan in Phoenix visit
Rick Perry said the US needs to pursue an all-of-the-above energy strategy. He said clean energy can be compatible with a strong economy. Perry said nuclear remains important to American energy. U.S. Energy Secretary Rick Perry said on a Friday stop in Arizona that the country is striving for an “all-of-the-above” energy policy with increased […]
Arizona utility’s 950MW solar-plus-storage plan: ‘clean energy and clean air’
Arizona Public Service (APS) has announced a plan to make solar energy dispatchable into the evening using batteries, calling for the deployment of 850MW of energy storage by 2025. Already reported by PV Tech & Energy-Storage.news, APS has awarded a contract to technology provider and system integrator AES for a 100MW, four hour duration battery […]
Siemens enters home storage market
German industrial conglomerate Siemens AG today announced the market rollout of a battery storage solution for private homes. The lithium-ion battery, called Junelight Smart Battery, is intended to complement self-generated energy systems like rooftop photovoltaic (PV) panels. The storage capacity allows for modular expansion. Up to six battery units with a net capacity of 3.3 […]
Centrica Expands Smart Home Energy Management Offerings, Targets the US Market
The British company looks to help homeowners save on their energy bills with residential storage, electric vehicle chargers, heat pumps and connected appliances. U.K. energy company Centrica has confirmed it intends to bring new home energy management options to the U.S. market after making key investments this month. Sam Salisbury, director of Centrica Innovations Labs, […]
Pinnacle West makes major bet on energy storage
Pinnacle West’s (NYSE:PNW) Arizona Public Service today unveiled plans to add 850 MW of battery storage and at least 100 MW of new solar power by 2025 in the most ambitious deployment of energy storage ever announced by a U.S. utility; no cost estimates were provided. The move comes as Arizona regulators have placed a temporary moratorium on building natural […]
APS Plans to Add Nearly 1GW of New Battery Storage and Solar Resources by 2025
The Arizona utility says it will deploy 850 megawatts of battery storage and at least 100 megawatts of new solar generation in the coming years. The Arizona power grid has a unique set of challenges, which it turns out solar and energy storage are particularly well suited to address. Arizona Public Service, the state’s largest […]
Advanced technology will solve energy storage woes
Visakhapatnam: The country will face a big challenge in the coming years with the growing penetration of renewable energy into the distribution system without sufficient storage technologies, observed by GITAM president M Sribharath here on Thursday at GITAM Deemed to be University. He delivered a keynote address during a national level workshop on “Transition of […]
AES to Help APS Customers Get Solar After Sunset with New 100 MW Energy Storage System
Battery-based energy storage system will deliver cleaner energy to Arizona customers at times of peak usage ARLINGTON, Va.: The AES Corporation (NYSE: AES) today announced it was selected by Arizona Public Service (APS) to deliver a 100 megawatt (MW) 4-hour duration battery-based energy storage system. The project, owned and operated by AES, will provide critical […]
Tesla Powerwalls Are in High Demand, Installers Just Don’t Have Them
The latest EnergySage survey shows strong consumer preference for Tesla’s signature battery product, but only a fraction of solar installers carry it. Only 12 percent of solar installers carry Tesla’s Powerwall, according to the latest findings in a report from EnergySage and the North American Board of Certified Energy Practitioners. The report, a nationwide survey […]