The California Independent System Operator connected the largest battery storage resource in the nation to its power grid last month. The initial phase of LS Power Group’s Gateway Energy Storage Project in San Diego County came online June 9, adding 62.5 MW of storage interconnection to the ISO grid, which currently has just over 216 […]
Energy Storage
New Tech Puts Lithium Batteries Back In The Energy Storage Race
Researchers are in a race to find the ultimate energy storage solution, considering the rise of renewable energy generation and electric vehicle (EV) sales around the world. Some scientists are trying to improve the lithium-based battery chemistry with alternative and innovative solutions, while others are hoping that they will come up with a way to […]
D.C. Circuit Ruling Empowers Energy Storage Technology To Tap Bigger Markets
Energy storage, or the use of batteries to absorb electricity from the grid when it is plentiful and discharge it when it is scarce, is ready for the big leagues. That was the implication of a ruling on Friday from the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit that has been celebrated by renewable […]
Grid synchronous inertia: Vital to stabilising the grid and preventing the next blackout
Taking the UK’s transmission system and the circumstances which led to a dramatic blackout as a direct example, Javier Cavada and Gary Preece of liquid air energy storage (LAES) systems company Highview Power look at how such events could be avoided, cost-effectively and with lesser environmental consequences. The stability of the energy grid in any […]
Chemists advance solar energy storage aimed at global challenges
Increasing demand for electrification in rural areas poses challenges, but also creates opportunities for development of decentralized electrification systems. Compared with conventional electrical grids based on large, centralized power generation stations commonly used in developed countries, a decentralized approach offers lower capital cost, a smaller footprint and nimble deployment. Utah State University chemists Tianbiao “Leo” […]
Schneider Electric : Availability of Reliable, Affordable and Consistent Supply of Electricity will be at the Heart of a Smart City
The Government of India launched the “100 Smart Cities Mission” in an objective to “promote sustainable and inclusive cities that provide core infrastructure and give a decent quality of life to its citizens, a clean and sustainable environment and application of ‘Smart’ solutions”. As per the information available on Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs […]
Australia developing world’s first residential solar-based hydrogen energy storage systems
Engineering firm GHD is partnering with the University of New South Wales and investment backers Providence Asset to develop the world’s first residential solar-based hydrogen energy storage systems. The partnership follows Providence Asset Group and the University of New South Wales forming a dedicated Hydrogen Energy Research Centre. Providence Asset Group has made a $5 […]
Say Hello to the Biggest Battery in America (for Now)
A wave of monster energy storage projects has washed up in Southern California, with LS Power recently flipping on the most powerful one yet. Things are moving fast in the grid battery industry — and nowhere faster than California. That’s where LS Power, a private equity firm that develops grid infrastructure, hooked up the new […]
Ingeteam chosen by Iberdrola to supply its largest battery storage system
For back-up at Whitelee, the UK’s biggest onshore wind farm, developed by Scottish Power Renewables near Glasgow Control systems & power converters are to be made at the company’s recently opened plant in Spain. This facility will supply sufficient power to meet the demand of all the homes in a city of the size of […]
New legislation to boost battery storage in Britain
Secondary legislation will remove barriers for storage projects above 50 megawatt in England and 350 megawatt in Wales, allowing more clean energy to be stored and used all-year round LONDON: The UK government is to change legislation to make it easier to construct large batteries to store renewable energy from solar and wind farms in […]