Lower costs, more revenue streams and deeper industry experience are making energy storage an integral part of electric grids around the world. In 2014, the vast majority of storage projects Greensmith Energy was working on might have best been described as science projects, often dependent on grants or utility R&D budgets devoted to figuring out […]
Energy Storage
Energport Begins Installation of a 72MW/72MWH Battery Energy Storage System
The system will be deployed for a major global independent power producer and will complement existing onsite renewable energy generation. Today Energport Inc. announced it had commenced installation of a 72MW/72MWH Battery Energy Storage System (BESS) for a major global independent power producer (IPP). The system, which will be divided across two sites, will complement […]
World’s Largest Residential Off-Grid Solar Project Enters Final Stage; “Powered by Morningstar”
U.S.-based solar charging leader and an Italian electrical company partner to bring electricity to 1 million Peruvians; accomplish goal on schedule and budget. Newtown, PA : At the nation’s premiere solar event, Morningstar Corporation will present the results of the single largest off-grid solar-powered rural electrification project in history: Peru’s five-year initiative to raise the […]
Morningstar Expands Its Energy Storage Partner Program
Newtown, PA : At the nation’s largest solar event, Morningstar Corporation announced that its Energy Storage Partner™ program (ESP) is now approaching 20 battery brands, including industry leaders such as Trojan and SimpliPhi, international players such as Australia’s PowerPlus Energy, specialty suppliers including Lithionics, RELiOn and Discover, and many others. ESP, launched at Solar Power […]
NEC to Develop Energy Storage Systems with Cells from Ambri Inc.
WESTBOROUGH & MARLBOROUGH, Mass : 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 […]
Ampt Achieves Rapid Adoption in Large-Scale Solar+Storage Projects Totaling 1 GWh
Lower Costs and Superior Performance Propels Ampt String Optimizers in DC-coupled Energy Storage FORT COLLINS : Ampt LLC, the world’s #1 DC optimizer company for large-scale photovoltaic (PV) systems, today reported the rapid adoption of their String Optimizer products in large-scale PV solar+storage projects totaling one gigawatt-hour (GWh). Ampt String Optimizers are DC/DC converters that […]
Blue Planet Energy Expands Into Commercial Energy Storage Market With Blue Ion LX
New, scalable commercial energy storage solution designed to increase resilience, accelerate renewable energy adoption SALT LAKE CITY & HONOLULU: SOLAR POWER INTERNATIONAL — Hawai’i-based Blue Planet Energy has expanded its Blue Ion line of safe, scalable energy storage solutions with the introduction of Blue Ion LX for commercial and industrial (C&I) applications. The Blue Ion […]
Eos Energy Storage and Holtec International Establish a Multi-Gigawatt Manufacturing Joint Venture for Eos’s Next Generation Battery
PITTSBURGH: Holtec International, a supplier of equipment and systems for the energy industry, and Eos Energy Storage (Eos), a supplier of Znyth® DC battery systems, in an expansion of their strategic partnership, announced the formation of HI-POWER, LLC, a multi-gigawatt manufacturing joint venture to produce Eos’s next generation of aqueous zinc batteries. HI-POWER will leverage […]
ZapGo’s Carbon-Ion Battery Expected to Charge Electric Vehicles 100 Times Faster Than Existing Lithium-Ion Batteries
Lithium-Free C-Ion® Cells Aim to Fully Recharge Electric Vehicles in Five Minutes; Mobile Phones in a Few Seconds OXFORD, England & CHARLOTTE, N.C.: ZapGo Ltd’s proprietary Carbon-Ion™ (C-Ion®) platform technology, the basis of a new type of battery that is safer and less expensive than existing battery technologies, offers the prospect of charging electric vehicles […]
Mumbai-born researcher invents alternative to Li-ion batteries
The new batteries exhibit high voltages between 2.45-2.8 V, delivering high capacities close to its theoretical value, which is a first for aqueous-based batteries. Mumbai-born scientist Dr Gautam Yadav has invented a new high-voltage, energy-dense rechargeable manganese dioxide (MnO2) zinc|(Zn) battery, which could be an alternative to Li-ion batteries that have dominated the energy storage […]