Portfolio to participate in ISO-NE Wholesale Markets BOSTON: ENGIE Storage today announced it will supply and operate a 19 MW/38 MWh portfolio of six energy storage sites that will contribute to the Solar Massachusetts Renewable Target Program and participate in ISO-New England wholesale markets. The combined solar and storage portfolio, developed and operated by Syncarpha […]
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BRIEF: Sierra Energy Closes $33 Million Series A Funding Led By Breakthrough Energy Ventures
Sierra Energy Corp-Round joined by COX Investment Holdings, INC, BNP Paribas SA, TWYNAM Investments PTY LTD, Formica Ventures AB, And March Fund I L * SIERRA ENERGY CLOSES $33 MILLION SERIES A FUNDING LED BY BREAKTHROUGH ENERGY VENTURES * SIERRA ENERGY CORP-ROUND JOINED BY COX INVESTMENT HOLDINGS, INC, BNP PARIBAS SA, TWYNAM INVESTMENTS PTY LTD, FORMICA VENTURES AB, AND MARCH FUND I […]
Tesla unleashes Megapack battery to take on natural gas plants
Amid dipping solar investments, Tesla doubles down on energy storage. Tesla has announced the Megapack battery, its largest energy storage product to date. The company aims to support energy grid usage during peak hours by storing up to 3 megawatt hours of clean wind and solar energy, supplanting natural gas “peaker” plants. The Megapacks are […]
ENGIE Storage Unveils New Wholesale Market Participation Offering in ISO-New England
Improves Returns, Reduces Risk, and Enhances Bankability for Solar + Storage Projects BOSTON: ENGIE Storage today unveiled a new, highly-integrated supply and services offering for developers of in-front-of-the-meter (IFOM) solar and energy storage projects in New England and emerging markets. Comprising energy storage system design support, supply, operations, performance guarantees, and payments for rights to […]
Horizon Power taps SwitchDin to supply Secure Gateway Devices for solar, storage customers
WA’s regional utility Horizon Power will supply homes and businesses that install rooftop PV and batteries with Secure Gateway Devices (SGDs) to allow for higher penetration levels in the northwest town of Onslo. Newcastle-based SwitchIn has been selected by Horizon to supply the SGDs. The ability to monitor and control rooftop solar and battery storage […]
What would a net zero emission, 100 per cent renewables world look like – and how do we get there?
Authors of a new paper arguing that 100 per cent renewable, zero carbon transport and energy worldwide is not only feasible but cheaper than fossil fuels explain their thinking to BusinessesGreen Like a line of dominoes, the number of national and regional net zero greenhouse gas emissions targets are beginning to fall into place one […]
Southern Power to develop 345MWh quartet of energy storage projects
Southern Power is working with developer esVolta on the portfolio of four projects. Source: Southern Power. Wholesale power provider Southern Power is to develop up to four utility-scale energy storage projects totalling 86MW / 345MWh. Of the four projects, all in California, one has already closed financing. Southern Power is working with developer esVolta on […]
Tesla launches its Megapack, a new massive 3 MWh energy storage product
Tesla is launching today its ‘Megapack’, a massive new energy storage product that combines up to 3 MWh of storage capacity and a 1.5 MW inverter. Electrek exclusively reported last year that Tesla has been working on a new energy storage system called ‘Megapack’. We found out that Tesla was going to use the Megapack […]
India Will Setup 4 Plants To Produce EV Batteries In The Country, similar to Tesla’s Gigafactories
The ongoing shift to electric vehicles will put a major stress on India’s energy resources in due time. To meet these surging energy demands, the Indian government now plans to mediate the energy demand and supply through energy storage, meaning – batteries. For these, the country will soon be setting up its own battery manufacturing […]
LG Chem Battery Systems Power Atlanta’s First Smart Neighborhood
– LG Chem has partnered with Georgia Power and PulteGroup to provide sustainable, energy efficient home battery technology to the Smart Neighborhood™ project. – Smart Neighborhood™ aims to provide homeowners with new innovative and creative solutions. ATLANTA: LG Chem, South Korea’s leading manufacturer of advanced lithium-ion batteries, joined its project partners at an event on July 25, 2019, to mark […]