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California Demands 3.3GW of New Resources as Grid Shortfall Looms

November 9, 2019 Anand Gupta

Procurement is a boon for solar-storage, demand response and other clean resources, and could forestall last-ditch option of keeping coastal gas plants open. California regulators have approved a 3.3-gigawatt “all-source” procurement that will pit new renewables, energy storage, demand response and other clean resources against natural gas-fired power plants in a race to meet what […]

Lithium Ion Batteries

Flow Batteries Struggle in 2019 as Lithium-Ion Marches On

November 6, 2019 Anand Gupta

Save for a few rare announcements, the promising technology class has gone quiet. October’s SoftBank-led investment in iron flow battery startup ESS represented an unusual event in 2019: a piece of good news for the flow battery sector. The $30 million cash injection was a rare sign that there may still be life in an […]

Energy Storage

EDF’s Energy Storage Ambitions Come Out of Hibernation

November 5, 2019 Anand Gupta

After something of a hiatus, EDF has acquired Pivot Power — along with its 2-gigawatt storage pipeline and its unique approach to the market. European utility giant EDF has acquired the British energy storage and EV infrastructure developer Pivot Power, following the French state-owned energy firm’s declaration last year that it would invest $10 billion […]

Energy Storage

ABB unveils modern production plant for energy storage systems in Baden

November 1, 2019 Anand Gupta

ABB is making energy storage systems for railways, e-buses/trolleybuses and e-trucks at a new production facility in Baden. The energy storage systems help reduce emissions and increase energy efficiency. Future uses include applications in trolleybuses in several Swiss cities ABB officially opened its new plant for energy storage systems for mobility applications today in Baden, […]

Energy Storage

Enphase: Demand for Solar-Battery Systems Could Soar After California Blackouts

October 30, 2019 Anand Gupta

Grid woes “will only increase the attach rates for storage” in country’s biggest rooftop solar market, Enphase CEO says. Enphase’s current growth is based around its core solar microinverter business. But in discussing the company’s Q3 earnings Tuesday, CEO Badri Kothandaraman focused on how Enphase’s soon-to-launch integrated energy storage system could aid Californians facing the […]

Europe & UK

Europe’s Storage Market Set to Grow, Along With Merchant Risk

October 29, 2019 Anand Gupta

In the absence of a silver bullet, Europe’s storage industry will have to bite a regular one — and embrace merchant risk. Europe’s energy storage sector is on the cusp of big new opportunities, but first, it will need to get comfortable with merchant risk. Large-scale systems are seeing new potential revenue streams at the […]

Energy Storage

Acciona Supersizes Solar and Storage Efforts With Big US Acquisition

October 22, 2019 Anand Gupta

“Zero to 60” investment: Spanish developer buys a 4-gigawatt solar and storage project pipeline. Spanish renewables developer Acciona has acquired 3 gigawatts of solar and 1 gigawatt of storage projects currently under development in the U.S. by Nebraska-based Tenaska. The deal announced Monday will see Acciona aiming to complete eight solar projects totaling around 1,200 […]

Energy Storage

Energy Storage Options for a Renewable Intensive Future

October 1, 2019 Anand Gupta

The fact still remains that PSPs have a clear advantage over BESS currently and will continue to do so at least in the near future. With increase in penetration of intermittent energy resources such as wind and solar in the national grid, India’s power sector is facing a challenge of balancing this intermittent energy through […]

Energy Storage

From Science Project to Money Maker: Energy Storage Hits Inflection Point

September 24, 2019 Anand Gupta

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

NEC to Develop Energy Storage Systems with Cells from Ambri Inc.

September 24, 2019 Anand Gupta

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 […]

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