The boards of directors of the American Clean Power Association (ACP) and the U.S. Energy Storage Association (ESA) have voted to pursue a merger of the two trade associations to combine their staff, programs, and members. ACP launched in 2021 as a new trade association unifying the wind, solar, storage and transmission industries. Previously, ACP […]
Maine Becomes 9th US State to Adopt Energy Storage Deployment Target
Janet Mills, Governor of Maine, has signed legislation that makes hers the ninth US state to have adopted a deployment target for energy storage. On 22 June, the governor’s office announced that Mills had signed ‘LD 528: An act to advance energy storage in Maine’. It sets out a state goal for energy storage development […]
ESA, WoodMac report: 2Q energy storage deployment hits record 168 MW in U.S.
Energy storage deployments achieved the highest second quarter ever from this April to June. A report this month from Wood Mackenzie and the U.S. Energy Storage Association (ESA) counted some 168 MW of new capacity added in this second quarter. This was a 72-percent increase over 2020’s first quarter, more than doubled the same period […]
‘Don’t miss this opportunity’: Industry groups’ further plea for energy storage ITC
Failing to create an investment tax credit as part of the ongoing tax extenders legislation, a coalition of clean energy trade bodies in the US have urged. As it stands, this year’s tax extenders will add a further year to wind power’s Production Tax Credit, but calls for the bipartisan Energy Storage Tax Incentive and […]
What’s new in energy storage
Last year, the U.S. energy storage market nearly doubled, and it is expected to double again in 2019. In fact, the final quarter of 2018 broke the previous record for megawatt-hours deployed in a single quarter by 50%, according to a report from Wood Mackenzie Power & Renewables and the Energy Storage Association (ESA). Although […]
Leading energy companies form ESA task force for energy storage safety
Top energy companies — including GE Energy Storage, Panasonic, LG Chem Power and Duke Energy — joined the Energy Storage Association today to make safety a priority when manufacturing and operating energy storage systems. ESA formally launched the Energy Storage Industry Corporate Responsibility Initiative and pledge at its Annual Energy Storage Conference & Expo in Phoenix. To […]
Sungrow debuts a New Energy Storage System at ESA’s Energy Storage Conference in Phoenix
PHOENIX: At ESA’s Annual Energy Storage Conference & Expo April 16-18, Sungrow, the global leading inverter solution supplier for renewables, premiered its fully Integrated ESS (Energy Storage System) Solution and DC Coupled PV & Storage System Solutions. As the Energy Storage (ESS) market continues to grow in the United States, Sungrow leads the industry as it pushes towards a […]