Battery storage
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Press ReleasesKokam to Build 36 Megawatt Energy Storage System (ESS) for KEPCO, Increasing Its Total Worldwide ESS Project Portfolio to 132-Megawatts
When completed, the 36-megawatt frequency regulation project will increase the total ESS capacity delivered by Kokam to South Korean utility KEPCO to 92-megawatts Seoul, South Korea – August 8, 2016 – Kokam Co., Ltd, the world’s premier provider of innovative battery solutions, today announced that South Korea’s largest utility, Korea Electric Power Corporation (KEPCO) [NYSE: KEP], […]
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Energy StoragePractical Considerations for Siting Utility-Scale Battery Projects
Getting the most cost-effective use out of a battery storage system isn’t just a matter of plug-and-play. Where and how you site a battery can make a big difference in how well it does its job. Several battery experts who spoke to POWER explain what you need to think about. So you want to buy […]
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Energy StorageDuke Energy Tries First-of-Its-Kind Hybrid Energy Storage System
Duke Energy is testing a hybrid ultracapacitor-battery energy storage system (HESS) at its Rankin Substation in Gaston County, N.C., in an effort to find a more effective way to integrate renewable energy into its system. The project became operational in February, but there is still testing in progress to demonstrate the system’s multiple service applications. […]
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RenewablesThe Potentials and Pitfalls of Battery Storage
Battery storage firms and energy storage experts at the Energy Storage North America (ESNA) conference in San Diego Oct. 13–15 were effusive in their praise of battery storage’s potential while
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Energy StorageGerman Battery Storage Market Gets 90-MW Boost
The German battery storage market took a leap forward as German generating company Steag announced on Nov. 4 that it will invest €100 million in six 15-MW battery storage projects at several of its power plants in Germany. The batteries are expected to come online mid-2016 through early 2017. The facilities will be sited at Steag’s generating […]
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RenewablesScoping Out the Future of Battery Storage
Battery storage has emerged from the fringes of the power sector to challenge both industry conventions and traditional generation. Where it goes from here, however—the future of battery storage technology—is a matter of some debate. Both storage firms and energy storage experts at the Energy Storage North America (ESNA) conference in San Diego Oct. 13-15 […]
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Energy StorageBatteries Are Carving Out Space on the Grid
Falling prices and technological improvements have brought battery storage systems into direct competition with traditional distributed generation, demand response, and peaking generation resources. But making one work efficiently and profitably is not just plug and play. Last fall, Southern California Edison (SCE) had some big decisions to make. The giant utility, which serves 14 […]