Energy Storage

An energy storage system (ESS) co-located with solar and wind power assets is now online at a research center in the Netherlands. The project, commissioned in a ceremony on Oct. 6, is a 24-MW/48-MWh that includes equipment from the Wärtsilä technology group. The GIGA Buffalo battery installation is at the Wageningen University & Research test […]

Four large solar power projects, including two that will feature battery energy storage systems (BESS), are moving forward after the closing of financing commitments for the installations. Intersect Power, an Oregon-headquartered development and engineering group for renewable energy, on Sept. 29 announced it has closed $3.1 billion in financing to complete a near-term portfolio of […]

Palo Alto, CA – September 29, 2022 一 Zendure, one of the fastest-growing start-ups in the energy tech sector, today launched a Kickstarter campaign to fund SuperBase V, the first home energy system with semi-solid state batteries. Semi-solid-state batteries boast a 42% higher energy density and greater safety than lithium-ion phosphate (LiFePO4) batteries, providing homes […]

Countries throughout the world have set carbon emission reduction targets in an effort to limit the effects of climate change. Many are striving to achieve net zero in coming decades. Yet, governments also want to maintain, or even improve, living standards for their citizens, which means keeping power affordable and reliable. This poses some potentially […]

ALAMEDA, Calif. (Sept. 20, 2022) — To jump-start the energy transition and support the growing electric vehicle (EV) and grid storage markets, global lithium-ion battery capacity is expected to rise up to ten-fold in the next decade. The cathode active material (CAM) market alone will grow to $189 billion by 2032 and is the most expensive component […]

RICHMOND, Calif., Sept. 20, 2022 — SunPower (NASDAQ:SPWR), a leading residential solar technology and energy services provider, today expanded its portfolio of energy storage products with the launch of a 19.5 kWh and 39 kWh SunVault. These new battery configurations offer increased energy density and maximize space within the battery as compared to previous versions of SunVault, […]

LOS ANGELES & SAN FRANCISCO, California (Sept. 19, 2022) — Avantus (formerly 8minute), a leader in the clean energy transition, today announced that it has doubled its development pipeline over the last two years. Now exceeding 50 gigawatts (GW) of system capacity, including 42 GW of solar and 78 GWh of energy storage, the company’s […]

Paris, September 19th, 2022 – Saft, a subsidiary of TotalEnergies, has developed a new high-energy density storage system (ESS) optimized for time-shifting applications: a key enabler for the massive integration of low-carbon renewable energy on power grids. Modular Intensium Shift (I-Shift) 3 MWh containers are scalable building blocks and can be installed in line-ups with power […]

Austin, TX – September 15, 2022 – Habitat Energy Limited (“Habitat”), the UK based algorithmic optimization and trading platform for grid-scale battery storage and renewables assets, announces a major expansion into the US power market with an initial team of 18 data science and power trading specialists, and is positioned to be operational in all […]

A new study from business and environmental researchers at Oxford University disputes the notion that a strategy to transition global power generation toward renewable energy and away from fossil fuels is too expensive to pursue. The study, released Sept. 13 and published in the journal Joule, reports that decarbonizing the world’s energy systems would save […]

New York Gov. Kathy Hochul announced on Sept. 8 that $16.6 million had been awarded to five long-duration energy storage projects in her state. She also said an additional $17 million in competitive funding was available for projects that “advance development and demonstration of scalable innovative long-duration energy storage technologies, including hydrogen.” Meanwhile, Qcells USA […]

The forecast for U.S. solar energy installations in 2022 have been revised downward in a report published by Wood Mackenzie and the Solar Energy Industries Association (SEIA) on Sept. 8, due in large part to supply chain constraints and an industry-wide slowdown caused by the initiation of an anticircumvention investigation earlier this year. The U.S. […]

Although the 730-page, $740 billion reconciliation bill signed into law by President Biden recently was touted as the “Inflation Reduction Act” ahead of the mid-term elections, the package might have been more accurately dubbed, at least in part, the “Electric Battery Manufacturing Expansion Act.” Whatever effect the combination of taxes, climate change, and other provisions may have […]

When Swedish company Vattenfall in 2018 set out to combine wind, solar, and battery storage resources at this pioneering energy park in the Netherlands, its foremost focus was to demonstrate a clean energy

Again, this year, Experience POWER will be co-located with the Distributed Energy Conference (DEC) and HydrogeNext, giving attendees the opportunity to learn from and network with trailblazers from the power industry, who are leading the way in the world’s energy transition. These three events cover the full energy value chain for the power industry, delivering […]

American Fork, Utah, August 22, 2022 — American Battery Factory Inc. (ABF) today announced it has signed a strategic alliance agreement with Celgard, LLC, a subsidiary of Polypore International, LP, to provide Celgard® battery separators that will be integrated into its U.S.-manufactured Lithium Iron Phosphate (LFP) battery cells. As domestic production and demand for LFP […]

There’s global growth in energy storage. The latest evidence is a report that BlackRock, the New York-based asset manager and a major player in energy sector, is ready to buy Akyasha Energy, an Australian company that specializes in battery storage and renewable energy projects. BlackRock in an Aug. 16 news release said it would commit […]

President Biden’s signing of the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) should provide further impetus for growth of U.S. renewable energy, coming on the heels of a report from the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) that installations of solar and wind power accounted for more than two-thirds of new domestic utility-scale generation in the first six months […]

MIAMI – (August 16, 2022) – On.Energy (www.on.energy) today announced that it has closed $100 million in project financing from Sustainable Development Capital, LLC (SDCL) Energy Efficiency Income Trust plc (“SEEIT”), the first UK-listed company to invest exclusively in behind-the-meter energy projects and a constituent of the FTSE 250 index. This conditional financing commitment will […]

Wilsonville, Ore. – August 11, 2022 – ESS Inc. (NYSE: GWH) today announced a strategic partnership with Energy Storage Industries Asia Pacific (“ESI”) to distribute and manufacture iron flow batteries utilizing ESS technology in Australia, New Zealand and Oceania to meet rapidly growing demand for long-duration energy storage in the region. Under the terms of […]

From powering the first combustion engines to becoming a vital part of the modern-day refining industry, the relationship between hydrogen (H2) and energy spans centuries. It is the most abundant element on our planet. The gas burns clean, it’s light, energy-dense, and we’re only just beginning to uncover its true potential. Hydrogen could well be […]

HOUSTON, Texas — Burns & McDonnell has been selected to provide engineer-procure-construct (EPC) services for project Texas Waves II, a 30-MW/30-MWh lithium-ion stand-alone battery energy storage system (BESS) in Scurry County, Texas. This battery system will make a meaningful contribution to grid reliability by providing the system operator a backup for lost generation. Additionally, the system […]

ARLINGTON, Va., Aug. 04, 2022 — Fluence Energy, Inc. (“Fluence”) (NASDAQ: FLNC), a leading global provider of energy storage products, services, and digital applications for renewables and storage, today announced that Fluence has partnered with a contract manufacturer to open a new manufacturing facility in the United States to better serve regional delivery and address […]

American Fork, Utah, July 28, 2022— Lion Energy, a leader in safe, silent and eco-friendly power solutions that help individuals, families and organizations of any size become energy independent, today announced the launch of LionESS™ (ESS stands for Energy Storage Systems). LionESS sits at the heart of the company’s vision to make 100% renewable energy a […]

SAN FRANCISCO, CA – July 21, 2022 – Generate Capital, a leading sustainable infrastructure investment and operating platform, today announced it has acquired large-scale battery storage developer esVolta LP to accelerate the availability of energy storage projects critical to decarbonizing the electric grid and improving resiliency. The acquisition enables Generate to expand into the front-of-the-meter […]

Community Choice Aggregation (CCA) programs have become quite prominent in communities across California, and have begun to spring up in other states including Illinois, Massachusetts, and Ohio. Through CCA, communities can purchase electricity on behalf of residents and businesses, in place of investor-owned utilities such as Pacific Gas & Electric (PG&E), San Diego Gas & […]

HAMILTON, Bermuda and SANTA CLARA, Calif. – July 21, 2022 – Nabors Industries Ltd. (“Nabors”) (NYSE: NBR), a leading provider of advanced technology for the global energy industry, today announced that it has invested $7 million in Natron Energy, Inc. (“Natron”), a global leader in the manufacturing of sodium-ion batteries. Natron plans to use the funds to […]

OCEANSIDE, Calif., July 19, 2022 — As companies emphasize the importance of micro-mobility initiatives in urban areas ZapBatt has partnered with Toshiba (TOSBF), merging its proprietary Artificial intelligence (AI) software technology and next-gen battery hardware with Toshiba’s lithium titanium oxide (LTO) battery cells to create a new battery option for the micro-mobility marketplace. This combined solution enables lithium titanium […]

INLET BEACH, Fla., July 19, 2022 — Following a competitive solicitation, the Southwest Public Power Agency, Inc. (SPPA) has signed a Power Purchase Agreement (PPA) with a BrightNight joint venture (JV) for the delivery of 300-megawatts of solar energy and 600 megawatt-hours of battery storage power. This is the largest renewable power purchase in SPPA’s […]

The variety of battery-powered, and battery-assisted (hybrid) motor vehicles available today is the widest ever. But the total number of such vehicles that can be built in the West is limited by the availability of the lithium required to manufacture and power the storage batteries necessary for their electric (motor) powertrains and the lack of […]