Energy Storage
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InfographicsTHE BIG PICTURE (Infographic): Hybrid Power
At the end of 2019, 125 projects larger than 1 MW were co-located with other generators or storage at a single point of interconnection across the U.S., according to a July 2020 report from Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory. These “hybrid/co-located” projects, which exist in various configurations, represent a combined 13.4 GW of generating capacity and […]
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Energy StorageEnergy Storage: America’s New R&D Priority to Secure the Grid
The U.S. Department of Energy has made the research and development (R&D) of long-duration energy storage at fossil fuel generating stations a priority to keep reliable and affordable supplies of
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Press Releases
GE Renewable Energy to integrate UK’s first DC-Coupled Battery Energy Storage System at Wykes’s Chelveston Renewable Energy Wind-Solar Park
August 27, 2020 — GE Renewable Energy announced today that it has been selected by Wykes to deliver a 25MW multiple hour duration Energy Storage Systems, to be integrated with Wykes’ Solar PV plant at the Chelveston Renewable Energy Park, in the United Kingdom. The site currently operates with 60 MW of solar energy and […]
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Press Releases
BayWa r.e. Partners with Generac, Adds PWRcell Energy Storage System to Distribution Offering
SANTA FE, N.M., Aug. 18, 2020 —BayWa r.e. Solar Systems LLC (BayWa r.e.), a leading U.S. distributor of top-tier solar and energy storage components and systems, today announced it has partnered with Generac Power Systems (NYSE: GNRC), a leading global designer and manufacturer of energy technology solutions and other power products. BayWa r.e. has added […]
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Distributed EnergyBESS System on Hybrid Microgrid Powers Remote Alaskan Community
The small town of Cordova, Alaska, is located 150 miles southeast of Anchorage, near the picturesque head of the Orca Inlet on the Prince William Sound, at the mouth of the Copper River. It is renowned for its Copper River king and red salmon. Every year, the town transforms into a seafood and fishing powerhouse […]
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Distributed Energy
Smarter Grid Solutions powers first battery for Consolidated Edison and GI Energy’s energy storage project in New York City
August 17, 2020 — Software created by Smarter Grid Solutions (SGS) is being used to control a 1 MW/1 MWh lithium-ion energy storage system in New York City as part of a demonstration project for Con Edison and on-site energy infrastructure developer GI Energy (GIE). A further three 1 MW/1 MWh lithium-ion batteries are due […]
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NewsClean Energy Adds Jobs, but Pace Is Slow
An analysis of federal labor data for the clean energy sector shows renewable energy and other industries are adding jobs after months of declines brought on by the coronavirus pandemic. But the gains in July were lower than those in June, signaling sectors such as solar, wind, energy storage, energy efficiency, and electric vehicles continue […]
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NewsDOE Rolls Out Platform to Assess Integration of Energy Systems at Scale
The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) has launched the Advanced Research on Integrated Energy Systems (ARIES) platform to substantially boost national energy research experimental capability and allow the scientific community to explore fundamental challenges related to integrated energy systems at scale. ARIES, which the National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) in Golden, Colorado, developed over this […]
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RenewablesSubsidy-Free Wind Farm Planned in North Sea
Dutch utility company Eneco and Shell have been chosen by the Dutch Ministry of Economic Affairs and Climate Policy to develop a radical new offshore wind farm incorporating technologies such as floating solar, short-duration battery storage, and green hydrogen production. The Hollandse Kust (Noord) facility will be developed by Eneco and Shell by their CrossWind […]
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