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Energy Storage
California’s Big Battery Bet
Following a 2020 summer of blackouts, the darkest since early this century, California is hoping that it can avoid replays in the future by investing in batteries. Big batteries. That are expensive. And come with significant energy storage limitations. Bloomberg News is reporting that by August, there will be 1,700 megawatts of new battery capacity […]
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Interview
The POWER Interview: Enhancing the Safety of Energy Storage
Energy storage is having a transformative impact on the power sector. Storage solutions are enabling growth in several areas, including electric vehicles, and are supporting technologies such as solar and wind power, being paired with installations to capture and supply even more energy from renewables. Storage is recognized as a key player in the fight […]
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Energy Storage
A 100-Day Look at U.S. Battery Supply Chain Challenges
On Feb. 24, 2021, the Biden administration unveiled a sweeping plan to review the U.S. supply chain. The 100-day review will include categories such as computer chips, rare earth minerals, and lithium-ion batteries for electric vehicles (EVs). China is a key supplier of many of these items. There is an increasing realization that the lack […]
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Press Releases
Ozop Energy OZSC Obtains Site Control for Battery Storage Project
WARWICK, NY (March 11, 2021) — Ozop Energy Solutions, Inc. (OZSC), (“Ozop” or the “Company”), has announced that its wholly owned subsidiary Ozop Energy Systems (OES) has executed a 25-year lease on a property to build its first lithium-ion battery storage and power facility. The property is located in Brooklyn, New York bordering Marine Park. It is the […]
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Interview
The POWER Interview: Zinc-Air Batteries Make Strides
Energy storage already is transforming power generation, and most industry analysts say the potential for storage is limited only by its technology. As batteries improve—and certainly as they become more durable, safer, and cost-effective to install—energy storage will continue to be deployed in more places. Zinc-air batteries have long been used in a variety of […]
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News
Floating Energy Storage Systems Take Shape
Floating energy storage systems are being developed for use in areas wanting to increase their use of renewable energy, but with constraints on the land available that could be used for solar and wind farms or land-based energy storage. Southeast Asia is one area ready to utilize such installations. The technology group Wärtsilä on March […]
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POWER Podcasts
Battery Technology Used in Outer Space Could Be a Gamechanger on Earth
Lithium-ion has become the dominant battery technology used in energy storage applications around the world, but that doesn’t mean it’s the only, or even the best, technology available. Many companies are working on different battery chemistries that could provide safer, longer-lasting, and ultimately more cost-effective options. One alternative that has gotten little exposure until now […]
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Press Releases
FPL begins construction of world’s largest integrated solar-powered battery system
JUNO BEACH, Fla. (Jan. 28, 2021) – Florida Power & Light Company announced today that construction has begun on the FPL Manatee Energy Storage Center, which is expected to shatter industry records as the world’s largest integrated solar-powered battery system, capable of powering Disney World for approximately seven hours. Located in Parrish, Fla., the FPL […]
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Electric Vehicles
Bigelow Tea Enhances Sustainability with a Vehicle-to-Grid System
Sustainability is a buzzword that’s being bantered about up and down Wall Street, and corporate leaders have taken notice. Many companies have adopted environmental, social, and governance (ESG) initiatives, which are often tied to sustainability goals. In some cases, the pressure to do so has come from customers and/or investors, but in others, CEOs and […]
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Salient Energy Receives $1.5+ Million Grant from the California Energy Commission (CEC)
Dartmouth, NS, Canada (Jan. 26, 2021) — Salient Energy (“Salient” or “The Company”) a company developing novel zinc-ion batteries as an alternative to conventional lithium-ion batteries, today announced that it has received a grant from the California Energy Commission (CEC) in the amount of $1,583,125 to support the design and assembly of its zinc-ion residential […]
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