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Renewables
GridBeyond Will Optimize 200-MW ESS in California
GridBeyond said it has signed a contract with Gore Street Energy Storage Fund to provide scheduling coordinator, trading, and energy optimization services for the 200-MW Big Rock energy storage system (ESS) in Southern California.
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Energy Storage
How Energy Storage Can Turn Oversupply into Opportunity
Renewable energy intermittency isn’t only a challenge when the sun isn’t shining or the wind isn’t blowing. For many regions, oversupply of renewable electricity during sunny and windy periods with low grid demand creates its own economic and operational challenges. In California, more than 2.7 TWh of renewable energy—primarily solar—was curtailed last year during such […]
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Coal
German Group Plans ‘Green Baseload’ Installation at Major Coal Generation Complex
A leading German energy group has announced plans to create a clean energy hub at what today is an area of coal mines and coal-fired power stations in the eastern part of the country. The strategy from LEAG (Lausitz Energie Kraftwerke AG) envisions what the company calls a “pure green baseload” complex. LEAG on June […]
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Press Releases
Ameresco and Redflow Partner to Provide Advanced Non-Lithium Energy Storage Solutions to Customers Across North America and Europe
FRAMINGHAM, Mass. & BRISBANE, Australia – March 28, 2023 – Ameresco, Inc., (NYSE: AMRC), a leading cleantech integrator specializing in energy efficiency and renewable energy, and Redflow Limited (ASX: RFX), a global leader in clean energy storage, today announced a strategic relationship through which Redflow will supply Ameresco, on a non-exclusive basis, with its advanced […]
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Press Releases
ESS Will Deploy Long-Duration Energy Storage Technology with Turlock Irrigation District to Drive Decarbonization and Water Conservation
WILSONVILLE, Ore. (Feb. 14, 2023) — ESS Inc., a leading manufacturer of long-duration energy storage systems for commercial and utility-scale applications, today announced it will deliver two Energy Warehouse (EW) systems to the Turlock Irrigation District (TID) in Central California. Supporting TID’s Project Nexus, the EWs will be paired with the first-ever installation of solar […]
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Energy Storage
Curtailment Challenge: How Long-Duration Energy Storage Improves Solar Utilization and Delivers Immediate Carbon Reductions
Most major utilities and energy generators have by now committed to cutting carbon dioxide and other greenhouse gas emissions in order to meet both government and corporate targets and ultimately avoid the worst impacts of climate change. Decarbonizing the energy sector, which contributes 35% of the world’s total emissions, is thus a critical aspect of […]
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Press Releases
ESS Announces Strategic Partnership to Deploy Long-Duration Energy Storage in Australia and Deliver an Expected 12 GWh of Iron Flow Batteries
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 […]
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Press Releases
ESS Inc. Contracts With Enel Green Power España to Deliver 17 Energy Warehouse Long-Duration Iron Flow Battery Systems
WILSONVILLE, Ore. (Sept. 23, 2021) — ESS Tech Inc., a manufacturer of long-duration iron flow batteries for commercial and utility-scale energy storage applications, announced that it has closed an order with Enel Green Power España to deliver 17 ESS Energy Warehouse iron flow battery systems. The long-duration batteries will be used to support a solar […]
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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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Distributed Energy
BESS 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 […]