Energy Storage News
War of Currents Unsettled as DC Microgrid, EV, DER, and Efficient Loads Favor DC
New DC Microgrid Opportunities Are Opening Up, Causing Many To Rethink The Entire Electric Grid. Universities, companies, and governments have been lining up for years to demonstrate the potential of DC microgrids, and the next generation of DC microgrid architectures…
Read more →Forecasting Optimizes Solar-diesel Hybrid Microgrids
An improved forecasting of weather changes can reduce the Levelized Cost of Electricity (LCOE) for solar-diesel hybrid microgrids by optimizing the investment costs for storage and improving the operations of the diesel gensets and storage systems Balancing the intermittencies in…
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World’s Largest Frequency Regulation Battery Energy Storage System Installed in South Korea
Advantageous performance characteristics, declining costs and power market regulatory reform are fueling deployment of utility-scale battery-based energy storage systems (BESS), particularly to provide so-called ancillary services. Of these, frequency regulation – synchronizing AC frequencies across generation assets – is the…
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Intelligent Energy Storage Systems Benefit From Declining Manufacturing Costs and Energy Market Reforms
Intelligent energy storage equipment and systems are poised to make greater inroads into power markets in the U.S. and around the world as manufacturing costs continue to decline and energy market reforms proceed, according to a new report from Navigant…
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Panasonic Now Offers Integrated Distributed Energy Resource Management - as a service
Panasonic is building on its lithium-ion (Li-ion) battery-based energy storage business line and getting more deeply involved in the distributed energy resource (DER) and smart grid management market spaces. Panasonic Eco Solutions unveiled Green Tower – billed as a comprehensive…
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Will Energy Storage Be The Killer App For Solar?
In her list of 2016 predictions, Edmee Kelsey of solar asset management company 3Megawatt predicted that solar will no longer stand on its own. A somewhat surprising statement from a solar asset management CEO, but it is indicative of…
Read more →KEPCO Installs World's Largest Frequency Regulation BESS
Advantageous performance characteristics, declining costs and power market regulatory reform are fueling deployment of utility-scale battery-based energy storage systems (BESS), particularly to provide so-called ancillary services. Of these, frequency regulation – synchronizing AC frequencies across generation assets – is the…
Read more →Energy Storage Advances to Fuel Microgrids, Virtual Power Plants
Energy storage will increasingly be a viable option to conventional utility grid and substation upgrades as load profiles and population change, fueling growth in virtual power plants, according to a new Navigant Research report.
Read more →Panasonic Unveils Green Tower Distributed Energy-as-a-Service Solution
Panasonic's Green Tower is the latest entry into what's becoming a crowded, highly competitive cleantech market segment – Cloud-based ICT platforms that make it seem deceptively simple and easy to manage a power grid made up of distributed assets.
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SolarCity and Tesla announce First Ever Solar-Storage PPA in Hawaii
Solar City and Tesla have set the bar for the widely anticipated Solar-Storage PPA, effectively setting a new barrier for wholesale generation in sunny environments. The price: $.14 / kWh, an affordable price for Hawaii utilities where importing fuels…
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GE Berlin Hybrid Power Plant Combines CHP, Solar and Smart Battery Storage
Along with solar PV and intelligent energy storage technology, combined heat and power (CHP) takes center stage in a Hyrbrid Power Plant GE has built to power its facility, households and local businesses in Berlin. Besides using PV and advanced…
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Top 10 Mistakes To Avoid When Purchasing Solar
Going Too Cheap This is quite an obvious piece of advice, but is a surprisingly common mistake that solar customers make. Not falling for over priced systems and services will be outlined later in this article, and that is an…
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Innovative Battery Storage Project Improves Efficiency In Pennsylvania Rail System
Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority (SEPTA) is installing an 8.75-MW lithium-ion (Li-ion) battery storage network that will reduce operating costs, emissions and energy intensity while enhancing service and helping stabilize the regional power grid, management announced January 21. SEPTA’s battery storage…
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Tyco Merges With Johnson Controls, Creating One Of World's Largest Energy Storage Companies
Johnson Controls (JCI) has emerged as a leading player in the microgrid industry and markets, expanding into the nascent, rapidly evolving cleantech market segment off the back of its strengths in building and facilities energy management. JCI took another significant…
Read more →Port au Prince's First Solar-Storage Project Will Provide Light and WiFi Around The Clock
The Champs de Mars public square and recreational park in the Haitian capital Port au Prince will be alight at night and powered by a solar PV-energy storage system. The first PV power plant in Haiti, the solar-energy storage system will also provide Wi-Fi connectivity across the park grounds, which includes the Triumphe Cultural Center.
Read more →Johnson Controls-Tyco Merger to Create One of World's Largest Battery Storage Companies
The Johnson Controls -Tyco merger will create one of the world's largest battery storage companies and boost JCI's presence in the nascent but rapidly evolving microgrid and energy efficiency industry and markets.
Read more →Battery Storage Network to Power, Reduce Costs of SEPTA Rail Services
Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority (SEPTA) is installing an 8.75-MW lithium-ion (Li-ion) battery storage network to reduce operating costs, reduce energy intensity and emissions, while enhancing service and helping stabilize the regional power grid.
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DOE SHINES Target of $0.14/kWh for Solar-Storage Means Grid Defection
The DOE and SEIA have set their targets on $.14 / kWh cost for solar plus energy storage. The aim of the program is making renewables cost-competitive on the nations electric grid and working with utilities to make that happen.…
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Austin Readies Launch of 2 SHINES Solar-Storage Pilot Projects
Austin Energy's SHINES pilot projects are to pave the way toward a levelized cost of energy (LCOE) of $0.14/kWh for solar PV systems that employ advanced Li-ion battery-based storage to dispatch electrical power night and day.
Read more →DOE Sunshot Takes Aim at Solar-Storage Tipping Point
The Department of Energy’s Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE) and Solar Energy Industries Association (SEIA) launched a joint initiative aimed at boosting development and deployment of integrated solar energy-power storage systems. Dubbed SHINES ( Sustainable and Holistic…
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