Charged

JANUARY 17, 2025

US-based silicon oxide anode material producer NanoGraf has announced the release of Onyx, an EV-ready silicon anode material that delivers dramatically improved lithium-ion battery performance at cost parity with synthetic graphite anodes. Source: NanoGraf

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GreenTechMedia

NOVEMBER 19, 2020

After years of selling more expensive home battery systems, sonnen launched a new product Thursday to compete on cost with other mainstream options in the U.S. That puts it in competition with the similarly sized and priced LG Chem Resu and Enphase Encharge batteries, and slightly smaller than Tesla's Powerwall, which holds 13.5

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Hydrogen Fuel News

JANUARY 9, 2025

Bailey, project manager from ERDC’s Construction Engineering Research Laboratory, highlights the breakthrough, stating, The hydrogen-powered nanogrid offers a carbon-free alternative that is both sustainable and effective for operations in demanding environments and sensitive locations.

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GreenBiz

JUNE 23, 2020

These events, made visible by the COVID-19 virus, have shown us the fragility of systems pushed to their breaking point by design constraints to maximize return on investment in the absence of resiliency. . The price of oil plunged below zero on some days, and customer demand remains at an all-time low.

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GreenTechMedia

NOVEMBER 7, 2019

Home batteries proved their resilience value during Vermont's Halloween blackout. Among those affected, 1,100 homes managed to keep the lights on thanks to pilot programs specifically designed to promote resilient backup power with energy storage. One reason for that is the utility keeps adding more batteries.

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Envirotec Magazine

JANUARY 22, 2025

Recently published by the Department for Energy Security and Net Zero (DESNZ), the plan outlines reforms aimed at streamlining the grid connection process to meet growing demand for renewable energy. This also applies to demand-only projects, particularly those connecting to the transmission network.

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Hydrogen Fuel News

MARCH 14, 2025

Multi-Pathway Strategy Driving Decarbonization Efforts Toyotas hydrogen strategy is rooted in its multi-pathway approach, which integrates hydrogen fuel cell systems alongside hybrids, plug-in hybrids, and battery-electric vehicles. At the seminar, Jay Sackett, Toyotas Chief Engineer of Advanced Mobility, highlighted the companys vision.

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Charged

OCTOBER 25, 2024

This study illustrates the value of science in addressing economically important issues,” he added.

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Hydrogen Fuel News

JANUARY 6, 2025

Equipped with advanced battery energy storage, it serves as a cutting-edge example of integrating multiple technologies for efficiency and environmental sustainability. Equipped with state-of-the-art H-class Combined Cycle Gas Turbine (CCGT) technology, the facility will integrate a large-scale Battery Energy Storage System (BESS).

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Envirotec Magazine

MAY 16, 2023

Farmers could soon be reimbursed for creating water storage ponds or water “batteries” as part of an innovative drought-prevention project that has received funding (on 16 May) from Ofwat’s Innovation Fund.

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altenergymag

MAY 25, 2022

New facility to drive energy storage solutions sales, supply chain resilience and product innovation

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GreenTechMedia

DECEMBER 30, 2019

Battery storage deployments will reach 6,500 megawatts. Integrated battery storage is critical to reaching those renewables targets. As the grid reaches higher percentages of solar and wind, there is less and less alignment between the time of greatest net demand (i.e. 3 keys to faster progress.

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GreenTechMedia

SEPTEMBER 7, 2020

But what about all those air conditioners, batteries and industrial loads that are supposed to support the grid? She’s an expert on utility business models, grid integration, and demand response. She’s going to help us understand the technology and market-design landscape for demand response.

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Smart Energy International

FEBRUARY 2, 2024

Peaking at nearly 32MW from 8,500 solar-plus-storage residential systems, Sunrun and Pacific Gas and Electric Company (PG&E) customer batteries provided consistent clean energy to California’s power grid through the summer and fall of 2023.

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Charged

SEPTEMBER 22, 2021

Kaluza, an intelligent energy platform, and Flexitricity, an electrical aggregator and demand response specialist, have partnered to provide a new combined grid flexibility service. The Balancing Mechanism is one of the tools that the UK’s National Grid ESO uses to balance energy supply and demand in real time.

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GreenTechMedia

AUGUST 7, 2020

Many policymakers and pundits believe that if only we had enough batteries, we could adapt to this new mix of generation resources and continue to pretend that nothing but a few operating conventions have changed. Subsidizing batteries sounds simple and wonderful, but the unspoken problem is that the emperor has no clothes.

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Charged

JULY 28, 2022

Pacific Gas and Electric (PG&E) and Tesla have launched a pilot program that will combine thousands of Powerwall home battery systems to create a “virtual power plant” or “distributed battery.” Tesla has invited some 25,000 PG&E customers with Powerwalls to join the program. Source: PG&E.

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Envirotec Magazine

JANUARY 19, 2023

The sheer volume of devices involved in mMTC and their respective networks place ever greater demand on the network coverage, battery life and device cost, as well as the cost and resilience of the connectivity itself. A perfect storm perhaps, but advancements in technology have a history of providing the solutions we need.

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GreenTechMedia

JUNE 12, 2020

Residential solar installers are gearing up for a surge of demand for battery storage products as the critical California market swings from a COVID-19 shutdown straight into wildfire season. ” SunPower begins installing Equinox solar-battery systems. Texas is another area,” SunPower CEO Tom Werner told GTM.

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Charged

SEPTEMBER 7, 2022

Sycuan Casino Resort plans to deploy 40 Level 2 chargers, 5 DC fast chargers, and a 250 kW/560 kWh battery energy storage system (BESS) at its San Diego location. The BESS can further reduce costs and emissions by serving the chargers with cheaper energy stored in the battery instead of expensive on-peak grid power. “We

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Renewable Energy World

NOVEMBER 17, 2021

It’s time for Louisiana leadership to prioritize resilient solutions – solar photovoltaics paired with battery storage ( solar+storage ) paired with energy efficient housing – over continued fossil-fuel investment. Look to Resilient Power Solutions. Fossil-Fuel Failures. It’s time to look to alternatives.

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Charged

OCTOBER 18, 2023

American Battery Solutions (ABS) has signed a multi-year contract with bus manufacturer NFI Group to supply custom battery packs for NFI subsidiary New Flyer ’s newest 35-, 40- and 60-foot battery-electric transit buses. Source: American Battery Solutions

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GreenTechMedia

SEPTEMBER 7, 2020

One of the big questions is around demand response, and who will oversee a market that has only started emerging in Australia. Australia lags behind most of Europe and North America in the provision of demand response, which means grid operators have to ensure generation matches consumption at all times.

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GreenTechMedia

JULY 28, 2020

All told, the pandemic will play a significant part in slowing down a market that’s otherwise seeing growing demand from customers and critical facilities seeking resiliency against grid outages caused by wildfires, storms and other extreme weather events. and Eastern Seaboard.

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GreenTechMedia

SEPTEMBER 17, 2020

California regulators plan to address pleas from stakeholders in the energy storage industry to free up money for the state’s behind-the-meter battery incentive program, directing an additional $108.5 billion available through 2024 to cover part of the costs of installing batteries at homes and businesses.

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Charged

MAY 2, 2022

Startup Statevolt, a sister company of Britishvolt and Italvolt , plans to invest $4 billion to construct a new battery factory in California’s Imperial Valley. Once fully operational, the new gigafactory will have an annual battery production capacity of 54 GWh—enough to equip around 650,000 EVs. Source: Statevolt.

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GreenTechMedia

MAY 21, 2020

Fueled by improved economics, increased demand for resilience, and the ever-increasing integration of intermittent renewable generation, energy storage installations hit an all-time high of 522 megawatts/1,113 megawatt-hours last year. By any measure, 2019 was a breakout year for energy storage in the U.S.

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Smart Energy International

MAY 9, 2024

V2G tech company Nuvve and battery specialist Guangzhou Great Power Energy and Technology Corporation have announced a strategic partnership to accelerate the deployment of stationary storage batteries and their integration with the power grid. V2G technology and grid services like demand response increase those savings.”

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Renewable Energy World

OCTOBER 7, 2021

Both projects will reduce demand on regional energy infrastructure and enable Eaton to power its manufacturing plants with more renewables and boost energy resilience for its operations, said the companies in a press release. MWh of battery storage into the facility’s onsite power generation systems.

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GreenTechMedia

OCTOBER 23, 2020

billion Self-Generation Incentive Program budget to help low-income communities install about 100 megawatts of stalled behind-the-meter battery projects. CPUC’s decision to earmark more than half of SGIP’s budget for equity-resiliency customers has been controversial. California Sen.

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Smart Energy International

MAY 10, 2024

As blackouts become more common due to the severity of climate change, sources of continuous battery backup power can be one less headache—and a life-saving advantage—to fire departments and emergency services already faced with rising costs and operational challenges, explains Lance Honea of Swell Energy. Have you read?

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GreenTechMedia

OCTOBER 13, 2020

Purveyers of carbon-free backup power have struggled for years to convince customers to pay for resilience. But a novel design will save the Santa Barbara Unified School District considerable amounts of money while creating resilience for critical infrastructure in the face of California’s many and varied calamities.

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Mosaic

AUGUST 9, 2024

If you aren’t prioritizing bundling solar and battery, now is the time. Battery storage is growing in popularity due to the numerous benefits for homeowners. With policy changes, a growing need for energy resilience and greater long-term savings, solar battery bundles can prove to be the best option for homeowners.

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Renewable Energy World

JULY 13, 2021

Last year the number of residential battery systems installed in Australia increased by 20%. The 31,000 battery systems that were installed is a remarkable number, considering Australia entered a recession in September last year for the first time in almost 30 years. State-based Solar Battery Rebates.

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GreenTechMedia

JUNE 25, 2020

Sunrun is landing contract after contract to put solar-charged residential batteries to work serving grid needs. “Sunrun has tens of thousands of batteries they’re deploying,” Amit Narayan, AutoGrid CEO, said in an interview. ” Fleets of batteries, meet optimization software.

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ThinkGeoEnergy

FEBRUARY 12, 2025

The Earth acts as a giant thermal battery to store excess renewable energy like solar and wind. When paired with these VRE sources, RTES produces a complete, reliable and resilient renewable energy solution. This system works similar to a thermal battery and can provide seasonal (1000+ hour) storage.

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Solar Industry

DECEMBER 5, 2023

OhmConnect has integrated its Market-Aware Behind-the-Meter Battery Storage Pilot Program with SunPower, recently introduced as part of the California Energy Commission’s Demand Side Grid Support Program. The post OhmConnect Integrates Battery Storage Program for Sunpower Customers appeared first on Solar Industry.

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