Energy Storage News

MAY 29, 2024

Creating a connected Internet of Things (IoT) infrastructure is crucial for improving the efficiency, security and resilience of BESS, claims IoT system and platform provider Advantech.

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Inhabitat - Innovation

MAY 10, 2021

Global design firm Stantec has revealed preliminary designs for the Battery Coastal Resilience Project.

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Energy Storage News

OCTOBER 5, 2023

The US Department of Defense Defense Innovation Unit will try out ‘prototype advanced energy systems’ based around LDES technologies.

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Energy Storage News

JANUARY 8, 2025

Western Australia and Victorias AusNet have provided financial aid to support battery energy storage systems (BESS) in the energy transition and community energy resiliency.

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Renew Economy

JANUARY 21, 2024

Battery freight trains could provide huge amounts of mobile storage to boost the grid and provide resilience to Australia's storm battered economies. The post Why battery freight trains could boost resilience for Australia’s storm battered economies appeared first on RenewEconomy.

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altenergymag

AUGUST 18, 2021

Project STELLAR aims to scale up high performance electric vehicle batteries using AI optimized Smart 3D Electrodes and automated robotics

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Energy Storage News

AUGUST 7, 2024

A disused paper mill in Maine, US, will host a ‘multi-day’ battery storage system as part of a major project to reinforce and upgrade the electricity grid in New England.

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GreenBiz

AUGUST 25, 2020

It also is tackling ambitious innovations with its Ultium battery and propulsion system that could enable a GM-estimated range up to 400 miles or more on a full charge with 0 to 60 mile-per-hour acceleration as low as three seconds. . Battery changes. Of course, not every company can be GM and create its own battery system.

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Envirotec Magazine

FEBRUARY 5, 2024

A 30MW Battery Energy Storage System (BESS) has been dealt a further setback by Northern Powergrid (NPG) in being able to connect to the grid. The National Grid estimates the UK will need over 25GW of battery storage, up from 1GW it is today, to manage renewable intermittency and improve the resilience of the electricity system.

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TechXplore

JUNE 27, 2024

The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) and the state of California have both recently established funding to help communities create "resilience hubs" that rely on solar+battery systems to provide emergency power for residents.

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Envirotec Magazine

NOVEMBER 19, 2020

A development on the west coast of Saudi Arabia is to become the world’s largest battery storage facility and is part of an initiative to power the entire 28,000km2 coast with renewable energy, 24/7. Battery storage is needed to support site-wide energy resilience, providing the power required at night when solar generation is not possible.

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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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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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Envirotec Magazine

DECEMBER 11, 2024

Like the official forecasts, the study foresees that the economy is likely to be far more electric than today, but it finds cheaper ways of maintaining resilient power with green gas back-up. The net overall saving from using more green gas in the transition to Net Zero is assessed at 298 billion, or nearly 7.5

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GreenBiz

NOVEMBER 3, 2020

In the wake of California’s summer of wildfires, blackouts and planned outages, many consumers and businesses are clamoring for more resilient options. When it comes to reliability, solar-with-storage systems offer the ability to charge a battery that can keep the power on during an outage.

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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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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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GreenBiz

JUNE 1, 2021

But on the other side of this equation is an opportunity: A world in which electric vehicles actually help make the grid more resilient, and render electricity cheaper for everyone. A world in which electric vehicles actually help make the grid more resilient, and render electricity cheaper for everyone. Missed VERGE Electrify?

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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. . Entrepreneurs are on the verge of creating an era that will be marked by abundance, sustainability and resilience.

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Hydrogen Fuel News

JANUARY 9, 2025

Sesame Solar’s mobile nanogrids integrate solar panels, batteries, and green hydrogen technology. A key feature of Sesames technology is its use of a retractable solar array and battery storage to produce green hydrogen via electrolyzers.

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Charged

DECEMBER 18, 2024

The investment comes as ConnectDER prepares to launch IslandDER, its next-generation meter socket adapter, which is designed to integrate with utility grids and enable islanding of solar, battery storage, EVs and other distributed energy resources, providing whole-home backup and resiliency. Source: ConnectDER

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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. This project seeks to overcome this by using the flow of water to provide limitless power to the meter.

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GreenTechMedia

JUNE 11, 2020

Should California reserve hundreds of millions of dollars in battery incentives for customers at the highest risk of being harmed by wildfire-prevention blackouts? The equity-resiliency program’s current $100 million budget was fully subscribed and has an additional $50 million in waitlisted projects.

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GreenTechMedia

FEBRUARY 27, 2020

Sunrun also reported rapid growth in its battery business, with the company pitching customers on resilient power in the face of California's wildfires and utility power shutoffs. More than half of Q4 solar sales in the Bay Area included battery storage, CEO Lynn Jurich said in an interview Thursday.

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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

FEBRUARY 26, 2025

XCharge North America , a provider of DC fast charging and battery-integrated EV solutions, is partnering with the Orlando Utilities Commission to install XCharge NAs Net Zero Series (NZS) charger at OUCs Grid Integration Laboratory (GIL).

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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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Envirotec Magazine

JANUARY 10, 2025

Alan Dunne, UK and Ireland Managing Director at Aggreko, said: With continued uncertainty around energy cost and resilience, businesses in the UK are facing the challenge of balancing profitability and sustainability. Much like the government and its Clean Energy 2030, UK businesses remain ambitious in making their energy transitions.

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Renew Economy

MARCH 13, 2025

With most Dickson homes using solar but few affording batteries, Independent candidate Ellie Smith has called for rebates and loans to boost resilience and cut costs. The post Independent running against Dutton wants bipartisan focus on home batteries after cyclone outages appeared first on RenewEconomy.

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Charged

NOVEMBER 5, 2024

“We’re pleased with the significant progress Lithium Americas is making to help GM achieve our goal to develop a resilient EV material supply chain,” said Jeff Morrison, SVP, Global Purchasing and Supply Chain at GM. is expected to help us manage battery cell costs, deliver value to our customers and investors, and create jobs.”

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Renew Economy

MARCH 11, 2025

Network to trial eight community batteries to build its expertise and understanding of where they work best, and for what reason - resilience, back-up or EV support. The post Network to trial community batteries for grid resilience, reducing outages, and supporting EV charging appeared first on RenewEconomy.

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Charged

OCTOBER 11, 2024

The draft document provides stakeholders with 37 solutions organized around: increasing data access, transparency and security for interconnection; improving interconnection processes and timelines; promoting economic efficiency in interconnection; and maintaining a reliable, resilient and secure grid.

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Smart Energy International

JULY 2, 2024

Entergy Texas, which provides electricity to approximately 512,000 customers in 27 counties, has filed for approval of phase one of its Texas Future Ready Resilience Plan to ‘harden’ the grid. Our comprehensive Resiliency Plan creates stronger communities while managing customer bill impacts.”

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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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POWER Magazine

JUNE 26, 2024

The use of microgrids to provide reliable […] The post Microgrids Take Major Role for Reliability, Resiliency appeared first on POWER Magazine. An array of technologies, both thermal and renewable, are being used in the design of microgrids, supporting distributed power generation across several sectors.

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Charged

FEBRUARY 2, 2025

German carmaker BMW and South Korean technology firm SK tes plan to expand their closed-loop battery recycling system from Europe to the US-Mexico-Canada region in 2026. The recycling process recovers cobalt, nickel and lithium from used batteries to return them to the value chain to produce new batteries. ” Source: BMW

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Renew Economy

JANUARY 29, 2025

The aim of these energy resilience hubs is to ensure residents can cook meals, access hot water, charge electronic devices, and access important information. The post Solar and battery energy hubs provide resilience as storms and fires cause havoc on grid appeared first on RenewEconomy.

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