Electrical contractors involved in connecting long-term energy storage to the electric grid might be seeing a bright future as the result of a new council focused on rolling this concept out worldwide. According to “Net Zero...
Storage is a vital component in the expansion of renewable power and other clean energy technologies, all of which are essential to the Biden administration’s broader efforts to combat climate change. With that in mind, the...
As the effort to reduce carbon emissions intensifies and renewable capacity increases around the globe, the demand for energy storage is also surging. The market for energy storage is poised to grow by a factor of more than...
In the United States’ pursuit of sustainable sources of power, addressing buildings’ energy consumption is top priority. The U.S. building sector accounts for about 39% of the nation’s energy use, and commercial buildings are...
Energy storage has experienced rapid growth in recent years, and it has emerged as an essential technology in the transformation to renewables. That growth is likely to continue. According to a report, the U.S. energy storage...
According to a report from the U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA), battery storage is at the beginning of a major growth spurt. “Battery Storage in the United States: An Update on Market Trends” noted that the...
As the largest utility in California, Pacific Gas and Electric Company (PG&E), San Francisco, along with its 16 million customers, has been heavily impacted by the state’s growing number and intensity of wildfires. Last week...
Sustainable energy technology is driving innovation in a number of industries, and solar and storage are leading the way. "Energy Storage and Solar PV for Heathcare Facilities," published by Guidehouse Insights in the first...
Energy storage is continuing to grow by leaps and bounds, according to the latest U.S. Energy Storage Monitor, a joint report from Wood Mackenzie, Annapolis, Md., and the U.S. Energy Storage Association, Washington, D.C. Yet...
In January, the National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) released a new energy storage system (ESS) fact sheet. Noting that, “With more and more countries, states, and communities putting forth zero emissions deadlines...
According to "U.S. Energy Storage Monitor" report, published jointly by the U.S. Energy Storage Association (ESA), Washington, D.C., and Wood Mackenzie, Annapolis, Md., 2,156 megawatt-hours (MWh) of new energy storage systems...
A February 2021 report published by the North American Electric Reliability Corporation (NERC), Atlanta, “Impacts of Electrochemical Utility-Scale Battery Energy Storage Systems on the Bulk Power System,” predicts that these...
In the pursuit of renewable energy, states with the most abundant resources have often shown the greatest tendencies toward innovation. Hawaii has embraced one of its most plentiful resources with a proposal that will create...
Advances in new technology often feed off of one another. This dynamic has been on full display in the energy sector, where renewable power and battery technology have contributed to each other's growth. According to a report...
The growth of solar is helping bring clean power to places not normally associated with abundant sunshine. The pairing of solar with utility scale storage is expanding that reach even further. Last month, purveyors of power...
Researchers at the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Mich., have found a way to get more energy out of thermophotovoltaic cells, which could have a big impact on energy storage down the line. Thermophotovoltaic cells are...
While many industries have suffered during the pandemic, others have persevered. Some have even thrived. The U.S. energy storage industry posted one of its best periods of growth ever in the second quarter of 2020...
According to the Energy Storage Association (ESA), it is possible to have 100 gigawatts of new energy storage deployed in the United States by the end of the decade. The national trade association whose members include...
Renewable power and energy storage are teaming up to help the country combat global warming in many ways. Just outside of San Francisco, communities are making contingencies against the growing risk of wildfires. Last month...
A federal mandate that enables grid-level energy storage resources (ESR), such as batteries, that compete fairly in wholesale power markets can stay in place per a court ruling. This is a decision that environmental advocates...
