Illinois Senator passes legislation to ramp up energy storage
Illinois State Senator Bill Cunningham has passed legislation to accelerate energy storage in the Midwest US state.
US DOE’s PNNL launches new redox flow battery simulation tool
Researchers at the US Department of Energy’s (DOE) Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL) have developed the EZBattery Model, a simulation tool for predicting the performance of redox flow batteries.
DOE progresses US$1.8 billion loan to Arizona utility APS for BESS, transmission and clean energy
The US Department of Energy (DOE) Loan Programs Office (LPO) has made a conditional commitment for a loan to utility Arizona Public Service (APS), the first part of which would go towards a 600MWh BESS.
NextEra Energy Resources commences permitting for 250MW of hybrid BESS in Wisconsin
NextEra Energy Resources (NEER) has commenced the state permitting process for two hybrid solar and storage projects with a cumulative battery capacity of 250MW in Wisconsin, US.
‘Whole Fortune 500’ looking at tax credits now, but new entrants means risks like fraud – Foss & Company
Transferability and the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) have opened up tax equity financing to the wider corporate world, but significant risks remain with so many new entrants, tax credits specialist Foss & Company told Energy-Storage.news.
Thermal runaway still the biggest topic in battery storage insurance, says kWh Analytics
Specialist renewable energy insurance company kWh Analytics considers thermal runaway to still be the single most important risk that energy storage system developers must consider.
Gore Street secures ‘stackable’ Resource Adequacy contract for California BESS
Gore Street Energy Storage Fund will provide a Goldman Sachs subsidiary with power from its Big Rock BESS in California via a 12-year, fixed price Resource Adequacy (RA) contract.
NextEra, Primergy, Spearmint seek Minnesota regulator’s approval for 300MW of BESS projects
Three US-based independent power producers (IPPs) are currently seeking permission from the Minnesota PUC to construct new renewable energy facilities incorporating battery storage.
Startup Proximal Energy’s AI agents to optimise Excelsior Energy Capital’s US battery storage sites
AI-driven asset management startup Proximal Energy has been selected by investor Excelsior Energy Capital to optimise a fleet of battery storage projects in the US.
KORE Power CEO discusses core belief in the value of US BESS manufacturing value chain
KORE Power CEO Lindsay Gorrill speaks with ESN Premium about the US startup’s manufacturing plans, why NMC won’t go away anytime soon, and where he thinks the BESS market is going.
