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.
US energy storage deployments soar 80% to nearly 10GWh in Q3 2024
A total 3.8GW/9.9GWh of energy storage was deployed in the US in the third quarter of 2024, according to Wood Mackenzie’s US Energy Storage Monitor.
EDF Renewables signs PPA for 1GWh battery storage plant with utility Arizona Public Service
EDF Renewables North America has signed a utility power purchase agreement (PPA) for a new battery storage project in Arizona.
Ormat puts 320MWh California BESS online, moves to monetise its 40% tax credit
IPP Ormat Technologies has put an 80MW/320MWh BESS in California into commercial operation, and will now leverage the investment tax credit (ITC) for which it is eligible.
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.
