Battery Storage

Trina to unveil 10-MWh ESS to North American market this summer

Kelly Pickerel — Wed, 26 Jun 2024 13:44:16 +0000

Trina Storage Solutions US has released its Elementa 2 Elevate solution to the North American market. The 10-MWh energy storage solution is designed to support grid stability and renewable energy integration. The Elementa 2 product maxes at 4.075 MWh. Trina manufactures its own LFP battery cell, which provides it with transparency and control over its…

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Energizer Solar products to be distributed through ATG E Power

Kelly Pickerel — Mon, 24 Jun 2024 14:31:46 +0000

Energizer Solar, a licensee of Energizer Holdings, will distribute its solar products in the North American market through California-based ATG E Power. “The Energizer Solar product range has already made waves in the renewable energy sector, achieving remarkable success in Australia and Europe,” said Nicholas Sweeney, co-founder of Energizer Solar. “Our comprehensive solar ecosystem, designed…

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LG Electronics USA works out financing deal for Home 8 ESS customers

Kelly Pickerel — Mon, 24 Jun 2024 14:25:56 +0000

LG Electronics USA is expanding its relationship with financing company Synchrony to offer LG independent Pro Dealers a financing program to help homeowners purchase the Home 8 energy storage system. The private label credit card program features competitive deferred interest, fixed payment and equal monthly payment promotion options for the Home 8 ESS to help…

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Saft to increase density of lithium ESS to 5 MWh by 2026

Kelly Pickerel — Thu, 20 Jun 2024 12:54:05 +0000

Saft, a subsidiary of TotalEnergies, has unveiled it will boost the energy density of its lithium battery energy storage system from 3.3 to 5 MWh in 2026, and the company will use a new AI algorithm with its I-Sight monitoring platform to improve the reliability of ESS installations. Since Saft installed its first systems in…

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Sungrow livestreams fire test on PowerTitan ESS system to show its safety

Kelly Pickerel — Thu, 20 Jun 2024 11:58:45 +0000

Sungrow recently livestreamed a fire test on its PowerTitan energy storage system. The test featured four PowerTitan 2.752-MWh systems, and the container was intentionally set on fire to test it could contain thermal runaway without spreading to other units. “This elevates our commitment to industry safety and transparency in commerce to a level few have…

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US energy storage installation market has record-breaking Q1

Kelly Pickerel — Tue, 18 Jun 2024 13:43:52 +0000

The U.S. energy storage market set a first-quarter record for capacity installed in Q1 2024, with 1,265 MW deployed across all segments. This marks the highest storage capacity ever installed in a first quarter in the United States, representing an 84% increase from Q1 2023. According to Wood Mackenzie and the American Clean Power Association’s…

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Lion Energy POWERsave ESS caters to C&I market

Kelly Pickerel — Tue, 18 Jun 2024 12:01:29 +0000

Lion Energy launched its POWERsave Energy Storage Solutions (ESS) earlier this year. The solution includes the POWERsave Container Series and POWERsave Cabinet Series. POWERsave offers companies custom, large-scale energy solutions including back-up power, energy time shift, renewable energy integration, load management and power system recovery. “Companies cannot afford to be offline due to electrical grid…

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Arizona electric co-op taps Stem software to manage new energy storage system

Kelsey Misbrener — Wed, 12 Jun 2024 12:25:10 +0000

Stem and Arizona Electric Power Cooperative (AEPCO), in partnership with Prometheus Power, announced the successful deployment of a co-located storage and solar project to help deliver clean, reliable power to its distribution co-ops and public power members. The project for Sulphur Springs Valley Electric Co-op (SSVEC), an AEPCO member co-op, includes a 40-MWh energy storage…

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TWAICE, NARDAC partner to improve insurance terms with battery storage analytics

Kelly Pickerel — Wed, 12 Jun 2024 10:00:58 +0000

TWAICE, provider of battery analytics software, and NARDAC, energy and infrastructure broker, have partnered to enable improved insurance coverage for battery energy storage system (BESS) asset owners, investors, and lenders. By combining proactive real time analytics with existing, passive mitigation strategies, such as physical spacing, identifying best practice in BESS project development and operations becomes easier…

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Origis completes Mississippi solar + storage project for TVA

Kelly Pickerel — Wed, 29 May 2024 13:22:48 +0000

Origis Energy and the Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) announced that the Golden Triangle II solar + storage project in Mississippi is now complete. The 150-MWAC solar and 50-MW battery storage project began generating carbon-free electricity on May 21, 2024. “Solar energy enhances Mississippi’s economic competitiveness, and Origis is removing limits to a cleaner, brighter future by building the region’s…

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Utah real estate developer to gain VPP benefits with Torus energy storage systems

Kelly Pickerel — Wed, 29 May 2024 12:00:47 +0000

Energy storage system supplier Torus has signed a supply and virtual power plant (VPP) deal with Gardner Group to provide 26 MWh of energy storage capacity across Gardner Group’s commercial real estate portfolio in the United States. Under the agreement, Torus will install its Torus Station energy storage and management systems at multiple Gardner Group…

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SunPower dealers can soon offer the Tesla Powerwall to residential customers

Kelly Pickerel — Wed, 22 May 2024 13:22:28 +0000

SunPower announced it will begin offering the Tesla Powerwall 3 through its residential dealer network. The company had exclusively been promoting its own Sunvault energy storage system to residential customers. “Homeowners are increasingly turning to battery storage to protect themselves against ongoing utility rate hikes and grid outages. We witnessed record-breaking battery storage sales in…

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Sunrun creates largest VPP in the country to support California’s electric grid

Kelsey Misbrener — Thu, 09 May 2024 12:11:15 +0000

Sunrun has networked more than 16,200 customers’ solar + storage systems to support California’s electrical grid during the hot summer months. Sunrun’s CalReady power plant will reduce strain on the grid by supplying critical energy to communities that need it throughout California in order to reduce costs and help prevent power emergencies. For the second…

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Vermont utility approved for 5-MW energy storage project

Billy Ludt — Wed, 08 May 2024 16:56:31 +0000

Not-for-profit public utility Morrisville Water and Light (MWL) is bolstering its grid reliability after the unanimous approval from its board of trustees for an energy storage service agreement with Encore Renewable Energy for the development of a 5-MW battery storage project in Morrisville, Vermont. “We are thrilled to embark on this innovative partnership with Encore,”…

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Powin releases new utility-scale battery system

Kelly Pickerel — Tue, 07 May 2024 13:01:02 +0000

Powin has announced its new multi-cell-based hardware platform, the Powin Pod, designed for utility-scale projects. “We consistently challenge ourselves to improve our products and services to ensure we are continuously delivering nothing short of excellence to both new and existing customers,” said Jeff Waters, CEO of Powin. “This next-generation product advancement demonstrates our commitment to…

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