Wärtsilä supplies 125 MW/250 MWh battery storage system to REV Renewables in California
Wärtsilä has supplied a 125 MW/250 MWh battery energy storage system to a REV Renewables project in California. The LeConte battery storage facility, located in Calexico, is situated at a major junction point for energy producers in the California Independent System Operator and San Diego Gas & Electric territories that are importing and exporting energy […]
Read MoreWashington State utility buys second electrolyzer for green hydrogen project near hydropower facility
Commissioners of the Douglas County Public Utility District in Washington State have approved the purchase of a second 5 MW electrolyzer to advance the green hydrogen facility near its Wells Hydroelectric Project into phase two. This pilot renewable hydrogen production facility being built near Baker Flats, East Wenatchee will provide flexibility to operations at its […]
Read MoreDOE breaks ground on next-generation CSP pilot
The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) celebrated the groundbreaking of its Generation 3 concentrating solar-thermal pilot facility at Sandia National Laboratories. This demonstration is the culmination of a $100 million research effort to develop next-generation concentrating solar-thermal power (CSP) plants and showcase storage technology that could provide one gigawatt of storage for one hour at […]
Read MoreOffshore wind: A guide to doing business in the U.S.
Contributed by Curt R. Hearn, Jones Walker LLP You are a company based in Europe with expertise or experience in the offshore wind industry. You have never had operations or a commercial presence in the United States before. There are now commercial opportunities presented that you would like to pursue in the United States or […]
Read MoreNJ regulators bypass local opposition to advance offshore wind farm
OCEAN CITY, N.J. (AP) — New Jersey utility regulators used a controversial law Feb. 17 enabling them to bypass local authorities and grant approvals needed for an offshore wind project to proceed. The state Board of Public Utilities granted Orsted, the Danish wind energy developer, approvals toward several easements and permits that authorities in Cape […]
Read MoreHow diverse chemistries strengthen the battery supply chain
Contributed by Tim Hysell – Co-Founder and CEO, ZincFive, Inc. Battery energy storage helps ensure the reliability of mission-critical infrastructure such as data centers, transportation systems, and increasingly, the grid itself. So, in a world of disrupted supply chains, it’s high time to safeguard battery supply chains by expanding the use of multiple battery types […]
Read MoreTVA launches study to ‘accelerate’ clean energy adoption
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Under a new board majority picked by President Joe Biden, the nation’s largest public utility on Feb. 16 reacted to a drumbeat of concerns about not meeting the Biden administration’s own power sector climate change goals by announcing a new study of clean energy adoption opportunities throughout the region’s economy. The Tennessee Valley Authority touted […]
Read MoreCalifornia solar farm marks largest private-public partnership in DOD history
A recently-unveiled solar farm at Edwards Air Force Base in California represents the largest public-private partnership in Defense Department history. The 1.3 GW project was built in collaboration with Terra-Gen as a result of the Edwards Solar Enhance Use Lease Project. The project, which features more than 2 million panels, is the largest project of […]
Read MoreSouth Carolina plant to manufacture lithium-ion batteries exclusively for grid-scale energy storage
A groundbreaking ceremony was held on Feb. 7 for a South Carolina factory that plans to manufacture lithium-ion battery cells exclusively for grid-scale energy storage applications. The plant will be operated by Pomega Energy Storage Technologies, a subsidiary of Kontrolmatik Technologies, with an initial production capacity of 3 GWh, the company said. The 500,000-sq.-ft. facility […]
Read MoreTesla to open its EV charging network to other brands
Tesla joined other companies in highlighting plans to build out a cross-country EV charging network The Biden-Harris Administration announced in a White House Fact Sheet on Feb. 15 movement on actions aimed at creating an electric vehicle (EV) charging network across the United States. The steps are expected to help build a national network of […]
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