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Energy storage’s value as transmission asset needs to be recognised, ISO New England says

January 18, 2023
High-voltage grid and market operator ISO New England has requested separate classification of energy storage as a transmission asset.
M&A activity in the sector has taken a massive leap after three years of steady growth. Source: Mercom Capital Group.

Energy storage sector corporate funding at all-time high in 2022

January 18, 2023
Corporate funding of energy storage companies exceeded US$26 billion worldwide in 2022, a 55% jump from 2021’s total US$17 billion.
An existing FlexGen BESS project in Texas. Image: FlexGen.

California gas peaker plants to get battery storage upgrades from FlexGen

January 17, 2023
Large-scale battery storage systems will be used to increase the efficiency of natural gas peaker plants in California.
Texas' winter storms have caused big swings in demand outside the traditional summer peaks ERCOT experiences. Image: Texas Army National Guard courtesy of Staff Sgt. Yvonne Ontiveros

Battery storage can help solve Texas’ ‘Super Duck’ challenge of integrating renewable energy

January 17, 2023
Texas’ ERCOT grid is facing some extreme swings in its ability to match supply with growing demand for electricity in the US state.
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Wärtsilä’s second solar-plus-storage Hawaii project for IPP Clearway goes online

January 16, 2023
Independent power producer Clearway Energy Group has brought a 36MW solar PV plus 144MWh battery energy storage system project online in O’ahu, Hawaii, delivered by energy technology firm Wärtsilä.
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Second life energy storage firms position themselves ahead of EV battery boom

January 16, 2023
A handful of companies are trying to get in early and design and deploy ‘second life’ energy storage units using EV batteries ahead of an expected boom in supply in the second half of the 2020s.
Illustrative rendering of a solar-plus-storage project with LG ES containerised BESS. Image: LG Energy Solution.

LG Energy Solution, Hanwha in US energy storage battery partnership

January 16, 2023
LG Energy Solution and Hanwha, two major players in battery and renewable energy tech, aim to establish battery storage manufacturing in the US.
The project will be built in California's Kern County. Image: Hydrostor

First offtake deal signed for 500MW/4,000MWh advanced compressed air energy storage project in California

January 13, 2023
Advanced compressed air energy storage company Hydrostor has signed PPA for flagship large-scale project in California.
The project in California. Image: Intersect Power.

Intersect Power brings solar-plus-storage with 448MWh BESS online in California

January 12, 2023
Renewables developer Intersect Power has brought a 310MWp PV, 448MWh energy storage system project online in California.
Dominion Energy pilot BESS project in Powhatan, Virginia. Image: Dominion.

Dominion Energy South Carolina signs PPA for 108MWdc/198MWh solar-plus-storage project

January 12, 2023
Dominion Energy South Carolina has contracted a power purchase agreement for US$200 million solar-plus-storage power plant in the state.

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