TEPCO Takes 50 Percent Stake in a Battery Storage Project of RES TOKYO, Dec 8, 2017 – (JCN Newswire) – TEPCO Holdings, the Tokyo-based electric power company, announced today it has acquired from Colorado-based Renewable Energy Systems Americas Inc. (RES), 50 percent interests of Battery Utility of Ohio, LLC (BUO), that provides frequency regulation services … Continue reading #TEPCO Takes 50 Percent Stake in a Battery Storage Project of RES→
The Biggest Threat To Lithium-Ion Batteries A team of researchers from the Department of Energy have discovered the fastest, they say, magnesium-ion solid-state conductor – a discovery that could potentially upend the battery market in the future and also one that is highlighting the intensifying rush to search for alternatives to lithium-ion batteries. Most of … Continue reading The Biggest Threat To #Lithium_Ion Batteries→
Magnesium batteries could be safer and more efficient than lithium It’s still early days for the promise of safer, energy-dense solid-state rechargeable batteries. However, a team of scientists at the Joint Center for Energy Storage Research have just discovered a fast magnesium-ion solid-state conductor that will go a long way towards making non-flammable batteries with … Continue reading #Magnesium batteries could be safer and more efficient than #lithium→
Battery Storage Steals The Spotlight At Nuclear Power’s Birthday Party It was nuclear power’s birthday bash, but Exelon CEO Chris Crane, head of the nation’s largest nuclear operator, named energy storage the most promising technology of the future, one that could render nuclear power unnecessary. “In our view the long-term viable technology that will drive … Continue reading Battery Storage Steals The Spotlight At Nuclear Power ‘s Birthday Party→
Lithium battery factories inaugurated in Los Angeles and Europe Start-up Romeo Power has opened a lithium battery pack factory in Los Angeles, aimed at the EV and stationary energy storage markets, aiming to ramp up to 4GWh production capacity by next year. Romeo Power, which has Porter Harris, a former SpaceX battery engineer, as CTO, … Continue reading #Lithium battery factories inaugurated in #Los_Angeles and Europe→
Flood of announcements from flow battery makers Over the past couple of weeks, various flow battery makers have touted new sales and supply chain agreements as the fledgling sector fights for a share of the stationary energy storage market. Following the deployment of a 1MWh unit in the south west of England, British ‘flow machine’ … Continue reading Flood of announcements from flow battery makers→
‘Holy grail’ for batteries: Solid-state magnesium battery a big step closer A team of Department of Energy (DOE) scientists at the Joint Center for Energy Storage Research (JCESR) has discovered the fastest magnesium-ion solid-state conductor, a major step towards making solid-state magnesium-ion batteries that are both energy dense and safe. The electrolyte, which carries charge … Continue reading ‘Holy grail’ for batteries: Solid-state magnesium battery a big step closer→
Statoil: Batteries can address wind power variability Nov. 28 (UPI) — Norwegian energy company Statoil said it was planning a battery system for a floating wind farm that will be “smart ” enough to compensate for calm conditions. The company said Tuesday its Hywind facility off the coast of Scotland, the first floating wind farm … Continue reading Statoil: Batteries can address wind power variability→
New Florida muni solar program cuts NEM rates, includes battery storage incentives The Jacksonville Electric Authority Board of Directors last week approved a wide-ranging plan aimed at increasing clean energy options, but also trims the retail net metering rate for new customers. The utility’s plan will add 250 MW of utility-scale solar to its system, … Continue reading New #Florida muni solar program cuts #NEM rates, includes battery storage incentives→
Colorado electric co-op rolls out ‘community battery’ program SoCore Energy, a Chicago based subsidiary of California utility holding company Edison International, sees electric cooperatives as growing market for energy storage. Co-ops typically have large territories and relatively few customers, so traditional transmission and distribution projects can be very costly with only a small number of … Continue reading #Colorado electric co-op rolls out ‘community battery’ program→
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