Energy Storage Tech Finally Starting To Compete With The Grid Critics of renewable energy always cite the fact that the sun does not always shine and the wind does not always blow. As such, the intermittency of renewable energy needs to be backed up by baseload power, which would need to come from natural gas, … Continue reading Energy Storage Tech Finally Starting To Compete With The Grid
Arnold: Texas can take the lead in energy storage Texas has long been a leader in energy innovation: Much of the technology allowing deepwater and shale oil and gas developments were invented and first used in the Lone Star State. Texas is also a wind energy leader, with more wind power installed than any other … Continue reading Arnold: #Texas can take the lead in energy storage
Mortenson creates unit to build grid-scale electric storage projects The nation’s largest wind-power contractor, Mortenson Construction, said Tuesday that it formed a new business unit to install large battery storage systems for the electric grid and commercial operations. The company said it will offer engineering, construction and integration of energy storage in the new unit … Continue reading Mortenson creates unit to build grid-scale electric storage projects
Oregon saddles up to implement trailblazing energy storage mandate In 2016, Oregon’s utilities and energy sector stakeholders will have the chance to set the bar on the value and benefits of energy storage. In the new year, the Oregon Public Utility Commission (OPUC) will convene a proceeding on the state’s new energy storage law, which … Continue reading #Oregon saddles up to implement trailblazing energy storage mandate
Even Without Subsidies, Energy Storage Is Starting to Rival Conventional Resources The economics of storage aren’t easy to model. The technology can be used for so many applications — frequency regulation, equipment upgrade deferral, backup power, renewable energy integration, or peaking power — that it can be hard to compare storage to conventional generation. The … Continue reading Even Without Subsidies, Energy Storage Is Starting to Rival Conventional Resources
Wishful Thinking Meets Hard Realities in Energy Production There is a big difference between what government mandates and what citizens can physically accomplish. Policies that bet on yet-to-be commercialized technologies should be viewed with suspicion. While a government might attempt to legislate technology into existence, that is not how inventing works. This gap between policy … Continue reading Wishful Thinking Meets Hard Realities in Energy Production
The Electric Energy Storage Industry Feels Like Solar Did Nine Years Ago Last week, San Diego hosted the Energy Storage North America conference, which showcased the technologies and recent activities of the electric energy storage industry. I was at last year’s show in San Jose as well, so I had a good opportunity to compare … Continue reading The Electric Energy Storage Industry Feels Like Solar Did Nine Years Ago
While VC funding grows for smart grid and efficiency, energy storage falls Despite many analysts’ bullish projections for the future of energy storage, venture capital isn’t flowing to the sector as fast as you might expect. In contrast, VC funding numbers are growing for efficiency and smart grid companies while energy storage companies saw their … Continue reading While VC funding grows for smart grid and efficiency, energy storage falls
Two Years in Energy Storage: Then and Now This weekend is the second anniversary of a landmark ruling issued by the California Public Utilities Commission directing the three major California investor-owned utilities to procure 1,325 megawatts of energy storage by 2020. In the lead-up to the release of CPUC’s energy storage decision (D.13-10-040), a culmination … Continue reading Two Years in Energy Storage: Then and Now
Green Charge Networks to bring aggregated energy storage into CAISO market Customer-sited energy storage is evolving into a market reality in California. The core Green Charge business is providing smart energy storage for the CAISO market, which allows commercial-industrial utility customers to lower peak demand usage and peak demand charges that drive up electricity bills. … Continue reading Green Charge Networks to bring aggregated energy storage into CAISO market
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