APS explosion a powerful, painful lesson The near deaths of four Peoria firefighters may lead to dramatic changes in the way fires involving solar power systems are handled. Three days after APS released a technical report on the probable cause of a lithium-ion battery storage explosion that seriously injured four Peoria firefighters, the UL Firefighter … Continue reading #APS explosion a powerful, painful lesson
Tesla deploys batteries at oil-rich Qatar’s first solar/storage project Qatar is rich in oil and natural gas, but it has adopted a ‘don’t get high on your own supply’ policy since 2017 and started diversifying with solar. Now Tesla deployed Powerpack batteries at the country’s first solar and storage project. The Qatar General Electricity and … Continue reading Tesla deploys batteries at oil-rich #Qatar ’s first solar/storage project
Can you mix lithium and lead-acid batteries on an energy storage project? There are pros and cons associated with the two main battery chemistries used in solar + storage projects. Lead-acid batteries have been around much longer and are more easily understood but have limits to their storage capacity. Lithium-ion batteries have longer cycle lives … Continue reading Can you mix #lithium and #lead-acid batteries on an energy storage project?
Value of storage goes up with share of renewables but costs declines still vital, new study finds The value of energy storage increases with growing shares of renewable energy on the grid, but the availability and cost of storage will determine how successful decarbonisation with renewables can be. That’s one of the key takeaways of … Continue reading Value of storage goes up with share of renewable s but costs declines still vital, new study finds
Solar-plus-storage has a 99.8% capacity value in California “The energy from solar can consistently charge a 4-hour storage device having the same installed capacity” prior to the hours of peak demand, says a new study. In Arizona and New Mexico the capacity value is 99%. Solar-plus-storage has 99.8% of the capacity value of a theoretical … Continue reading Solar-plus-storage has a 99.8% capacity value in California
Long-Term Energy Storage Solution Has Been Here All Along The most efficient energy storage technology may be as close as the nearest hill, according to former Energy Secretary Steven Chu, and almost as old. “It turns out the most efficient energy storage is you take that electricity and you pump water up a hill,” Chu … Continue reading Long-Term Energy Storage Solution Has Been Here All Along
Powering The Future: Battery Power Trends In times when technological advancements happen every second, it’s hard to imagine an industry that has gone untouched by the tech revolution. And energy — batteries in particular — is going through a renaissance very quickly due to the new opportunities presented by the innovation waves hitting the market. … Continue reading Powering The Future: Battery Power Trends
New sodium-ion battery for large-scale energy storage A viable sodium battery. Lithium-ion batteries are composed of materials such as cobalt and lithium, which are rare, expensive. With the growing demand for electricity storage, these materials will become harder to get and possibly more costly. Plus, Lithium-based batteries would also be problematic in meeting the tremendous … Continue reading New sodium-ion battery for large-scale energy storage
PG&E Keeps Adding Electrons To Energy Storage Plans California utilities are ahead of much of the world in the transition to clean technology. They have a lot more rooftop solar power on the grid than many places, and they’re led by progressive voters and politicians. There is no waffling on battery energy storage for these … Continue reading #PG&E Keeps Adding Electrons To Energy Storage Plans
Permitting utility-scale battery energy storage projects: lessons from California The increasing mandates and incentives for the rapid deployment of energy storage are resulting in a boom in the deployment of utility-scale battery energy storage systems (BESS). In the first installment of our series addressing best practices, challenges and opportunities in BESS deployment, we will look … Continue reading Permitting utility-scale battery energy storage projects: lessons from California
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