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New Energy Storage Practice Forms At Energy Intelligence Partners
Energy Intelligence Partners (EIP), a consulting firm based out of Chapel Hill, N.C., has formally launched an energy storage practice to help clients address new...
NRDC’s New ‘Revolution Now’ Reports On Wind, Solar, LEDs And EVs
The Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC) has launched a new initiative to track the historic development of wind and solar power, LED light bulbs,...
Study: Community Energy Storage Can Be Both Economically And Socially Viable
Small-scale, grid-connected energy storage solutions – or community batteries – can have a viable business case, supporting the ongoing growth of decentralized energy generation...
GE Introduces New Reservoir Energy Storage Platform
With a commitment to deliver cleaner, more reliable power where and when it’s needed most, GE has launched the new GE Reservoir, a comprehensive...
Nascent No More: U.S. Energy Storage Hits Milestone, Preps For Breakout Year
Having surpassed more than 1,000 MWh deployed cumulatively, the U.S. energy storage market is no longer in its infancy, according to new findings from GTM...
FERC Releases Final Rule On Electric Storage Participation For Regional Grid Operators
The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) has voted to remove barriers to the participation of electric storage resources in the capacity, energy and ancillary...
FERC Axes DOE Grid Proposal As Renewables Groups Breathe Sigh Of Relief
In a move being applauded by renewable energy groups, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) has terminated its consideration of the U.S. Department of...
Wind Resource Uncertainty: Study Warns Of Possible Climate-Related Shifts
In the next century, wind resources may decrease in many regions of the Northern Hemisphere and could sharply increase in some hotspot regions down...
DOE’s Perry Grants FERC Extension On Grid Resiliency Pricing Rule
U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Secretary Rick Perry has granted a request from Kevin McIntyre, the newly sworn-in chairman of the Federal Energy Regulatory...
PG&E Boosts Energy Storage Commitment
Pacific Gas and Electric Co. (PG&E) says it has strengthened its commitment to a clean energy future after submitting six new energy storage contracts totaling 165...
New Wind Turbine Sound Rules Take Effect In Vermont
On Nov. 22, new sound rules went into effect for different sizes of wind energy facilities in Vermont.
Earlier this month, the Vermont Public Utility...
Penn State’s Microgrid, Energy Storage Training Aims To Advance Wind And Solar
Penn State says it is working to advance wind and solar energy through a program offering education and training for energy storage and microgrid...
Master Limited Partnerships Bill Re-emerges To ‘Level Energy Playing Field’
Lawmakers have re-introduced bipartisan legislation that they say would level the energy playing field by giving renewable energy projects access to a tax advantage...
New Battery System To Help Store Wind Energy At Massachusetts School
On Thursday, executives with Vionx Energy and National Grid celebrated the completion and commissioning of Vionx’s 3 MWh storage unit at Holy Name Junior/Senior...
E.ON Gets To Work On Energy Storage At Texas Wind Farms
E.ON has begun construction on its Texas Waves energy storage projects, which are co-located at the company’s existing Pyron and Inadale wind farms in...
Xcel, Otter Tail Power Complete CapX2020 Transmission Line In S.D.
With multiple wind and other generation projects waiting to interconnect, Xcel Energy and Otter Tail Power Co. have announced the completion of the 70-mile,...
The Race Is On: Will U.S. Renewables Leave Nuclear In The Dust?
With each providing roughly 20% of the nation’s power, renewable energy sources are in a statistical dead heat with nuclear power, nonprofit research group...
Swiss Energy Storage Company Opens Up Hub In Indiana
The company currently has three major projects underway in North America, including energy storage systems for grid ancillary services in the midwest U.S. and Ontario.
The DOE’s Grid Study Is Finally Here
The agency blames the dominance of natural gas, as well as the increase of wind and solar, for the "negative impact" on traditional baseload generation, e.g. coal.
Energy Dept.’s EERE: Four ‘Emerging Trends’ For U.S. Offshore Wind
The U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE) is touting offshore wind as what could be “the next...