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The California Independent System Operator's (CAISO) board of governors last week approved market policies to better integrate new battery storage resources that would allow hybrid storage resources to provide energy and...

Independent power producer (IPP) Broad Reach Power has made the first of "several planned expansions" into California's market for energy storage, acquiring the 25MW / 100MWh Cascade Energy Storage project...

The new battery technology is said to include no rare metals, be potentially much more cost-effective than lithium-ion batteries in large scale and is 100% circular...

BYD "Build Your Dreams" announced it will partner with Canadian Solar to provide advanced battery technology for the 100-MWAC Mustang solar plant in Kings County, California...

Washington state's first utility-scale solar and battery project is now online in Richland. The Horn Rapids Solar, Storage & Training Project features more than 11,400 solar panels – enough to power 600 homes. Additionally,...

The Public Service Commission of Maryland last week issued an order approving six energy storage pilot projects, proposed by Exelon subsidiaries Baltimore Gas and Electric Company (BGE), Potomac Electric Power Company (Pepco),...

While European power markets outpace the US and China for renewable energy deployment, the continent's policymakers are yet to recognise the importance of energy storage for integrating that capacity onto the grid, new research...

A new energy storage project in the UK has started construction and is on its way to becoming one of Europe's largest energy storage systems. The 250-MWh CRYOBattery turns ambient air into liquid via a cryogenic cooling technology...

More developers are adding energy storage to their power generation plans as they recognize how the technology improves a project's economics.Solar and wind power project developers are recognizing the financial benefits...

The world's largest renewable energy developer says it has more projects in the works than it has connected to the grid — including plans for the biggest-ever stand-alone battery storage system...

The Metropolitan Water District of Southern California is preparing to build four new battery energy storage systems that will boost the district's energy resilience and cut operational costs by optimizing solar power and...

This food supply sector, also referred to as the "cold chain," is designated as critical infrastructure and is of vital importance—particularly during the type of public health emergency the world has faced over the past...

U.S. homes and commercial buildings consume roughly two-fifths of the country's overall energy and three-fourths of all electricity. The Department of Energy's $65 million funding for "connected communities" projects that...

The average energy capacity cost of utility-scale battery storage in the United States has rapidly decreased from $2,152 per kilowatthour (kWh) in 2015 to $625/kWh in 2018...

North America is currently leading the world for utility-scale energy storage deployments, but could be overtaken by the second-largest market, the Asia-Pacific region, as early as 2023, according to forecasting and analysis...