US Energy Storage Market Grew 243% in 2015, Largest Year on Record

on March 10, 2016

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The U.S. energy storage market just had both its best quarter and best year of all time. According to the GTM Research/Energy Storage Association’s U.S. Energy Storage Monitor 2015 Year in Review, the U.S. deployed 112 megawatts of energy storage capacity in the fourth quarter of 2015, bringing the annual total to 221 megawatts. This represents 161 megawatt-hours for the year.

The 112 megawatts deployed in the fourth quarter 2015 represented more than the total of all storage deployments in 2013 and 2014 combined. Propelled by that historic quarter, the U.S. energy storage market grew 243 percent over 2014’s 65 megawatts (86 megawatt-hours).

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Kokam’s 56 Megawatt Energy Storage Project Features World’s Largest Lithium NMC

on March 8, 2016

SEOUL, South Korea, March 7, 2016 /PRNewswire/ — Kokam Co., Ltd, the world’s premier provider of innovative battery solutions, today announced that it has successfully deployed two Lithium Nickel Manganese Cobalt (NMC) Oxide Energy Storage Systems (ESSs) – a 24-megawatt (MW) system / 9-megawatt hour (MWh) and a 16 MW / 6 MWh system – for frequency regulation on the South Korean electricity grid. The 24 MW system is the largest capacity Lithium NMC ESS used for frequency regulation in the world.

Operational since January 2016, the two new systems, along with a Kokam 16MW / 5MWh Lithium Titanate Oxide (LTO) ESS system deployed in August 2015, provide South Korea’s largest utility, Korea Electric Power Corporation (KEPCO) [NYSE: KEP], with 56 MW of energy storage capacity for frequency regulation. These three systems are part of the world’s largest ESS frequency regulation project, which is scheduled to have deployed 500 MW of battery-based energy storage when it is completed in 2017.

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Energy Storage AssociationKokam’s 56 Megawatt Energy Storage Project Features World’s Largest Lithium NMC

Southern Company Subsidiary Acquires 120-MW Texas Solar Project

on March 8, 2016

Southern Power, a subsidiary of Southern Company, has acquired the company’s second Texas solar project.

The 120-MW East Pecos Solar Facility is being constructed on about 1,000 acres in Pecos County.  The project is expected to include about 1.2 million First Solar thin-film photovoltaic solar modules mounted on single-axis tracking tables.

First Solar is building the project and will operate and maintain the facility upon completion.

Construction began in February, with the project expected online by the end of the year.

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PowerEngineeringSouthern Company Subsidiary Acquires 120-MW Texas Solar Project

EIA: More Than 80 Percent of 2015’s Retired Generating Capacity was Coal-Fired

on March 8, 2016

Nearly 18 GW of electric generating capacity was retired in 2015, according to the U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA), and more than 80 percent of that was coal-fired.

About 30 percent of those coal retirements happened in April after the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s Mercury and Air Toxics Standards (MATS) rule went into effect.

According to the EIA, some plants applied for and received one-year extensions and will retire this April.  Several plants received additional extensions beyond April 2016 based on their roles in grid reliability.

According to the EIA, much of the country’s existing coal capacity was built between 1950 and 1990.  Coal units that were shuttered in 2015 were primarily built between 1950 and 1970.  The average age of those units was 54 years.  The average age of the country’s remaining coal-fired plants is 38 years.

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PowerEngineeringEIA: More Than 80 Percent of 2015’s Retired Generating Capacity was Coal-Fired

E.ON Leads The Way To Germany’s Green Grid

on March 8, 2016

cleantechnicaOriginally published on the ECOreport. No other utility company has more installed renewable capacity or uses a stronger proportion of renewably produced electricity. According to recent press releases, the utility giant E.ON leads the way to Germany’s Green Grid.“Renewables account for more than 80 percent of the electricity that flows through our networks, well above the national average. This demonstrates that E.ON already operates the innovative, efficient energy networks of the future. Each year we invest more than €1 billion to expand our networks in Germany,” said Thomas König, Managing Director of E.ON Deutschland.32 GW of the 96 GW of installed renewables capacity subsidized under Germany’s Renewable Energy Law were connected to E.ON by the end of 2015.

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Researchers Discover Predictability Of Unpredictable Wind Energy

on March 6, 2016

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New research has found that, contrary to popular belief, geographically separated wind farms are acting in surprisingly similar ways.

A team of researchers, led by Professor Mahesh M. Bandi of the Okinawa Institute of Science and Technology Graduate University (OIST), published findings in the journal New Journal of Physics, revealing that, counter to what was previously thought, wind farms connected to the grid saw power outputs fluctuate in similar ways.

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China Renewable Energy Growth Soars & Coal Use Declines

on March 6, 2016

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China’s solar and wind energy capacity increased by 74% and 34%, respectively, in 2015, while coal consumption dropped by 3.7%.

China’s National Bureau of Statistics released figures for 2015 this week, and officials believe that the country’s current growth path will allow them to soon surpass their carbon emissions targets. Specifically, China broke two new records in 2015, installing a record 32.5% of wind in 2015, and a record 18.3 GW of solar in 2015 — both of which were higher than initial estimates.

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Daimler Investing $500 Million Into New Lithium-Ion Battery Factory In Germany

on March 6, 2016

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The German company Daimler AG will be putting $500 million into the creation of a second lithium-ion battery production facility in Germany, according to recent news from the company. This new facility will produce lithium-ion batteries to be used in electric vehicles and hybrids released under the Mercedes-Benz brand, reportedly.

The decision to build the new facility will lead to a, roughly, tripling of Daimler subsidiary Deutsche ACCUMOTIVE’s production space. The new production facility will be located adjacent to the existing one, in Kamenz, Germany. Daimler has already bought around 20 hectares of land next to the other facility, in anticipation of construction.

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CleanTechnicaDaimler Investing $500 Million Into New Lithium-Ion Battery Factory In Germany

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