San Diego (US) Event Focuses On Energy Storage Commercialization

on May 6, 2016

cleantechnicaThe US has become the world’s leading market for energy storage, primarily on the back of California’s mandate. But what are the other investment opportunities now emerging across the country?

Energy Storage Update* is hosting the 2016 Energy Storage Update USA in San Diego, June 15–16. This is the only event in the United States focused exclusively on energy storage commercialization, to help you bring your technology to market and win lucrative projects.

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Next Generation Energy Storage Technologies (EST) Market Prospects 2016

on May 6, 2016

PR-NewswireVisiongain has established that three of the ten most promising emerging energy storage technologies will reach full commercialisation by 2020. In addition to analysing the drivers and restraints of the emerging EST market, the report provides a detailed analysis of performance, advantages and disadvantages and outlook for every technology considered: Innovative PHS, adiabatic compressed air energy storage, liquid air energy storage, large-scale hydrogen storage systems and hydrogen fuel cells, superconducting magnetic energy storage, lithium-air batteries, lithium-sulphur batteries, magnesium-ion batteries and zinc-air batteries. In addition to a detailed study of each key emerging EST, the report also offers insight into how the performance and outlook of emerging technologies compares to the main commercially mature technologies and what the conditions for the development of emerging technologies are like in the key regional market spaces.

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PR NewswireNext Generation Energy Storage Technologies (EST) Market Prospects 2016

Do We Really Need Solar That’s Too Cheap to Meter?

on May 6, 2016
greentech mediaLarge amounts of wind and solar drive down market prices — a phenomenon known as the merit-order effect. And if wind and solar producers are dependent on those market prices for their income, they will also drive down their own revenues. 
 
In other words, the more wind and solar we have, the less value they offer in reducing costs from other sources.
 
In a new paper in Nature Energy, Shayle Kann of Greentech Media and Varun Sivaram of the Council on Foreign Relations sound the alarm, arguing that solar will face economic troubles as it becomes a significant part of the power supply.
 
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TEP Receives Approval to Develop Two Innovative Energy Storage Facilities

on May 5, 2016

businesswireTUCSON, Ariz.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Tucson Electric Power (TEP) will enter into long-term agreements with E.ON Climate & Renewables and NextEra Energy Resources for the construction of two large, innovative energy storage systems.

The projects, approved today by the Arizona Corporation Commission (ACC), will be used to improve service reliability and study how such systems can support the expansion

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BusinessWireTEP Receives Approval to Develop Two Innovative Energy Storage Facilities

Tesla Powerwalls for Home Energy Storage Hit U.S. Market

on May 5, 2016

bloombergTo Steve Yates, the best thing about his new Tesla Powerwall is that he doesn’t have to worry anymore about the lights going out during a storm. Or maybe it’s how cool an addition it is to the entryway of his house in Monkton, Vermont.

“I’ve always wanted to have a backup power source,” said Yates, who was without electricity for 36 hours during Hurricane Irene in 2011. He also admires the Powerwall’s sleek white contours. “It’s kind of art-deco looking.”

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BloombergTesla Powerwalls for Home Energy Storage Hit U.S. Market

Australian Clean Energy Council Releases ‘Power Shift’ Blueprint

on May 5, 2016

cleantechnicaAustralia’s Clean Energy Council published a comprehensive blueprint outlining the policy levers necessary to “supercharge a Power Shift” to the country’s energy system.

On Tuesday, Australia’s Clean Energy Council (CEC) published Power Shift: A blueprint for a 21st century power system. The report details “a suite of strategic policy and regulatory measures” that the CEC believes will drive the transition of Australia’s high-emission power sector to a renewable energy-powered energy system, combined with battery storage and efficient & smart technology.

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Inside the deal that averted a net metering ballot showdown in Arizona

on May 5, 2016

Utility DriveAs clean energy advocates across the nation push power providers to increase investments in renewables and cut greenhouse gas emissions, they’ve increasingly employed an age-old tactic — ballot initiatives.

Earlier this year, the threat of a proposal on renewables and coal use pushed Oregon utilities to ultimately support a new law that codifies a 50% renewable energy standard and bans coal-fired electricity in the state by 2035.

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Energy Storage Summit…as it happened

on May 5, 2016

Energy Storage News18:09 – …And with that, a lively day of robust discussion, enthusiasm and education draws to an end. It’s time to relax in the company of the EnergyStorage 100, as we move to the Twickenham Members Lounge for the networking event. I have to say perhaps its testament to the strength of the companies involved, both in the UK and abroad that even whittling it down to 100 top organisations was really tough!

Thanks for following our coverage and we look forward to reporting more on many of these topics soon.

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Diary of a Grid Defector: Scamming an efficiency competition and cows on the loose

on May 4, 2016

Utility DriveYou can do a lot of things with advanced meters. Even catch a college kid trying to game the system.

In and around Ithaca, N.Y., Cornell University is king. It’s the largest employer in the area, drives sustainable research and agricultural breakthroughs, and – with a $65 million annual energy bill – has a keen interest in keeping down costs.

In 2010, the university launched its “Think Big, Live Green” initiative, an umbrella branding for a series of sustainability projects, outreach campaigns and investments. And among the campus’ many assets, all of its buildings have smart meters. The project has a long-term goal to reduce campus electric use by 1% each year, equivalent to 7.2 MWh and $650,000 per year.

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Utility DiveDiary of a Grid Defector: Scamming an efficiency competition and cows on the loose

ESA’s policy director on FERC’s ‘strategic review’ of energy storage’s role

on May 4, 2016

Energy Storage NewsOperators of transmission infrastructure and wholesale markets in the US have supplied their views on energy storage to the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC), with industry and other stakeholders expected to follow.

FERC launched a drive last month to seek input from Regional Transmission Organisations (RTOs) and Independent System Operators (ISOs) on the role energy storage could play in wholesale markets. This includes market design and the potential role of behind-the-meter,customer-sited solar-plus-storage where it could play into wholesale markets as well as providing distributed benefits such as back-up or peak shifting.

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Energy Storage NewsESA’s policy director on FERC’s ‘strategic review’ of energy storage’s role

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