energy storage

Aggreko Completes the First Battery Energy Storage Project for the Largest Electric Coop in the US

published 2020 年 11 月 09 日 18:30
Aggreko, a multinational company that specializes in generation hire, stated in a press release on October 28 that it has finished the setup of the first energy storage project for Pedernales Electric Cooperative (PEC). The project, which consists of a 2.25MW (4.5MWh) battery storage system, is located in Johnson City, Texas. It is another example of Aggreko’s wide range of mobile and modular power solutions. ...  more

Lower House of US Congress Passes Bill That Provides Grants for Developing Energy Storage Sector

published 2020 年 10 月 14 日 14:39
Various media outlets have reported that the US House of Representatives officially passed the Clean Economy Jobs and Innovation Act (H.R. 4447) in late September. If this bill becomes law, the US government will provide funding to advance clean energy technologies, electrify transportation, modernize grid systems, and improve energy efficiency of homes across the country. ...  more

Estonian Startup and Germany’s KIT Will Jointly Develop a “SuperBattery” Featuring 15-Second Charge

published 2020 年 10 月 12 日 18:30
Recent advances in material technology have led to the development of new types of energy storage devices that greatly surpass conventional lithium-ion batteries in terms of performance. This September, Skeleton Technologies GmbH announced that it is teaming up with the Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT) to develop a “SuperBattery”. Skeleton is a startup based in Estonia, while KIT is one of Germany’s major research and educational institutions. According to the press release from Skeleton, the SuperBattery is designed to be fully charged in just 15 seconds and has a huge potential in the application field of electric vehicles (EV). ...  more

UPS Supplier Eaton Launches Dual-Use Energy Storage Solution that Stabilizes Power Quality In Order to Respond to the Major Electricity User Clause

published 2020 年 10 月 08 日 18:30
The major electricity user clause will become effective in early 2021 at the earliest, and clearly stipulates users with contract of 5MW or above electricity capacity must use a certain ratio of green power, for which UPS supplier Eaton has also released a dual-use solution of uninterruptible power and energy storage in order to respond to the new clauses of renewable energy under the objectives of achieving cost-effectiveness for customers and the green energy targets of the government. ...  more

Gravitricity’s Gravity-Based Energy Storage Pilot Program Begins Construction, and Initiates Testing in 2021

published 2020 年 09 月 21 日 18:30
Battery energy storage is merely one of the thousands of energy storage methods. Scottish start-up Gravitricity has recently commenced the construction for its 250KW pilot program of “gravity-based energy storage”, which will initiate testing in 2021. The program uses weight potential energy to generate power, which paves a new path for the development of energy storage from renewable energy. ...  more

Security Issues Derived from Battery Explosion; Investigation Result of US Energy Storage Plant Explosion Released

published 2020 年 09 月 07 日 18:30
The first battery explosion in the US occurred in April 2019, where smoke started appearing from a plant of a 2MW lithium battery energy storage system, before the explosion took place, and 4 firefighters were injured as a result. Utility power companies Arizona Public Service (APS) and battery supplier LG Chem have announced two investigation reports of different results. ...  more

TPC Integrates Private Energy Storage Systems, Tesla and Samsung Included, on Establishing the First “Virtual Power Plant” in Asia

published 2020 年 07 月 24 日 10:30
Categorized as an intermittent energy, renewable energy sources such as solar power and wind power are affected by the weather, day and night, and the seasons. Thus an energy storage system responsible for power dispatching that is able to maintain the frequency of the power grid at 60Hz is relatively important for a stable supply of power. ...  more

Switch and Capital Dynamics Break Ground on Massive Solar and Battery Storage Developments, Advancing Rob Roy's Gigawatt Nevada

published 2020 年 07 月 24 日 4:00
Switch (NYSE: SWCH) and Capital Dynamics today announced three groundbreakings in Nevada, which, along with an earlier phase, will continue Switch Founder and CEO Rob Roy's Gigawatt Nevada solar energy and battery vision to develop one of the largest solar footprint and battery storage projects in the technology industry. ...  more