Energy Storage

The state is under a crunch to build out 3.1 GW of storage by 2035, but bills meant to remove lengthy regulatory approvals and ease the procurement of local permits are looking to alleviate the pressure.

Also on the rise: Sungrow supplies battery energy storage system to Texas project, and MIT researchers lay out a path for higher rates of EV adoption.

The trade group revealed the country’s solar, wind, and energy storage stats and explained why it’s optimistic about the year ahead.

The company installed more than 400 utility-scale wind and solar projects across the United States and Canada.

Also on the rise: Power Sustainable aims $790 million at North American renewables, Macquarie unit invests in energy storage provider esVolta, EDPR buys its way into downstream C&I projects, Pattern Energy funds its Japanese expansion, and KBR signs on to support a hydrogen venture.

In an interview with pv magazine publisher Eckhart Gouras, Tony Seba and Adam Dorr discuss their concept of “SuperPower” and argue that the resulting near-zero-cost energy could be used by states or regions to offer a competitive advantage to employers.

Puerto Rico regulators ordered the utility PREPA to procure solar and storage, although the utility’s board chairman says the island’s grid can support only a fraction of the mandated amount.

The contract was awarded in response to Hawaiian Electric’s request for dispatchable energy storage and renewable generation through distributed energy resources along with capacity and ancillary services.

In an interview with pv magazine publisher Eckhart Gouras, Tony Seba and Adam Dorr discuss their concept of “SuperPower”: by investing in even more solar PV and wind power than the lowest-cost system defined by the “Clean Energy U-curve,” the gain in additional energy, or “superpower,” is exponential to the money invested.

French energy giant Total called the 50/50 joint venture a “first significant step” into the U.S. utility-scale solar market.