Top Gun is one of 4 dozen large-scale BESS projects set for service in 2021
Nearly 1.4 GW of battery energy storage capacity is under construction and slated for delivery during 2021, according to data from FERC and DOE.
Fluence gains investor to help drive energy storage growth
AES and Siemens will remain major shareholders and will continue to support Fluence’s long-term growth. The company currently has 2.4 GW of projects deployed or awarded across 24 countries and territories worldwide.
Sunrise brief: Solar project that supplies LADWP is sold
Also on the rise: Canada an an EV supply hub; SEIA board expansion; a trio of projects explore energy storage + fossil; things are looking up for JinkoSolar down under
Sunrise brief: PG&E announces six BESS projects with 387 MW of capacity
Also on the rise: 8Minute upsizes its credit facility, an NREL-led team publishes a new guide to inverter-based power systems, and Altus Power adds to its portfolio.
DOE offers an energy storage strategy, publishes detailed technology cost estimates
The strategy includes accelerating the transition of technologies from the lab to the marketplace, focusing on ways to manufacture technologies at scale in the United States and ensuring secure supply chains to enable domestic manufacturing.
Solar plus storage cleared to land at JFK airport
The 12.3 MW solar installation will create a carport canopy, providing cover to around 3,000 parking spaces. Excess power will flow to the grid and storage will support AirLink JFK rail shuttle service.
NYC site will host a 100 MW/400 MWh energy storage system
Under a seven-year contract with Con Edison, the utility will bid power from the battery system into New York State’s wholesale energy market.
Philip Shen of Roth Capital: pandemic relief package could extend ITC and include ‘refundability’
Also in the brief: Chart-of-the-day, plus Harley-Davidson goes big on solar. Quinbrook Infrastructure Partners established a joint venture with Birch Infrastructure to develop and construct renewables-powered hyperscale data center campuses in the US.
With new safety measures in place, APS looks to reengage with BESS
Arizona Public Service wants more battery energy storage capacity and has new safety standards in place, prompted by a 2019 thermal runaway event in a utility-scale BESS near Phoenix.
Honolulu legislates faster, easier permitting for rooftop solar
Hawaii’s continued move to online permitting reduces red tape — and has the potential to grow Hawaiian solar when the state needs the revenue. The broader industry is aiming for a “fundamental reshaping of solar permitting at the federal, state, and local levels.”
