Incidents similar to Moss Landing battery fire are unlikely but stricter regulations proposed
Battery safety has come a long way since the construction of the 300 MW first phase of Vistra Energy’s Moss Landing Energy Storage Facility in California, which caught fire on January 16. The vast majority of today’s large-scale battery energy storage systems does not have much in common with the affected project deployed in a former turbine hall.
Sunrise brief: Treasury updates domestic content guidance, elevates wafers made in U.S.
Also on the rise: Fire at California’s Moss Landing battery plant triggers evacuation. Coalition of 17 state attorneys general urge Congress to retain clean energy tax credits. And more.
Fire at California’s Moss Landing battery plant triggers evacuation
The cause of the fire has not yet been determined, but an investigation will begin once the fire is extinguished.
Trump policy risks to battery energy storage industry
Five major risks are on the horizon, said Clean Energy Associates.
Analysis of CAISO and ERCOT reveals storage growth amid stark contrasts
A report from GridBeyond examines how regulations and solar resources drive prices.
After liftoff, DOE looks to accelerate virtual power plants
Virtual power plant capacity must double to meet demand, the Department of Energy said in its latest report on virtual power plants.
The impact of wildfires on PV power generation
Scientists have studied the impact wildfires have on the availability of direct normal irradiance and global horizontal irradiance. The research found that direct irradiance is more sensitive to smoke than the PV-relevant global horizontal irradiance.
EDP Renewables announces another 300 MW of solar now operational in Kern County
Sandrini I and II Solar Energy Parks are now operational with one power purchase agreement signed by Shell and the other with Redwood Coast Energy Authority for its community choice energy program.
Sunrise brief: Great potential for floating solar in the U.S.
Also on the rise: Stanford report finds high electricity prices in California have nothing to do with renewables. Sustainable home takes shape. And more.
‘High electricity prices in California have nothing to do with renewables’
Stanford University professor Mark Z. Jacobson spoke to pv magazine about recent research work showing that California could easily rely on a wind-water-solar-dominated large grid. He says the state’s current electricity prices are high because of several reasons that have nothing to do with renewables.
