RFP Alert: 11.5 GW of renewables mandated by CPUC
Three community choice aggregators are seeking project proposals for solar and long duration energy storage in northern and central California following a procurement mandate for all load-serving entities in the state.
Iron flow battery PV microgrid for fire-prone California
ESS announced the integration of its long-duration batteries for a microgrid project commissioned by San Diego Gas & Electric to mitigate and increase resilience to wildfires.
Sunrise brief: Solar wins big as new transmission projects advance
Also on the rise: Community solar developers merge, Summit Ridge completes a big rooftop community solar project, and CIT Group refinances a 20-project solar portfolio.
Partnership formed for molten salt long duration energy storage
Malta announced a partnership with Bechtel to deploy electro-thermal energy storage systems that are capable of durations of 10-150+ hours.
Hydrostor plans another compressed air energy storage project
Paperwork was filed with the California Energy Commission to develop the project for installation in Kern County, California, a hotbed for solar and energy storage projects.
Hydrostor plans 400 MW / 3200 MWh compressed air energy storage
The plant would be able to deliver 400 MW of electricity for 8 hours, and would be comparable in size to some of California’s largest fossil fuel power plants.
NB Power eyes 1,000 MWh energy storage system
While still in the planning and development stage, the New Brunswick facility is targeted to enter service in 2024.
Sunrise brief: Sunnova expands the reach of solar and distributed energy for grid support
Also on the rise: Tesla said it is working to ‘dramatically’ improve its solar roof installation performance, FPL’s ‘community solar’ program hits its ceiling, and Michigan and Wisconsin look to expand their own community solar offerings.
UK government launches competition to spur long-duration energy storage innovation
New tech which can store power for longer than four hours can secure funds toward demonstrator project costs.
Multi-day iron-air batteries reach commercialization… at one tenth of the cost of lithium
Boston startup Form Energy has secured $200 million Series D funding for the development of what is being called a breakthrough in energy storage.
