OTAY MESA — The long-smoldering battery plant fire in Otay Mesa neared the four-day mark Sunday with no indication that full containment was imminent. Cal Fire Capt. Brent Pascua said mid-morning that the situation continued roughly as […]
As wind and solar become larger shares of America’s power generation, the private sector is advancing solutions to address the intermittency of these power sources. While lithium-ion batteries are a leading technology, startups are also […]
China has put the first large-scale sodium-ion battery storage station into operation, marking the beginning of the adoption of the new, lower-cost battery for large-scale use. A 10-MWh sodium-ion battery storage station was put into […]
Lithium-sulfur and solid-state batteries offer higher energy density and longer life. Fast-charging technology reduces charging time to minutes. Sustainable initiatives focus on recycling and using eco-friendly materials. In a world where the appetite for energy […]
An 800-MW, four-hour battery is “not a realistic option” for replacing Talen Energy’s 1,280-MW, coal-fired Brandon Shores power plant near Baltimore, according to the PJM Interconnection. The Sierra Club’s proposed battery storage solution to fill […]
Lithium-ion has been the dominant rechargeable battery technology for years. Korean researchers managed to design a sodium battery that can charge in seconds. Faster charge and discharge times are one of the biggest advantages of […]
In my self-designated role critiquing various schemes for total transformation of the world energy system, I get to review large amounts of poor, shoddy, and incompetent work. When people get into advocating for this “energy […]
The global energy storage market is witnessing a significant surge, with deployments in 2023 tripling compared to the previous year and forecasts anticipate continued growth in 2024. That’s according to the latest report by BloombergNEF, […]
At 1.5 megawatts, the battery destined for a college campus near Petersburg, Virginia, might not be the mightiest in Dominion Energy’s growing storage fleet. But don’t underestimate its power and reach. In addition to […]
A debate on abandoning sector-specific climate targets is heating up in Germany after Transport Minister Volker Wissing from the liberal FDP party warned that he might have to impose car bans on weekends unless […]
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