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 […]
Global battery demand reached a new peak in the first quarter of 2024, totalling 230GWh across all sectors. Electric vehicle batteries represented 72% of this demand, with 3.1 million units sold, while the stationary storage […]
April 12 (Reuters) – A major battery plant near Los Angeles will be among the largest in the world when it comes online later this year, promising to shore up California’s power grid during the […]
For years, utilities have grappled with how to handle the ever-growing number of solar and battery systems trying to connect to the lower-voltage grids that deliver power to customers. That’s especially true for midsize projects […]
Key Takeaways: 1: The Biden Administration is pushing to increase electricity demand by forcing the electrification of everything. 2: New demand is also coming from industries ranging from AI to bitcoin mining to data centers. […]
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