BP Wind Energy has installed a high-performance energy storage solution at its Titan 1 Wind Energy site in South Dakota, a first for BP’s U.S.-operated wind business and an important first installation of battery technology that could hold promise for other sites. The technology will improve energy efficiency at the site, help address the intermittency…
MidAmerican Energy to launch energy storage pilot project
MidAmerican Energy Company has announced plans to install a utility-scale battery energy storage system, enabling a utility to store electricity for later use. The battery project provides four megawatt-hours of storage capacity and can supply 1 MW of power for up to four hours. One megawatt of electricity is enough to power about 900 average Iowa…
DNV GL releases 2018 Battery Performance Scorecard
Advances in battery storage technology are constant. However, battery testing is inconsistent across the market. According to DNV GL, the world’s largest resource of independent energy experts and certification body, manufacturers are using different chemistries, formats, and processes. In addition, system integrators are developing systems that may be useful for one application, but inefficient for…
Countdown to ESNA 2018: Three reasons to join the conversation
North America is the fastest-growing energy storage market in the world, and Energy Storage North America (ESNA) provides an unprecedented opportunity to learn from and network with the most influential policy, technology, and market leaders in the industry. This year’s conference will highlight the growth and transformation taking place as storage is integrated into the heart…
Iron-flow battery research aims to reduce storage costs
Written by Craig Walker Contributor The demand for large, utility-scale energy storage systems is expected to increase with the development of renewable energy projects. The variability of renewables poses added challenges to electric grid operators, who must balance the grid reliably. Energy storage is one way to store excess power for later use or…
Con Edison and Johnson Controls form joint energy storage venture
Consolidated Edison Solutions, Inc., a Con Edison Clean Energy Businesses subsidiary, and Johnson Controls have announced a joint venture to expand the market for the energy storage technology developed over the last several years by Johnson Controls. Con Edison Solutions will be the majority owner and operating partner of the joint venture, while Johnson Controls will participate…
World’s biggest wind energy event kicks off in Hamburg
The world’s biggest wind energy event, the Global Wind Summit, begins today in Hamburg. The event will be held from September 25th to September 28th, 2018. Under the theme “Breaking new ground” the event will show wind energy is starting to evolve rapidly in terms of costs, technology and where it’s being deployed – and…
Aggreko offers full-service storage solution for wind projects
Aggreko has combined its mobile, modular power solutions into a one-stop option for the wind industry, which now includes storage solutions. Developers and operators of wind farms can now choose from a complete suite of Aggreko temporary power solutions, including energy storage systems from its microgrid and energy storage division, Younicos. A custom-designed bundle of…
Maxwell intros new Ultracapacitor Grid Energy Storage Subsystem with Siemens’ transmission system
Maxwell Technologies, Inc., a developer and manufacturer of energy storage and power delivery solutions, has announced a grid energy storage subsystem design-in with Siemens to deliver economical, fast responding, long life grid voltage and frequency support solutions. The new Siemens Static VAR Compensator plus Frequency Stabilizer (SVC PLUS FS) enables ISOs, electric utilities and transmission…
Reducing O&M costs with ultracapacitors in emergency pitch-control systems
By Joshua Hitt, Senior Product Line Manager Maxwell Technologies While wind-farm operators work to optimize turbine performance and uptime, it’s inevitable that certain components will demand greater O&M attention. One aspect of turbine maintenance that typically causes multiple downtime hours per month is battery-based emergency pitch-control systems. Pitch control is an important turbine component used…
Energy Storage North America 2018 releases full conference & expo program
Energy Storage North America (ESNA), an influential gathering of policy, technology and market leaders in energy storage, has released its full conference and expo program, which will explore and illuminate the role of energy storage at the intersection of the power and transportation industries. “North America’s energy storage market is currently the hottest energy storage market in the…
5 ways ultracapacitors operate in utility grids & microgrids
Editor’s note: This article comes MaxPower Weekly, a blog from Maxwell Technologies. It is authored by Dr. Kim McGrath Ph.D., Sr. Director of Business Development & Technical Marketing. Globally, grid modernization is driven by a number of factors including increased renewable energy generation and a decrease in generation from traditional fuels. Further energy generation is becoming more decentralized.…
Nominations open for ESNA Innovation Awards
Energy Storage North America (ESNA) issued a call for nominations for the 2018 ESNA Innovation Awards, which are presented annually for innovation, excellence, and impact in energy storage. Key evaluation criteria include project innovation, impact on transforming the storage ecosystem, opening new markets, tapping into multiple value streams, overcoming operational challenges, and increasing reliability, efficiency and […]
There are 239 new microgrid projects with nearly 959.7 MW of capacity, finds Navigant
A new report from Navigant Research presents data on known grid-tied and remote microgrid projects in the proposal, planning, and deployed stages across six geographies and seven microgrid segments. This Navigant Research report, Microgrid Deployment Tracker 2Q18, tracks data on known grid-tied and remote microgrid projects in the proposal, planning, and deployed stages in six geographies. The report covers…
New advocacy group launched to provide education on clean energy & grid reliability services
GridLab has launched a new engagement and educational effort, CleanNERC, to represent the interests of clean-energy technologies and increase the understanding of these technologies by the regulators of electric reliability. A primary focus will be participation at the North American Electric Reliability Corporation (NERC), and providing NERC and its stakeholders with information about the capabilities…
New York aims for 1,500 MW of energy storage by 2025 with new roadmap
New York Governor Andrew M. Cuomo announced the release of the state’s comprehensive Energy Storage Roadmap to guide New York toward its nation-leading energy storage target. With this Roadmap, the state is jumpstarting the development of this clean energy technology, while supporting the Governor’s energy storage target of 1,500 MW by 2025 — the equivalent…
DNV GL launches data-monitoring software for integrated wind, solar & energy storage systems
DNV GL is launching GPM Horizon, the world’s first data monitoring platform with full integration of current and future renewable energy systems including solar PV, wind, and energy storage assets. GPM Horizon enables future-proof fleet management by bringing digitalization technologies and integrated renewables systems together in one platform, which are the key drivers for the global…
Thanks to batteries, wind and solar could power half the world by 2050
Wind and solar are set to surge to almost “50 by 50” – 50% of world generation by 2050 – on the back of precipitous reductions in cost, and the advent of cheaper and cheaper batteries that will enable electricity to be stored and discharged to meet shifts in demand and supply. Bloomberg NEF (BNEF)…
Hydrogen Council schedules 2018 global CEO meeting in San Francisco
Editor’s note: This organization should be of interest to the wind industry because it offers another potential customer for wind-generated power. It is likely that hydrogen will be electrolyzed from water and so provides a reason that no functioning wind turbine should ever be curtailed. Executives from the Hydrogen Council, a global CEO-led coalition working…
Law firm explores the future of energy storage
This article comes from Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP and is authored by Robert A. James, Peter A. Baumgaertner, and Alexandra Brandt The excitement around the energy storage space has been growing for a number of years, and some of the first storage-centric financings took place in 2017. As renewable energy provides an increasing share of electrical…