Drive to rehabilitate New York City fossil fuel peaker plant sites with battery storage
New York Power Authority (NYPA) has started a process of adapting sites that host fossil fuel powered peaker plants in its service area...
Perfect pressure boosts high-density lithium metal battery performance
Lithium metal batteries are one of the more promising alternatives to the lithium-ion architecture commonly used today, with the...
Extreme weather events are pushing consumers to solar and residential storage
Extreme weather events across the U.S. — from wildfires and drought in the West, to deep freezes and floods in the South and Southeast —...
Federal regulators warn of risks to firefighters from electrical vehicle fires
It’s the kind of blaze that veteran Chief Palmer Buck of The Woodlands Township Fire Department in suburban Houston compared to “a trick...
Investor Confidence in Renewable Energy and Energy Storage Sectors Hits All-Time High
WASHINGTON, D.C. - A new analysis released today by the American Council on Renewable Energy (ACORE) finds that confidence among both...
Battery storage as peaking capacity: How Alamitos changed the game for California
When it was first proposed in 2014, at 100MW / 400MWh, Alamitos Battery Energy Storage System was the world’s biggest contracted battery...
The World's First Mountain Solar Farm is 50% More Efficient
Researchers worldwide are turning to innovative methods for seamlessly fitting renewable energy technology into spaces that already serve...
Solar Power's Decade of Falling Costs Is Thrown Into Reverse
A key selling point that made solar energy the fastest-growing power source in the world—rapidly decreasing costs—has hit a speed bump....
How energy storage helps energy assets connect with energy markets
As the energy transition unfolds, energy storage is capable of being a critical connecting piece not just on a technology level to enable...
Utilities Are Installing Big Batteries at a Record Pace
The energy storage industry is shattering records for battery deployments, underscoring its growing role in decarbonizing the economy. In...
