energy storage – California Climate and Energy Collaborative

Fuel cell power plays from California to Kenya

October 22, 2018

energy storage, fuel cells, renewable energy

“Legislation passed this fall in California should provide further lift. SB 100 commits the state to 100 percent carbon-free electricity by 2045. Executive Order B-55-18 goes further, calling for the decarbonization of California’s economy by that date. SB 1369 includes green electrolytic hydrogen (hydrogen generated from electrolysis using carbon-free electricity) as a form of energy…

Energy storage in California is about to get much cleaner—Here’s how

October 22, 2018

Sarina Soor

carbon-free electricity, energy storage, microgrid

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“California recently joined other leading states, provinces, cities, and corporations around the world by setting an ambitious 100 percent carbon-free electricity target. It’s a landmark, not because California was the first, but because it is the biggest. The state ranks as the fifth-largest economy in the world. Achieving 100 percent carbon-free electricity means lots of…

Pairing Wind + Solar for cheaper, 24-hour renewable energy

October 10, 2018

Sarina Soor

energy storage, solar energy, wind farm

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“Invenergy is starting with a 175 megawatt wind farm. Within the wind farm, it plans to build a 150 megawatt solar farm. Together, they would produce enough electricity for about 75,000 homes. The wind and solar energy complement each other. They hit their peaks at different times of day and night, allowing them to provide…

DOE energy storage grants look to the day when renewables rule the grid

October 10, 2018

Sarina Soor

energy storage

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“Existing storage technologies fall short in terms of duration. Lithium-ion batteries, which have captured about 90% of the energy storage market, can economically run for about four hours. Pumped hydro storage, which accounts for the most energy storage today in terms of capacity, can generate power by releasing water from storage reservoirs for up to…

Are regulators hindering EV acceleration?

October 10, 2018

Sarina Soor

electric vehicles, energy storage, renewable energy

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“The road to transportation electrification is now driven by demand from policymakers and the public through private sector automakers and charger providers to electric utilities and their regulators. Networked electric vehicles (EVs) can be a highly flexible distributed energy resource (DER) and, as a distributed storage system, support the power system’s transition to low-cost, low-emissions…

The Economic Potential for Energy Storage in Nevada

October 5, 2018

Sarina Soor

energy storage, nevada, storage

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This study evaluates the potential economic value of storage for Nevada. The study examines the period between today and 2030, considering multiple “use cases” for energy storage. We document the assumptions made and analyses conducted to assess whether energy storage would provide value to Nevada customers in excess of its costs. The analyses conducted for…

California energy storage subsidy extension signed into law

October 5, 2018

Sarina Soor

energy storage, sb700, storage

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“California Governor Jerry Brown has signed SB 700, which will allow for a five-year extension of the Self Generation Incentive Program (SGIP), with as much as $700 million in funding for energy storage systems.” Click here to read more from PV Magazine.

Hoover dam as giant battery? The hurdles are more legal than technical

September 28, 2018

Sarina Soor

energy storage

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“Los Angeles is proposing to build a 20-mile pipeline to transform Hoover Dam into a pumped storage hydropower project. It’s certainly feasible – except for the ongoing political and legal conflict over the Colorado River.” Click here to read more from Water Deeply.

California PUC unveils proposed fix to storage incentive program, quantifying GHG reductions

September 19, 2018

Sarina Soor

CPUC, energy storage, solar panel

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“The wrong metric led to an increase instead of a reduction in GHG emissions from energy storage, and regulators proposed a two-pronged solution for the commercial and residential storage markets.” Click here to read more from Utility Dive.

The $2.5 trillion reason we can’t rely on batteries to clean up the grid

August 2, 2018

Sarina Soor

batteries, energy storage

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“These batteries are far too expensive and don’t last nearly long enough, limiting the role they can play on the grid, experts say. If we plan to rely on them for massive amounts of storage as more renewables come online—rather than turning to a broader mix of low-carbon sources like nuclear and natural gas with…

Federal Support for Electricity Storage Solutions

July 26, 2018

Sarina Soor

energy storage, renewable energy, storage

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On March 8, 2018, the Union of Concerned Scientists convened 21 experts, from 13 states, on Capitol Hill to identify the most important breakthroughs needed to scale up electricity storage as well as ways the federal government can support innovation in this strategically important industry. This expert convening was sponsored by the Bipartisan House Advanced…

Tesla powerpacks aid Samoa’s transition to 100% renewable energy

July 26, 2018

Sarina Soor

battery storage, energy storage, renewable energy, tesla

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“The island nation of Samoa is continuing its effort to convert from diesel-reliant powerplants to 100% renewable energy with the help of Tesla’s scalable Powerpack battery storage solution. Over the past year, the California-based electric car and energy company had been hard at work installing and launching two Tesla Powerpack sites in the country, both…

California ISO’s long road ahead to turn storage into a transmission asset

June 29, 2018

Sarina Soor

energy storage, renewable energy, storage

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“Stakeholders generally welcomed CAISO’s storage proposal, but developers and investor-owned utilities support opposing cost-recovery option” Click here to read more from Utility Dive.

Clean vehicles as an enabler for a clean electricity grid

June 4, 2018

Sarina Soor

electric vehicles, energy storage, evs, storage

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California has issued ambitious targets to decarbonize transportation through the deployment of electric vehicles (EVs), and to decarbonize the electricity grid through the expansion of both renewable generation and energy storage. These parallel efforts can provide an untapped synergistic opportunity for clean transportation to be an enabler for a clean electricity grid. To quantify this…

EVs could save California billions in energy storage investment

June 4, 2018

Sarina Soor

energy storage, evs

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“Electric vehicles could become a vital asset for California grid operators who are struggling to bring more renewables online. The state’s rapid adoption of solar power is contributing to a problem known as the “duck curve” — a deep dip in demand during solar-saturated midday hours, followed by a steep ramp in the evening as…