Energy storage projects are facing increasing scrutiny from local residents in parts of the U.S. Residents have voiced concerns about fires at energy storage facilities – in
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Why Grids Can''t Escape Energy Storage Mandates in 2025 You know how people say renewable energy is intermittent? Well, here''s the kicker: 42% of global electricity grids now face
Exterior of Moss Landing Energy Storage Facility. The portion of the project which caught fire, MOSS300, was housed in the turbine hall building in the background, a design that has not been replicated
Clean Energy Associates said there is a moderate to high risk of this happening, with a highly negative impact on the market as soon as the second quarter of 2025.
These include plans for renewable energy power purchase agreements, but also on-site resiliency projects such as microgrids, combined heat and power, rooftop solar, energy
Polaris Renewable Energy, on behalf of the Puerto Rico Electric Power Authority (PREPA), has submitted a battery energy storage system (BESS) standard offer (SO1) agreement to the Puerto Rico Energy
But the risks for power-system security of the converse problem — excessive energy storage — have been mostly overlooked. China plans to install up to 180 million kilowatts of pumped-storage...
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The Intertubes are all abuzz over a spate of bad news about renewable energy and energy storage. Nevertheless, the fact is that renewable energy and energy storage are
The U.S. has imposed steep tariffs on Chinese battery energy storage systems. Overproduction and a brutal domestic price war have slashed profits and forced major
It''s the new not-in-my-backyard rage – and the latest blow to New York''s green energy agenda. New Yorkers are lining up in opposition to dozens of new lithium-ion battery
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Multiple years into the project, neither state is anywhere near to building 1% of the energy storage that would be needed to make their fantasy systems work. But even in
If we don''t, we risk holding back the growth of the US BESS industry and derailing the renewable energy transition. Over the last few years, many local communities
US lawmakers have accused CATL and Gotion of forced labour in supply chains and called for a block on imports, a claim the companies deny.
A clean-energy trade group''s report offers safety guidelines for battery energy storage systems following a fire at one of the largest battery storage plants.
Energy storage is gaining significant attention in China, with over 170,000 visitors expected at a Shanghai convention to explore various battery technologies.
Portland General Electric (PGE) has brought online three new utility-scale battery energy storage systems (BESS), adding 475 MW and over 1.9 GWh of dispatchable capacity to the Portland metro area.
Speaking at a public meeting in December, Josh Adams, a fire expert affiliated with clean energy developer NextEra Energy, called the rules a "de facto moratorium" that was overly broad.
You know how people say renewable energy is intermittent? Well, here''s the kicker: 42% of global electricity grids now face curtailment issues during peak renewable generation hours [3].
Our best energy solutions are conservation and renewable energy sources like wind and solar. They could compete for our baseload energy needs if our government subsidized, stimulated,
Spyros Foteinis highlights the acknowledged problem that an insufficient capacity to store energy can result in generated renewable energy being wasted (Nature 632, 29; 2024). But the risks for power-system security of the converse problem — excessive energy storage — have been mostly overlooked.
The expansion is driven mainly by local governments and lacks coordination with new energy stations and the power grid. In some regions, a considerable storage oversupply could lead to conflicts in power-dispatch strategies across timescales and jurisdictions, increasing the risk of system instability and large-scale blackouts.
But the risks for power-system security of the converse problem — excessive energy storage — have been mostly overlooked. China plans to install up to 180 million kilowatts of pumped-storage hydropower capacity by 2030. This is around 3.5 times the current capacity, and equivalent to 8 power plants the size of China’s Three Gorges Dam.
A new report from Clean Energy Associates highlights five potential risks to the battery energy storage industry, including risks to EV batteries, grid-scale storage, and home battery energy storage. 1) Antidumping / countervailing duty enforcement
Clean Energy Associates said the proposed tariff levels are unknown, but could include battery energy storage systems. Clean Energy Associates sees this as a moderate likelihood of occurring, with a moderate-to-high market risk, occurring in the first quarter of 2026 or later.
