The Evolution of Battery Technology and the Path Toward Cleaner Energy

Credit to Author: Dan Shine| Date: Sun, 28 Jan 2024 19:13:57 +0000

Battery technology powers many aspects of our modern world. It’s an invention that’s ubiquitous, yet often overlooked. In the 1970s, the need for alternative energy sources emerged following the peak […]

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POWER Notebook: Deriva Energy Launches; Arizona Gets New Battery Factory; Mini-Grids For Africa, Asia

Credit to Author: Darrell Proctor| Date: Fri, 27 Oct 2023 16:46:18 +0000

Brookfield Asset Management announced the launch of Deriva Energy, the new name for Duke Energy’s former unregulated commercial renewables business that Brookfield acquired earlier this year. Deriva, which considers itself […]

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SRP Shifts from Traditional IRP to ‘Holistic’ Power Planning

Credit to Author: Sonal Patel| Date: Thu, 05 Oct 2023 15:37:50 +0000

Salt River Project (SRP) has become one of the first U.S. utilities to shift from an Integrated Resource Plan (IRP) to an Integrated System Plan (ISP), a “holistic roadmap” that […]

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Energy Storage Project Announced to Serve California Grid

Credit to Author: Darrell Proctor| Date: Thu, 07 Sep 2023 14:19:26 +0000

An energy storage project in Southern California will provide resource adequacy (RA) and ancillary services to the state’s power grid, adding more reliability and resiliency for electricity in the California […]

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RNG, Battery, and Innovative Heat Pump Developments in News and Notes (Aug. 10, 2023)

Credit to Author: POWER| Date: Thu, 10 Aug 2023 13:31:31 +0000

A number of companies with ties to the power industry revealed new projects and other interesting developments this week. The following are some the more noteworthy announcements that POWER has […]

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What’s Really Driving the Lithium Crisis in North America

Credit to Author: Steve Hanson| Date: Wed, 21 Jun 2023 20:54:34 +0000

The conversation around lithium demand in the U.S. has been highly focused on surging sales of electric vehicles (EVs), but as we look ahead to the coming years, the real […]

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Don’t Neglect Round-Trip Efficiency and Cost of Charging When Considering Levelized Cost of Storage

Credit to Author: Mukesh Chatter| Date: Mon, 29 May 2023 15:48:14 +0000

The world is moving toward renewable sources for electricity generation in an attempt to reduce fossil-fuel reliance. But wind and solar can’t provide a consistent flow of power 24/7, and […]

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Home Solar: The Benefits of a Solar Battery System

Credit to Author: Industry Sponsor| Date: Wed, 17 May 2023 13:00:56 +0000

Power outages are becoming an increasingly common occurrence in modern American society. Millions of homeowners lose power each year, with a 64% rise in power outages since the early 2000s. That’s where a home solar system with solar battery backup comes into play. Solar offers a variety of benefits to residential homeowners. For the millions […]

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Why the U.S. Needs New Battery Technologies and Supply Chains

Credit to Author: Mukesh Chatter| Date: Tue, 18 Apr 2023 15:33:42 +0000

The future of transportation and energy storage will be powered by a range of carbon-neutral technologies, and batteries will play a major role. As part of the effort to reduce […]

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The Lithium Shortage Is Real—but There Is Room for Optimism

Credit to Author: Glenn Jakins| Date: Fri, 14 Apr 2023 14:19:40 +0000

COMMENTARY In the 1950s, a geologist named Marion King Hubbert caused quite a stir when he predicted that the U.S. would reach peak oil production in less than 20 years. […]

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