US DOE opens Grid Storage Launchpad, an advanced research and testing facility for grid-scale batteries

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The US Department of Energy (DOE) has launched a new laboratory aimed at research and testing of advanced energy storage technologies "in a realistic environment".  The Grid S...

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NextEra in negotiations to develop 150 MW solar + 100 MW battery storage on US DOE land

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The US Department of Energy (DOE) announced it was entering into negotiations with NextEra Energy --- the largest renewables players outside China --- to potentially develop a util...

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Georgia Power plans 500 MW of four-hour BESS capacity to come onstream by early 2027

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 Georgia Power has revealed the sites for 500 MW of new battery energy storage systems (BESS) that were authorized by the Georgia Public Service Commission earlier this y...

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Recurrent Energy secures $500 mn for Arizona's largest battery: 300 MW / 1,200 MWh

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Renewables developer Recurrent Energy has secured $500 million in financing to develop a battery storage project in Arizona. The Papago Storage project will set up a 1,200 MWh batt...

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Energy Vault's B-Vault battery powers Jupiter's 100 MW / 200 MWh St. Gall BESS in Texas

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Battery company Energy Vault announced it had deployed its proprietary B-Vault AC block batteries to support the St. Gall Battery Energy Storage System (BESS) project in Texas, USA...

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Clearway Energy closes $700 mn in construction finance for solar + storage projects in California

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Leading US clean energy developer Clearway Energy Group announced it had closed $700 million in construction financing for a portfolio of solar and battery storage projects located...

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SRP, Aypa Power annouce 250 MW / 1,000 MWh battery in Arizona to serve Phoenix area

Arizona-based utility Salt River Project (SRP) has entered into an agreement with Aypa Power to set up a 250 MW / 1,000 MWh battery energy storage system that will connect to the A...

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Gemini, US's largest solar + storage project, goes live in Nevada

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The 690 MW project, with a 380 MW / 1,400 MWh co-located BESS, can meet up to 10 percent of the state's peak power demand The largest solar + battery energy storage system (BESS) p...

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Plus Power closes financing for a major standalone battery storage project in ISO – New England

Battery energy storage system developer, Plus Power announced the close of term financing and construction for the Cranberry Point Energy Storage facility – a major utility-scale s...

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LG Energy Solution inks estimated $1 bn deal for ESS batteries with Hanwha QCells

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LG Energy Solution Ltd, the world's third-largest battery maker, disclosed it had signed a contract with to supply 4.8 gigawatt-hours (GWh) of energy storage system (ESS) batteries...

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Quinbrook closes $600 million solar+storage focused fund

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Clean power-focused fund company Quinbrook Infrastructure Partners announced it had successful closed the Quinbrook Valley of Fire (VOF) Fund with $600 million in capital commitmen...

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Prevalon Energy secures contract for BESS project from Idaho Power

Prevalon Energy LLC (Prevalon Energy) a wholly owned subsidiary of Mitsubishi Power Americas (Mitsubishi Power) announced that it has secured a new contract from Idaho Power for an...

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Ohio approves largest US agrivoltiac project: 800 MW solar + 300 MW BESS, crops and livestock grazing

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Authorities in the US state Ohio have approved the Oak Run Solar project, an 800 MW solar power project with a 300 MW battery energy storage system (BESS) that is also claimed as&n...

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Energy Vault starts construction on largest US green hydrogen storage

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Energy Vault announced it has started of construction on the Calistoga Resiliency Center (CRC), the largest green hydrogen storage project in the US. The project is being developed...

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Solar, BESS will account for 81 percent of US new generation capacity addition in 2024

The US will add a whopping 62.8 GW of new utility-scale power generation capacity in 2024, and a massive 81 percent of that will consist of solar panels and battery storage, the US...

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US’s largest solar + battery project comes online in Kern County, California

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Edwards & Sanborn (E&S), the largest solar + battery storage project in the US, has come online in California, the project's operator and contractor announced. The project,...

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Foss & Company launches Standalone Battery Storage Investment Division

Leading institutional investment fund sponsor, Foss & Company on Wednesday (September 13) unveiled its Standalone Battery Storage Investment division aimed at supporting invest...

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AMERESCO secures contract for four BESS projects totaling 379MWh in Calif.

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Renewable energy asset developer and clean-tech integrator, Ameresco on Thursday announced that it has secured contract to design and build four co-located battery energy storage s...

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