Year in Review: EPC Burns & McDonnell on energy storage innovation, workforce and Trump
The energy storage team at EPC firm Burns & McDonnell offers its take on the year just gone and looks ahead to 2025.
US DOE offers US$1.76 billion loan to Hydrostor for A-CAES California project
The US Department of Energy’s (DOE) Loan Programs Office (LPO) has made a conditional commitment for a loan to long-duration energy storage (LDES) developer and operator Hydrostor of up to US$1.76 billion.
Flatiron Energy gets ISO green light for 1.2GWh indoor BESS in Boston, Massachusetts
System operator ISO New England has given the go-ahead for a 300MW/1,200MWh BESS located in Boston, Massachusetts under development by Boulder, Colorado-based developer and IPP Flatiron Energy.
US Treasury, IRS release final rules for technology-neutral clean energy tax credits
The US Department of the Treasury and the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) have released final rule for the Clean Electricity Investment and Production Tax Credits – also known as the technology-neutral credits.
Illinois Senator passes legislation to ramp up energy storage
Illinois State Senator Bill Cunningham has passed legislation to accelerate energy storage in the Midwest US state.
US DOE’s PNNL launches new redox flow battery simulation tool
Researchers at the US Department of Energy’s (DOE) Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL) have developed the EZBattery Model, a simulation tool for predicting the performance of redox flow batteries.
DOE progresses US$1.8 billion loan to Arizona utility APS for BESS, transmission and clean energy
The US Department of Energy (DOE) Loan Programs Office (LPO) has made a conditional commitment for a loan to utility Arizona Public Service (APS), the first part of which would go towards a 600MWh BESS.
NextEra Energy Resources commences permitting for 250MW of hybrid BESS in Wisconsin
NextEra Energy Resources (NEER) has commenced the state permitting process for two hybrid solar and storage projects with a cumulative battery capacity of 250MW in Wisconsin, US.
PNNL opens US DOE energy storage research facility, long-duration LCOS analysis published
A new research centre ‘uniquely equipped’ to evaluate energy storage technologies has opened at Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL) in Washington, US.
Fluence to provide Excelsior with 2.2GWh of US-manufactured BESS from next year
System integrator Fluence Energy and investor Excelsior Energy Capital have entered into a supply agreement for 2.2GWh of BESS, which Fluence claims will utilise US-manufactured battery cells and modules.
