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Storing Energy in the Freezer: Long-Duration Thermal Storage Comes of Age
Jason Dreisbach fields at least half a dozen calls every week from people trying to sell him a technology to lower his energy costs. As the owner of Dreisbach Enterprises, a cold-storage facility owner with operations in Northern…
Hydrogen Council adds new members including Microsoft and Baker Hughes
The global coalition pushing for a power generation transition to zero carbon hydrogen has added a list of big corporate names to its membership. The Hydrogen Council announced 11 new members, including Microsoft, Baker Hughes, Umiore,…
UK wants big batteries to store renewables – but there’s a much cheaper solution
The UK electricity system is undergoing significant and rapid change. It has the world’s largest installed capacity of offshore wind, has effectively stopped generating electricity from coal, and has recorded a 20% drop in demand since the…
Nebraska utility won’t convert power plant to run on hydrogen after all
A customer that planned to sell surplus hydrogen to the Nebraska Public Power District finds another buyer instead. Nebraska’s largest electric utility and the manufacturer that will soon be its largest private customer have agreed to…
APS Details Cause of Battery Fire and Explosion, Proposes Safety Fixes
Utility Arizona Public Service has completed its exhaustive study of the most high-profile U.S. grid battery fire.The company filed its report Monday with the Arizona Corporation Commission, which regulates the utility. The report,…
Iberdrola to build biggest European solar and battery hydrogen plant
Spanish utility Iberdrola has partnered with European fertiliser giant Fertiberia to build a 100MW solar PV plant with 20MWh battery storage to power one of the largest electrolytic hydrogen production systems in the world.Iberdrola,…
Small batteries but high stakes for New Hampshire home energy storage pilot
The results of Liberty Utilities’ residential battery program could help determine how the state deploys the technology. A New Hampshire utility has begun installing batteries in customers’ homes as part of a pilot program that could help…
Microsoft Eyes New Tool in Decarbonization Quest: Green Hydrogen
Microsoft has a new weapon for killing off diesel at its expanding global fleet of data centers: green hydrogen.The tech giant announced Monday that it recently powered a row of data center servers for 48 hours using nothing but hydrogen…
W.A. to spend $66m on solar and batteries for schools, communities and social housing
The Western Australia state government has announced a plan to spend $66.3 million on solar and battery storage installations for schools, isolated communities and social housing as part of a massive $5.5 billion plan to re-boot the state’s…
Household batteries and solar will be critical for managing highs and lows of the grid
The key role that Australia’s millions of rooftop solar systems stand to play in the running of the national grid, when paired with battery storage and pooled together into carefully orchestrated virtual power plants, has been further…