FERC Opens Electricity Markets to Distributed Resource Aggregators
The FERC approved a final rule that will enable distributed energy resource (DER) aggregators to compete in organized wholesale electricity markets. DERs are located on...
DC Circuit upholds landmark FERC storage order, rejecting claims it violates state authority
A three-judge panel of the court said the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission's 2018 Order 841, intended to expand the ability of storage to participate in wholesale...
Cold storage: Organic proton batteries show disposal, solar pairing advantages in advance to market
Scientists in Sweden are stepping up in the global race to efficiently store renewable energy with an all-organic proton battery whose capabilities surprised even the...
The Future Of Energy Storage Beyond Lithium Ion
Over the past decade, prices for solar panels and wind farms have reached all-time lows. However, the price for lithium ion batteries, the leading energy...
US energy storage ‘surges in Q4 2019’
The US energy storage market installed record capacity the fourth quarter of 2019, deploying 186MW and 364 megawatt hours of storage, according to Wood Mackenzie’s...
ESA: More records set for US energy storage installs in Q4, massive growth forecasted
According to the U.S. Energy Storage Association (ESA) and Wood Mackenzie, Q4 2019 marks the largest-ever quarter for storage deployments across all U.S. market segments.
Green hydrogen gets real as utility business models and delivery solutions emerge
Here are three things power sector policymakers are reaching agreement on: The mid-century goal is a zero emissions economy; wind and solar alone cannot do...
Forward-thinking US states charge ahead on energy storage
How some states are illuminating the path ahead with trailblazing regulatory, policy and market frameworks.