NYPA providing $39 million for New York City electric bus chargers
The New York Power Authority (NYPA) said it has finalized a $39 million agreement to install 67 overhead chargers for New York City buses.
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U.S. energy storage market sets first quarter record for deployments
According to Wood Mackenzie and the U.S. Energy Storage Association’s (ESA) latest U.S. Energy Storage Monitor report, 910 megawatt-hours (MWh) of new energy storage systems were brought online in the first quarter of 2021, an increase of 252% over the first quarter of last year, making it the biggest first quarter so far for the U.S. storage market.
BPA, WAPA and Trinity Public Utilities District take steps to help mitigate wildfire threat
With the onset of wildfire season in the western United States, the Bonneville Power Administration (BPA), the Western Area Power Administration (WAPA) and California’s Trinity Public Utilities District (PUD) recently detailed steps they are taking to help mitigate the potential of significant wildfires.
NYPA, EPRI awarded $200,000 to research long-duration storage
The New York Power Authority (NYPA) is launching a project with the Electric Power Research Institute (EPRI) to explore the use of crushed rock thermal energy storage to provide energy storage in a market with significant renewable energy resources.
Artificial intelligence project looks to improve energy storage dispatch
Independent power producer Vistra is using artificial intelligence (AI) software developed by a team at the University of Texas at Dallas (UT Dallas) to help it better predict wholesale power market prices in California.
TVA issues solicitation for solar, battery storage proposals
The Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) is interested in procuring up to 200 megawatts (MW) of new stand-alone renewable energy resources or renewable energy plus battery energy storage systems (BESS), including all the associated environmental attributes, TVA said in a request for proposals issued on June 8.
Department of Energy seeks to cut cost of hydrogen by 80%
The Department of Energy (DOE) on June 7 launched an effort to reduce the cost of clean hydrogen by 80% to $1 per kilogram in one decade.
White House memorandum outlines best practices to protect against ransomware
The Biden Administration on June 2 issued a memorandum to corporate executives and business leaders that outlines the U.S. government’s recommended best practices to guard against the threat of ransomware.
FERC staff releases white paper on hybrid resources, seeks feedback
Staff at the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) on May 26 issued a notice inviting comments on hybrid resources, such as solar power combined with energy storage, and, at the same time, released a white paper on the subject.
NREL report highlights how electrification increases the need for demand flexibility
Demand-side flexibility can support widespread electrification and a renewables-based power grid by providing operating reserves throughout the year thus reducing the need for natural gas plants and energy storage to fill in demand gaps, according to a new report from the National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL).