Tag: energy storage

  • Malta to deploy long-duration energy storage in Orlando

    The Orlando Utilities Commission (OUC) is exploring Malta Inc.’s long-duration energy storage power plant to help achieve the utility’s net-zero carbon emission goals. Malta’s storage solution converts excess electricity into thermal energy that is stored in salt and coolant. When needed, the plant regenerates gigawatt hours of electricity for residential and commercial use. “Malta is……

  • Six emerging stationary energy storage trends entering 2021

    I grew up accustomed to planned blackouts infamously known as ‘load-shedding’ in India in the 90s and 2000s. Our utility provided a schedule for planned blackouts for up to 6 hours each day. Thankfully, they broke it into non-sequential 3-hour blocks. To provide power during those times, my father gotRead More — Solar Builder magazine

  • Alliant Energy tries batteries over grid upgrades to boost solar energy in Iowa

    The next frontier for solar energy is solutions that do not affect the performance and efficiency of the electric grid. An innovative battery-storage solution in Decorah, Iowa, jointly supported by Alliant Energy, US Department of Energy (DOE), and the Iowa Economic Development Authority (IEDA), looks to seamlessly connect customer-owned solarRead More — Solar Builder magazine

  • Delta energy storage products now available in Energy Toolbase

    Energy Toolbase, a software platform providing solar + storage modeling, energy storage system control, and asset monitoring products, has integrated Delta onto its sales and modeling software platform. This means renewable energy developers can now analyze and propose the economic value proposition of Delta’s energy storage solutions. Delta’s energy storageRead More — Solar Builder magazine

  • Construction of solar, battery project starts on New York college campus

    The State University of New York at Fredonia (SUNY Fredonia) started construction on its first solar/battery project, enabling the Chautauqua County campus in Western New York to lead by example in reducing its carbon footprint with innovative energy efficiency and renewable energy technology. The New York Power Authority (NYPA), asRead More — Solar Builder magazine