Desert Community Energy (DCE) and Vesper Energy announce that they have entered into a 20-year PPA for solar energy and battery storage. DCE will purchase all of the energy produced from the Deer Creek 50 MW Solar + 200 MWh Storage project. The Deer Creek Solar + Storage project isRead More

ESS Tech, Inc. and ACON S2 Acquisition Corp. have entered into a definitive agreement for a business combination that will result in ESS becoming a publicly listed company. Founded in 2011, ESS began with a mission to develop the cleanest, lowest-cost long-duration energy storage systems on the market. ESS developedRead More

Swell Energy has new opportunities for Southern California Edison (SCE) customers enrolling in its two clean energy Virtual Power Plant (VPP) programs. This offers homeowners in southern California home batteries for a low fixed monthly payment and to receive a discounted second home battery as well as ongoing GridRevenue payments.Read More

Growatt‘s ARK battery for residential use achieved outstanding performance in TÜV Rheinland’s PVE Test Program and won the All Quality Matters Award at Solar Congress 2021. In TÜV Rheinland’s test program, ARK battery is given All Quality Matters Award for achieving first-rate performance in various safety and reliability tests includingRead More

Southern Power has awarded Mitsubishi Power Americas and Powin an order for two utility-scale battery energy storage system (BESS) projects totaling 640 MWh. These projects will enhance California’s grid reliability with additional flexible resource capacity for integrating intermittent renewable energy into the grid. These two energy storage projects align withRead More

Agilitas Energy is starting pre-construction work of its latest battery energy storage project, a 3 MW / 9 MWh lithium-ion system in Pascoag, Rhode Island. This is the first Battery Energy Storage System to be constructed by Agilitas Energy in Rhode Island and it is planned to enter commercial operationRead More

Schneider Electric announced a partnership with KB Home last week, one of the largest homebuilders in the United States. Schneider Electric will provide grid-to-plug innovation in KB Home’s new Sundance at Park Circle community in Valley Center, California. These homes will incorporate the Square D Energy Center and connected WiringRead More

The Cayman Islands Government’s Energy Policy requires 70% of electricity to come from renewable energy sources by 2037. Caribbean Utilities Company (CUC) studies have shown that a substantial amount of front-of-meter and behind-the-meter battery storage will be needed to integrate more solar and wind energy. To test the efficacy ofRead More

Energy storage integrator FlexGen has a new project feasibility reporting product for developers, Independent Power Producers (IPPs) and asset owners to accelerate the analysis of energy storage asset viability. This FlexGen DigitalTwin application is built to determine a potential project’s revenue opportunity and lifecycle costs, model multiple scenarios as wellRead More

Researchers from the Utah Power Electronics Lab at Utah State partnered with Dream Team, a Maryland-based security research firm, to develop solar energy storage systems using “retired” batteries from electric vehicles. The technology could dramatically reduce the cost of solar energy storage, making the adoption of solar energy more accessibleRead More