Government Report Details the Usage of Utility-Scale Battery Storage
Brian McCowan, Zondits staff, 4/27/2022 A recent report published by the U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) on the status of utility-scale energy storage illustrates that battery storage is a proven technology for the shifting of electrical loads and improving grid stability. It also makes it clear that storage systems must continue to grow along with […]
Clean Grid Technology, Energy Storage, Renewables
Climate Change and Clean Energy Go Head-to-Head in California
theguardian.com, 6/28/21. Earlier this month, the water level in Lake Oroville – California’s second-largest reservoir – was so low that dozens of houseboats were hauled out. There wasn’t enough water to hold them. In a few weeks, officials say, the lake’s water levels are likely to dip even lower – forcing them to shut down […]
California, clean energy, Climate Change, Energy storage, hydropower, Reservoir
Program Implementation, Programs & Policy
Virtual Power Plant on the Horizon for PGE Customers
This article was published on energycentral.com on July 1, 2020. Portland General Electric Company (NYSE: POR) is set to launch a pilot program that will incentivize installation and connection of 525 residential energy storage batteries that PGE will dispatch, contributing up to four megawatts of energy to PGE’s grid. The distributed assets will create a […]
batteries, Energy storage, grid, Oregon, PGE, Portland, Virtual power plant
Clean Grid Technology, Energy Storage, Markets & Business, Markets & Trends
Next Big Energy Storage Invention comes from New Hampshire
This article was written by Brian McCowan, ERS, on April 1, 2020. New Hampshire history buff repurposes Trebuchets for peak load shaving energy storage Florent “Fritzy” Fritterman was hurling pumpkins at the reproduction castles he had built when he was struck by an idea. “I had read on Zondits,” said Fritterman, “about the growing need […]
April Fools, Energy storage, new hampshire, Trebuchets, Zondits
Clean Grid Technology, Energy Storage, Program Evaluation, Programs & Policy
Maximizing Grid Energy Storage in Nantucket
This article was originally published on PNNL on Oct. 9, 2019. NANTUCKET, Mass. – With the simple cutting of a ribbon this week, residents of Nantucket Island, joined by state and local officials and representatives from National Grid, the U.S Department of Energy’s Office of Electricity (OE), and Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL), ushered in […]
electricity, Energy storage, grid, grid-scale energy storage, Nantucket, National Grid, PNNL
Clean Grid Technology, Energy Storage
Montana looking to bring back pumped hydro storage
Written by Julian Spector, Greentechmedia.com, August 13, 2019 Montana Developer Ready to Build Modern-Day Pumped Hydro Storage Absaroka Energy and Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners plan to update an old storage technology for the 21st century. All they need is a customer. A former Navy prosecutor turned Montana-based clean energy developer wants to build the first pumped […]
batteries, Energy storage, hydro storage, Montana, technology
Markets & Business, Markets & Trends
Ask the Expert: Resiliency – What is it? Why are people talking about it, and how do you get it?
Zondits explores resiliency – what it means and how we get there after a heat wave and flash flooding in New York City triggered a power outage.
Con Edison, Energy storage, grid resiliency, heat wave, power outage, resiliency
Clean Grid Technology, Energy Storage, Energy Storage Portal, Program Implementation, Programs & Policy
Maximizing Energy Storage Value: Bill Savings and Demand Response Participation
This article was written for NYSERDA’s Energy Storage Program to help building operators and owners understand the value of energy storage and to provide technical assistance to implement these projects in New York. For more information visit the NYSERDA Energy Storage Portal. Kerry Burke, ERS for Zondits, September 17, 2018 With the recent release of the […]
demand response, Energy storage, Energy Storage Roadmap, New York, NYSERDA Energy Storage Program
Clean Grid Technology, Energy Storage, Energy Storage Portal
New York’s Energy Storage Roadmap: Another Step in the Right Direction
This article was written for NYSERDA’s Energy Storage Program to help building operators and owners understand the value of energy storage and to provide technical assistance to implement these projects in New York. For more information visit the NYSERDA Energy Storage Portal. Written by Kerry Burke, ERS, August 22, 2018 In his 2018 State of the […]
Energy storage, Energy Storage Portal, New York, New York State Energy Storage Roadmap, NYSERDA
Clean Grid Technology, Emerging Technology, Energy Storage, Energy Storage Portal
New Cathode Designs May Increase Battery Performance
“Hot” New Cathode Finding Could Boost Battery Performance Research opens up new possible designs for advanced battery cathodes needed for electric cars Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, June 2018 Lithium-ion batteries involve an intricately designed chemical recipe, one that scientists are constantly trying to improve. The latest tweak from researchers at Pacific Northwest National Laboratory and […]
battery storage, electric vehicles, Energy storage, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, University of Western Ontario