Utilities are increasingly turning to utility-scale battery energy storage systems that feed directly into the utility network, locating them closer to urban areas.
Pennsylvania landed a rare manufacturing expansion that merges public financing, automation and clean-energy design, potentially remaking the region’s industrial future.
Clean energy developer Arevon Energy this month launched work on the $600M, 300-MW Nighthawk energy storage facility with Rosendin as EPC contractor, and started operation of the $2B, 1-GW Eland Solar-plus-Storage Project built by SOLV Energy.
Platte River Power Authority signed an agreement with NextEra Energy Resources, part of a Colorado renewable power push that includes phasing out all state coal-fired power plants.
Equipment manufacturers Volvo CE and Case CE introduced new electric dump trucks and excavators at the triennial equipment trade show, while electrification firm Moog showcased aftermarket conversions of diesel equipment to full battery electric.
California regulators now propose tighter battery storage safety rules after a blaze earlier this month destroyed most of a 300-MW lithium-ion array at Vistra Energy’s 750-MW Moss Landing storage site at a decommissioned gas power plant near San Jose.
The estimated $70M long-duration battery system, largest at a US Defense Dept. site, will provide backup power at the energy-intensive U.S. Marine Corps base, with 70,000 military and civilian personnel on a 125,000-acre site.
Sunstone Solar is planned with 1.2 GW of generating capacity and up to 7.2 GW of battery energy storage, with contractor SOLVEnergy in talks to build the project.