If we can get it right, true grid-scale battery storage won’t just be an enabler of clean energy, but a way to upgrade the power system for a new era. Back in 2011, one of my first reporting ...

A report released Friday by a clean-energy trade group spells out best practices for safe use of large-scale battery energy storage systems following a major fire at a battery facility early this ...

Large-scale battery storage helps to overcome the challenges from the intermittent nature of energy derived from the sun and wind, allowing power companies to match supply with times of peak demand.

Many utilities have embraced gas, or promoted restarting closed coal or nuclear plants, but that overlooks the cheapest and fastest-to-build option – solar energy combined with battery storage ...

Between 2021 and 2024, grid battery capacity increased fivefold. In 2024, the US installed 12.3 gigawatts of energy storage. This year, new grid battery installations are on track to almost double ...

Several years later, Stanford graduate Antonio Baclig chose to run with sodium metal halide battery designs in his effort to create a utility-grade energy storage solution, and launched his own ...

Alternatively, you could install a home storage battery. These store your electricity to use later, making your energy system more independent from the National Grid. Usually battery storage is used ...

Battery Energy Storage Systems (BESS) are revolutionizing our power grids, dramatically enhancing resilience, and facilitating greater integration of renewable energy sources like solar and wind.

Construction is set to begin for a new battery energy storage system in Houston as part of a collaboration between utility company CenterPoint Energy, Irby Construction and SMT Energy. The 160 ...

As the city continues to grapple with that pollution, Mello and other residents are rallying against what they see as a new environmental threat: A large-scale lithium-ion battery storage project.