Read the full story at MIT Technology Review.
Renewables are already being deployed at massive scales, but further progress in labs and startups could help move the technology forward.
Category: Energy storage
Concerns raised over an energy storage project along the Missouri River
Read the full story at South Dakota Searchlight.
Backers of a multibillion-dollar proposal in rural south-central South Dakota say they have a way to capture and store renewable energy for later use.
The clean energy pitch has drawn criticism and concern from nearby landowners, however, who worry that the project could damage the environment and impact recreational opportunities in south-central South Dakota.
World’s largest compressed air energy storage project goes online in China
Read the full story at pv magazine.
The Chinese Academy of Sciences has switched on a 100 MW compressed air energy storage system in China’s Hebei province. The facility can store more than 132 million kWh of electricity per year.
First commercial-scale sand battery goes online in Finland
Read the full story at Smart Energy International.
The first commercial-scale solution for sand battery energy storage has been built as part of Vatajankoski Oy’s district heating network. It is touted by Fingrid as the world’s first sand battery built for commercial use, and is involved in the Finnish TSO’s balancing power market.
International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers erects energy storage system at headquarters
Read the full story at Environment + Energy Leader.
The International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers (IBEW) Local 103 completed a solar and energy storage project at IBEW’s headquarters in Dorchester, MA. The project will provide IBEW with annual savings on energy costs and supplemental power in the event of a local power outage and is an example of how the Massachusetts solar developer community and organized labor can transition to a clean and resilient electric grid. IBEW partnered with Nexamp for the project.
Cirba Solutions gets $75 million in DOE funding to expand Li-ion battery recycling facility in Ohio
Read the full story at Mining.com.
The Biden administration said on Wednesday it is awarding $2.8 billion in grants to boost US production of electric vehicle batteries and the minerals used to build them, part of a bid to wean the country off supplies from China.
Cirba Solutions will receive approximately $75 million in federal funds to expand critical mineral upgrading assets at its lithium-ion processing facility in Lancaster, Ohio.
‘Water batteries’ could store solar and wind power for when it’s needed
Read the full story from NPR.
The San Diego County Water Authority has an unusual plan to use the city’s scenic San Vicente Reservoir to store solar power so it’s available after sunset. The project, and others like it, could help unlock America’s clean energy future.
Perhaps a decade from now, if all goes smoothly, large underground pipes will connect this lake to a new reservoir, a much smaller one, built in a nearby canyon about 1100 feet higher in elevation. When the sun is high in the sky, California’s abundant solar power will pump water into that upper reservoir.
It’s a way to store the electricity. When the sun goes down and solar power disappears, operators would open a valve and the force of 8 million tons of water, falling back downhill through those same pipes, would drive turbines capable of generating 500 megawatts of electricity for up to eight hours. That’s enough to power 130,000 typical homes.
EPA can lead the charge for battery recycling to secure our electric future
Read the full story at Waste Dive.
Call2Recycle CEO Leo Raudys lays out four recommendations around education, infrastructure, handling and labeling for the agency as it distributes historic levels of infrastructure funding.
From the lab to the battery start-up
Read the full story in Chemical & Engineering News.
Entrepreneurial researchers tell their stories about how they developed a lab discovery and turned it into a commercial battery.
Webinar: Powering up for battery EPR
Sep 14, 2022, 11:30 am CDT
Register here.
Single-use and rechargeable batteries power many products, including phones, toys, and tools. Global efforts to stabilize our climate have resulted in an increased use of electric vehicles, scooters, and bikes, as well as the batteries that power them. Lithium batteries, in particular, are proliferating – and explosions and fires at waste management facilities have increased accordingly. Extended producer responsibility (EPR) for batteries is an effective solution to prevent fires and environmental contamination, recover valuable minerals, reduce greenhouse gases, and create recycling jobs. During the webinar, we’ll discuss:
- Successes and challenges related to the only single-use and rechargeable battery EPR law in the United States that also addresses battery-containing products, and how it compares to a long-standing battery EPR law in British Columbia, Canada.
- Current practices and proposed revisions to the European Union Battery Directive.
- PSI’s model battery EPR legislation and the emerging policy innovations based on best practices in the United States and beyond.
Energy storage soars despite international and national supply challenges: report
Read the full story at Utility Dive.
Grid-scale energy storage installations quadrupled in the first quarter of the year, compared to the same period in 2021, but geopolitical and domestic conflicts kept figures from being higher, according to the U.S. Storage Monitor report published by Wood Mackenzie and the American Clean Power Association on June 15.
Overall storage installations rose 955 MW and 2,875 MWh during the first quarter, outpacing last year’s results. Large-scale storage is expected to reach 41 GWh by 2026, and residential battery installations are projected to reach 2.3 GWh by that same time year.Â
California has the most large and small scale storage installations of any state, while Texas has the next highest level of grid storage and Puerto Rico has the second highest level of behind-the-meter storage.
Battery Policies and Incentives Search
Use this tool from DOE’s Office of Energy Efficiency & Renewable Energy to search for policies and incentives related to batteries developed for electric vehicles and stationary energy storage. Find information related to electric vehicle or energy storage financing for battery development, including:
- grants, tax credits, and research funding;
- battery policies and regulations; and
- battery safety standards.
New model finds best sites for electric vehicle charging stations
Read the full story from North Carolina State University.
Researchers from North Carolina State University have developed a computational model that can be used to determine the optimal places for locating electric vehicle (EV) charging facilities, as well as how powerful the charging stations can be without placing an undue burden on the local power grid.
Recycling renewables: A special series
As the world rolls out more solar panels, wind turbines and batteries, we’re cleaning up electricity — and generating a lot of equipment that will ultimately need to be recycled. The clean energy sector has drastically lower impacts on the environment than fossil fuels, but still needs to do its part to conserve resources and curb waste. In this week of special coverage, Canary Media reports on the technologies, policies and companies that can make clean energy even cleaner.
Articles in the series include:
- Why we need to recycle clean energy technologies — and how to do it
- Six big takeaways from Canary Media’s Recycling Renewables series
- 15Â companies working to recycle wind turbines, solar panels and batteries
- Take a look inside a lithium-ion battery, solar panel and wind turbine
- EVÂ battery recycling is costly. These five startups could change that
- Four smart ideas for keeping wind turbine blades out of landfills
- New startup aims to recycle 95% of high-value content from solar panels
- How to prepare for the coming flood of used EV batteries
- Get ready for the battery recycling boom
- What to do with clean energy waste?
- Chart: China is trouncing the US on battery recycling
Webinar: Development of Battery Collection Best Practices and Labeling Feedback
Jun 30, 2022 11 am CDT
Register here.
EPA is hosting virtual feedback sessions to provide input on new Bipartisan Infrastructure Law initiatives about end-of-life battery collection and labeling. This session is for all stakeholders involved in the battery lifecycle to provide input on new battery recycling initiatives. This includes:
- battery manufacturers;
- battery retailers;
- battery recyclers;
- consumers and businesses that purchase batteries;
- companies in the electric vehicle management chain; and
- tribal, state, and local government agencies.
EPA is seeking feedback on:
- What types of batteries should EPA include in the best practices for collection (e.g., small consumer batteries, electric vehicle and grid storage batteries, industrial batteries, etc.)?
- What are the current barriers to safe and effective battery collection and recycling?
- What practices exist to improve battery collection and recycling, especially to increase the safe recovery of critical minerals?
- What types of communication and outreach activities are most useful to reach key battery stakeholders?
- What existing labeling programs should EPA use to inform a new labeling program?
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