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Nevada put big battery energy storage where a coal plant used to be

Baua Electric

Nevada utility NV Energy’s largest battery energy storage system sits on a former coal-fired power plant site and will save customers a lot of money. Energy Vault will maintain the system. It’s a two-hour energy storage system that stores and dispatches excess wind and solar power. Get started here.

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CATL reaches deal to supply energy storage systems to US firm HGP

CN EV Post

The two companies will also establish a long-term partnership to drive the implementation of utility-scale and distributed energy storage projects up to 5 GWh in size, according to the release. HGP is based in Dallas, Texas, and has decades of market experience deploying grid investment-grade energy storage assets.

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Washington, Oregon, CA, & Nevada EV Policies in the News, Cycling Surge Here to Stay, EA

EV Obssesion

Electrify America: Extensive installations and new collaborations signal company’s leadership in deploying technology to help stabilize pricing, develop behind-the-meter grid services, and support a fast-growing EV industry. Reaches 30 Megawatts in Installed Battery Energy Storage.

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Tesla to open NV battery plant for Megapacks using CATL equipment: report

Teslarati

Tesla is reportedly poised to expand its battery production activities in Nevada. Citing individuals reportedly familiar with the matter, Bloomberg News noted that Tesla is looking to establish the facility in Sparks, Nevada. Instead, the EV maker is “very appreciative of our suppliers,” one of which is CATL.

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Tesla powers Eneco’s largest battery project

Teslarati

Eneco, an energy producer in the Netherlands, is relying on Tesla to power its biggest battery project to date, which will be used to “more efficiently balance Belgium’s electricity grid” and is expected to be operational in 2024. This project is an important step for us towards a CO2-neutral energy system in 2035.”

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DOE awarding $1.6B to 11 battery materials separation and processing projects as part of $2.8B funding

Green Car Congress

The US Department of Energy (DOE) is awarding a combined $2.8 billion to 21 projects to expand domestic manufacturing of batteries for electric vehicles (EVs) and the electrical grid and for materials and components currently imported from other countries. Earlier post.) Of that, $1.6

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Electrify America invests $1.3M in SMUD Energy StorageShares program

Green Car Congress

The investment will help Electrify America reduce its overall energy-related costs and lower the company’s impact on Sacramento’s electrical grid. This first-of-a-kind program will help address peak energy demands, minimize impacts to the grid and support the expansion of EV charging in our community.

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