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The commercial market isn’t ignoring energy storage, but it will take the efforts of policymakers, contractors and manufacturers to push battery adoption further.

The commercial energy storage market may be small, but it’s slowly growing

When compared to the utility-scale and residential markets, the installed capacity of energy storage in the community, commercial and industrial (CCI) market is woefully underdeveloped, especially judged against its potential.

According to Wood Mackenzie’s “US Energy Storage Monitor” report, the grid-scale segment deployed 6,848 MWh of storage in Q3 2023, the residential segment installed 381.4 MWh and the CCI market managed 92.9 MWh. That “last place” standing will continue for CCI, as the other two markets are predicted to outpace it beyond 2027.

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Source: Solar Power World

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A US DoE analysis of the Salton Sea and surrounding environs found that lithium production could reach 3.4m tonnes essential for batteries.

‘Once in a generation’: US confirms huge lithium deposits in California’s Salton Sea

A US Department of Energy (DoE) analysis of the Salton Sea and surrounding environs in Southern California found that lithium production could reach 3.4 million tonnes of the mineral essential for batteries for electric vehicles and energy storage.

The resource would be enough lithium to supply batteries for over 375 million electric vehicles (EVs), more than total number of internal combustion cars and trucks currently on US roads, according to the analysis by DoE’s Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory.

“Lithium is vital to decarbonising the economy and meeting President Biden’s goals of 50% electric vehicle adoption by 2030,” said Jeff Marootian, principal deputy assistant secretary for Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy.

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The IRA and its upstream incentives have led to a boom in manufacturing investments across clean energy including lithium-ion batteries and energy storage.

US-made DC containers to be cost-competitive with China in 2025 thanks to IRA, says CEA

US-made battery energy storage system (BESS) DC container solutions will become cost-competitive with those from China in 2025 thanks to incentives under the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA), Clean Energy Associates said.

The solar and storage technical advisory firm revealed the forecast in its new quarterly BESS Price Forecasting Report for Q3 2023.

A DC BESS container fully manufactured in the US sits at an average price of US$256/kWh in 2023 for a 2024/25 delivery, while one manufactured in China for US delivery in 2025 sits at US$218/kWh, Clean Energy Associates (CEA) said. The latter includes a 10.89% Section 301 tariff for select Chinese goods.

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Source: Energy Storage

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California has increased battery storage by 757% in only four years, and now has enough to power 6.6 million homes for up to four hours.

California reaches energy storage milestone

New data show California has built out more than 6,600 megawatts (MW) of battery storage, enough electricity to power 6.6 million homes for up to four hours. The total resource is up from 770 MW four years ago and double the amount installed just two years ago, significant progress towards California’s goal of a 100% clean electric grid by 2045.

As greenhouse gas emissions accelerate climate change, energy storage is a critical part of California’s strategy to cut pollution and create a cleaner, more reliable grid – storing excess power from solar, wind, and other renewable sources generated during the day to meet demand in the evening when the sun sets.

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Valley Children’s Hospital in Madera, CA is retiring its diesel generators in favour of a solar microgrid with long-duration energy storage.

California Children’s Hospital replaces diesel plant with solar+storage microgrid

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Valley Children’s Hospital in Madera, California is retiring its diesel generators in favour of a solar microgrid with long-duration energy storage, in a bid to clean up its electricity supply while ensuring a reliable, uninterrupted flow of power.

The Children’s Hospital Resilient Grid with Energy Storage (CHARGES) project will feature a 34.4-megawatt-hour, long-duration storage system using zinc-bromine flow batteries supplied by Brisbane, Australia-based Redflow Ltd., Power Engineering reports. “The microgrid system is designed to safeguard critical hospital operations during utility outages, ensuring at least 18 hours of continued functionality following earthquakes or other natural disasters.”

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The DOE is making money available to promote long-duration energy storage solutions that can power the grid in the future.

DOE funds nine long-duration energy storage technologies

Utility-scale energy storage is a vital part of the clean energy revolution. There is a critical difference between thermal generation of electricity and electricity from wind and solar. A thermal generator can run for as long as there is fuel to burn. The downside is that the price of that fuel can vary. When it gets more expensive, so does the electricity produced.

With wind and solar, renewable electricity is generated when the wind blows or the sun shines. What is needed is a way to store some of the electricity for later use. That’s where utility-scale batteries come in. They have become extremely popular in the last few years. In 2020, California had 500 MW of battery storage. Today, it has 5,000 MW, representing almost 8% of the state’s nameplate capacity, according to the California Independent System Operator.

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According to the latest “U.S. Energy Storage Monitor” report, the US energy storage market added 5,597MWh in Q2 2023, a new quarterly record.

US sets new quarterly record for energy storage installed

The U.S. energy storage market added 5,597 MWh in Q2 2023, a new quarterly record. This is according to the latest “U.S. Energy Storage Monitor” report from Wood Mackenzie and the American Clean Power Association.

The grid-scale segment led the way in Q2 with a record-breaking 5,109 MWh in Q2, beating the previous record in Q4 2021 by 5%. The grid-scale segment also achieved 172% growth quarter-over-quarter. California dominated activity, with 738 MW and a 49% share of installed capacity.

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Redflow Limited will be the battery provider for a 34.4 MWh long-duration energy storage & solar microgrid to power a hospital in California.

Microgrid with long-duration energy storage to help power CA children’s hospital

Redflow Limited will be the battery provider for a 34.4 MWh long-duration energy storage and solar microgrid to power a hospital in California.

Valley Children’s Hospital in Madera, California aims to replace diesel generators with cleaner sources yet ensure uninterrupted power supply.

Australia-based Redflow will collaborate with Faraday Microgrids on the project, named the Children’s Hospital Resilient Grid with Energy Storage (CHARGES).

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Source: Power Engineering

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Total US battery storage capacity soared 61% year on year to 12.689 GW by the end of the second quarter, Q3 is expected to see roughly 3.5 GW added.

US battery storage: Capacity tops 12.5 GW in Q2; 3.5 GW planned in Q3

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Total US battery storage capacity soared 61% year on year to 12.689 GW by the end of the second quarter, but only about half of the expected facilities actually came online, as Q3 is expected to see roughly 3.5 GW added.

There was 1.931 GW of capacity added during Q2, an increase of 18% from Q1, according to an S&P Global Commodity Insights compilation of various government filings. The data includes facilities that either began commercial operation or were synchronized to the grid.

The California Independent System Operator leads the nation in battery storage capacity at 6.314 GW, or 47.8% of total US capacity, according to the data.

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Source: S&P Global

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The Moss Landing Energy Storage Facility, the world’s largest lithium-ion battery energy storage system, has been expanded to 750 MW/3,000 MWh.

The world’s largest battery storage system just got even larger

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The Moss Landing Energy Storage Facility, the world’s largest lithium-ion battery energy storage system, has been expanded to 750 MW/3,000 MWh.

Moss Landing is in Monterey County, California, on the site of a gas-powered plant. It’s owned by Vistra Energy (NYSE: VST), an Irving, Texas-based retail electricity and power generation company that owns the second-most energy storage capacity in the US.

Vistra today announced that it completed Moss Landing’s Phase III 350-megawatt/1,400-megawatt-hour expansion, bringing the battery storage system’s total capacity to 750 MW/3,000 MWh, the largest of its kind in the world.

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Source: electrek

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