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    UL Solutions has announced significant enhancements to the testing methods for battery energy storage systems which are critical for storing energy from renewable sources like solar and wind. The new testing methods address industry innovations, including test methods for non-lithium-ion battery chemistries, such as sodium-ion batteries, that reflect the evolution of battery technology while continuing to address fire risk mitigation.
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    Energy Vault Achieves Successful Close of $28 million in Project Financing for the Calistoga Resiliency Center, the World’s First Ultra-Long Duration Hybrid Green Hydrogen Energy Storage Microgrid serving California’s PG&E.
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    PG&E Launches Seasonal Aggregation of Versatile Energy (SAVE) Virtual Power Plant Program.

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    April 1, 2025
    Despite evolving policy landscapes, the U.S. battery storage market is expanding at an unprecedented pace.
    Schematic cross-section of Ambri’s third generation liquid metal battery cell. Courtesy of Ambri
    Oct. 9, 2023
    We have to keep up with the developments in technologies if we are going to have any chance combating climate change, but what a rewarding challenge.
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    Electric vehicle charging station near an Alaska highway.
    July 19, 2023
    With electric vehicles on the rise in Alaska, the University of Alaska Fairbanks investigates research questions on EVs in extreme cold temperatures.
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    Battery storage may have started off as backup power, but it hasn’t stayed that way.
    May 30, 2023
    It’s getting harder to find any portion of the power grid that is not using AI.
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    April 3, 2023
    The battery system will frequently be operated in conjunction with an adjacent 13-MW solar facility located on a leased site within Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, which has been...
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    Jan. 30, 2025
    The proposal has modified General Order 167, which currently provides a method to implement and enforce maintenance and operation standards for electric generating facilities....
    Convergent’s battery storage system with Potomac Edison in Little Orleans, MD. (Photo: Business Wire)
    Jan. 22, 2025
    The system will enhance grid reliability of over 600 Potomac Edison customers and is expected to provide backup power for around five hours to customers on the circuit once fully...
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    Jan. 16, 2025
    The project is split between six energy storage sites and will provide frequency and power balancing services to stabilize the Ukrainian power grid on behalf of Ukrenergo.
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    Jan. 13, 2025
    The loan guarantee is expected to help finance APS’ investments into new or upgraded transmission projects, renewable power generation, and grid-integrated energy storage systems...