Energy Storage Archives https://www.powermag.com/category/energy-storage-2/ The power industry's trusted source for generation technology, O&M, and legal & regulatory news for coal, gas, nuclear, hydro, wind & solar power plants; power jobs Wed, 16 Jul 2025 20:50:39 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.7.2 https://www.powermag.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/cropped-p-power-32x32.jpg Energy Storage Archives https://www.powermag.com/category/energy-storage-2/ 32 32 GM, Redwood Materials Pursue Use of Vehicle Batteries for Energy Storage https://www.powermag.com/gm-redwood-materials-pursue-use-of-vehicle-batteries-for-energy-storage/ https://www.powermag.com/gm-redwood-materials-pursue-use-of-vehicle-batteries-for-energy-storage/#respond Wed, 16 Jul 2025 20:50:39 +0000 https://www.powermag.com/?p=237692 General Motors (GM) has signed a non-binding memorandum of understanding with Redwood Materials, an agreement meant to accelerate deployment of energy storage systems using both new U.S.-manufactured batteries from GM, and second-life battery packs from GM electric vehicles (EVs). This collaboration, announced July 16, marks a significant step toward taking GM’s advanced battery technology beyond […]

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]]> https://www.powermag.com/gm-redwood-materials-pursue-use-of-vehicle-batteries-for-energy-storage/feed/ 0 “We’re Writing a New Chapter”: Mitsubishi Power CEO Bill Newsom on AI, Gas Turbines, and the Path to Decarbonization https://www.powermag.com/were-writing-a-new-chapter-mitsubishi-power-ceo-bill-newsom-on-ai-gas-turbines-and-the-path-to-decarbonization/ https://www.powermag.com/were-writing-a-new-chapter-mitsubishi-power-ceo-bill-newsom-on-ai-gas-turbines-and-the-path-to-decarbonization/#respond Wed, 09 Jul 2025 13:30:54 +0000 https://www.powermag.com/?p=237186 The U.S. power sector seems to be increasingly pulled in two directions. While trundling toward rapid electrification, it is seeking to hold its ground on recent decarbonization triumphs. And while utilities and power companies are racing to add generation capacity, their prospects are limited by aging infrastructure and upended by supply chain constraints that have […]

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On June 16, 2025, Georgia Power and Mitsubishi Power announced the successful completion of a landmark demonstration at Plant McDonough-Atkinson in Smyrna, Georgia—marking the world’s largest hydrogen blending test to date on an advanced-class gas turbine. The 50% hydrogen blend trial, conducted on an M501GAC turbine, achieved a 22% reduction in CO₂ emissions compared to 100% natural gas operation, advancing real-world validation of hydrogen co-firing for utility-scale decarbonization. Courtesy: Mitsubishi Power

]]> https://www.powermag.com/were-writing-a-new-chapter-mitsubishi-power-ceo-bill-newsom-on-ai-gas-turbines-and-the-path-to-decarbonization/feed/ 0 Recurrent Energy Brings Major Arizona Energy Storage Project Online https://www.powermag.com/recurrent-energy-brings-major-arizona-energy-storage-project-online/ https://www.powermag.com/recurrent-energy-brings-major-arizona-energy-storage-project-online/#respond Tue, 08 Jul 2025 14:05:10 +0000 https://www.powermag.com/?p=237112 Recurrent Energy, a subsidiary of Canadian Solar, and a global developer, owner, and operator of solar and energy storage assets, on July 7 announced that the 1,200-MWh Papago Storage facility in Maricopa County, Arizona, has reached commercial operation. The project is now dispatching stored energy to Arizona Public Service (APS), the state’s largest electric utility, […]

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]]> https://www.powermag.com/recurrent-energy-brings-major-arizona-energy-storage-project-online/feed/ 0 Missouri Utility Plans New 800-MW Gas-Fired Plant, Will Include Energy Storage https://www.powermag.com/missouri-utility-plans-new-800-mw-gas-fired-plant-will-include-energy-storage/ https://www.powermag.com/missouri-utility-plans-new-800-mw-gas-fired-plant-will-include-energy-storage/#respond Sat, 05 Jul 2025 15:16:41 +0000 https://www.powermag.com/?p=236923 A utility that serves customers in Missouri announced it plans to build an 800-MW natural gas-fired power plant, along with the company's first large-scale battery energy storage facility, at a site near St. Louis.

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]]> https://www.powermag.com/missouri-utility-plans-new-800-mw-gas-fired-plant-will-include-energy-storage/feed/ 0 UK’s Largest Solar Park Enters Commercial Operation https://www.powermag.com/uks-largest-solar-park-enters-commercial-operation/ https://www.powermag.com/uks-largest-solar-park-enters-commercial-operation/#respond Tue, 01 Jul 2025 17:21:39 +0000 https://www.powermag.com/?p=236714 A global energy infrastructure management group said one of its solar-plus-storage projects in the UK is now online. Quinbrook Infrastructure Partners on July 1 said the 373-MW Cleve Hill Solar Park has started commercial operation, and represents the largest solar power and energy storage installation built to date in the UK. Quinbrook on Tuesday said […]

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]]> https://www.powermag.com/uks-largest-solar-park-enters-commercial-operation/feed/ 0 Chile Focuses on Solar and Storage as Generation Capacity Expands https://www.powermag.com/chile-focuses-on-solar-and-storage-as-generation-capacity-expands/ https://www.powermag.com/chile-focuses-on-solar-and-storage-as-generation-capacity-expands/#respond Tue, 01 Jul 2025 12:35:51 +0000 https://www.powermag.com/?p=235726 Chile is rapidly moving to build more power generation capacity, with much of that effort focused on renewable energy resources and battery energy storage systems (BESS). The country as part of that ambition

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]]> https://www.powermag.com/chile-focuses-on-solar-and-storage-as-generation-capacity-expands/feed/ 0 Renewable Energy Surges, but Grid Crisis Looms as Demand Grows and Policies Shift https://www.powermag.com/renewable-energy-surges-but-grid-crisis-looms-as-demand-grows-and-policies-shift/ https://www.powermag.com/renewable-energy-surges-but-grid-crisis-looms-as-demand-grows-and-policies-shift/#respond Tue, 01 Jul 2025 12:35:04 +0000 https://www.powermag.com/?p=235724 The U.S. electric power sector is experiencing a surge in renewable energy deployment, yet the grid faces mounting pressure from skyrocketing demand and shifting federal policies. As data centers and

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]]> https://www.powermag.com/renewable-energy-surges-but-grid-crisis-looms-as-demand-grows-and-policies-shift/feed/ 0 POWER Digest [July 2025] https://www.powermag.com/power-digest-july-2025/ https://www.powermag.com/power-digest-july-2025/#respond Tue, 01 Jul 2025 12:34:56 +0000 https://www.powermag.com/?p=235728 GE Vernova’s Wind segment announced it has signed an agreement to provide Forestalia with eight of its 6.1-MW wind turbines to power a 49-MW wind project in Aragón, Spain. The deal is part of a framework agreement that the two companies first announced in December 2023 to support the development of projects in the region.

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]]> https://www.powermag.com/power-digest-july-2025/feed/ 0 Adding Stability and Reliability to the Western Australian Grid https://www.powermag.com/adding-stability-and-reliability-to-the-western-australian-grid/ https://www.powermag.com/adding-stability-and-reliability-to-the-western-australian-grid/#respond Tue, 01 Jul 2025 12:34:52 +0000 https://www.powermag.com/?p=235727 Large distances are something you get used to if you live in Australia. Perth, on the west coast, is about 2,500 miles away from Brisbane on the east coast. Even within the state of Western Australia (WA), the

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]]> https://www.powermag.com/adding-stability-and-reliability-to-the-western-australian-grid/feed/ 0 Private Equity Reprioritizes for a New Energy Landscape https://www.powermag.com/blog/private-equity-reprioritizes-for-a-new-energy-landscape-2/ https://www.powermag.com/blog/private-equity-reprioritizes-for-a-new-energy-landscape-2/#respond Wed, 25 Jun 2025 13:51:23 +0000 https://www.powermag.com/?post_type=blog&p=236211 The advent of President Trump’s second term has heralded significant changes for the U.S. energy industry, and savvy private equity investors are adapting. Six months down the road, the reprioritization of investment opportunities by such savvy private equity investors has delineated some clear—and familiar—near-term winners. Two of the top five private equity investment trends in […]

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