Deployment of battery storage technology is gaining pace, but it may struggle to reach its full potential until energy regulation and financing solutions adapt
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Energy Storage: Opportunities, Key Trends And Market Drivers
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By Walter Alarkon, Elisabeth Blunsdon & Wolfram Pohl | Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP
Battery energy storage is the most significant development for the electric grid since the explosive growth in renewables deployment over the past decade
Energy Storage and Hydropower Experts Offer Industry Perspectives At 2018 Grid Scale Energy Storage Summit
By Jerome Muys | Sullivan & Worcester
The energy storage industry is growing exponentially in the United States
Recommendations For A Resilient Grid, No Federal Coal Bailout Required
By Environmental Defense Fund Energy Exchange Blog
In the past year, the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) has used the issue of grid resilience as cover for an aggressive campaign to funnel a multi-billion-dollar yearly bailout to the owners of old, uneconomic coal and nuclear power plants. Although this DOE effort was rightly rejected by the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) in January, the issue of… Keep reading →
Department Of Energy Announces $14.5 Million To Advance Geothermal Drilling Technologies
By U.S. Department Of Energy
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) announced up to $14.5 million in new funding to advance geothermal energy development. The Efficient Drilling for Geothermal Energy (EDGE) funding opportunity announcement (FOA) will focus on geothermal drilling in support of accelerating the research and development of innovative geothermal energy technologies in America. “Advancing research in geothermal… Keep reading →
Renewable Energy Update – April 2018 #4
By William R. Devine, Barry Epstein & Renée Louise Robin | Allen Matkins
Wind and solar accounted for more than 98 percent of all new U.S. electrical generation placed into service in the first two months of this year.
How Location-Based Prices And Utility Rewards Could Help California’s Electric Grid
By Environmental Defense Fund Energy Exchange Blog
Distributed energy resources, from rooftop solar panels to smart well-weatherized homes and timed electric vehicle charging, are vital pieces of the clean energy puzzle. Coordinating how and where to encourage them in a way that benefits the electric grid, the environment, and Californians can be complicated. In its’ Integrated Distributed Energy Resource proceeding, the California Public Utilities… Keep reading →
Trade Secrets: Protecting Clean Energy Technology
By Kenneth Aruda, Ph.D. & Maximilienne Giannelli Ph.D. | Finnegan, Henderson, Farabow, Garrett & Dunner, LLP
In today’s competitive marketplace, it is vital that you have a comprehensive plan in place to protect your intellectual property.
The Most Important Thing California Can Do With Its Clean Energy Could Be To Share It
By Lauren Navarro
Not often is running the electric grid as simple as applying lessons from childhood. Right now it is ─ California is learning to share with its neighbors. A bill currently in front of the Legislature from California Assemblymember Chris Holden, AB 813, aims to build a better trading platform to share California’s extra solar power… Keep reading →
FERC Takes Major Action On Tax Matters
By Jennifer Brough, Thomas Knight & Steve Stojic | Locke Lord LLP
FERC issued several far-reaching items related to the tax allowance that is permitted to be included in the jurisdictional rates of natural gas pipelines, oil pipelines and electric transmission companies.
