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09.27.17 Utilities 0

Grid-Edge Startups Need Utilities to Succeed. But Utility Adoption Cycles Can Destroy Them

In this edition of The Interchange: What a new GTM survey of industry players tells us about the art of the deal in the utility sector.

by Stephen Lacey

09.26.17 Regulation & Policy 3

Tension Grows in New York as Interest Groups Gripe Over Energy Market Reform Details

The New York REV Future 2017 conference opens with a debate over the state’s progress.

by Jeff St. John

09.22.17 Software & Analytics 4

Grid+ Raises $29 Million as Blockchain Fever Grows

The startup is using blockchain to cut out the middleman in electricity sales.

by Jason Deign

09.22.17 Energy Storage 3

Duke Energy’s $30 Million Investment in Battery Storage Is ‘a Harbinger of Things to Come’

“A lot of regulated utilities don’t have them in their territory now, but have seen the promise of battery storage technology and may be looking at projects of their own.”

by Emma Foehringer Merchant

09.21.17 PV, EV, & Storage 33

UK’s Drax to Join Growing List of Battery-Equipped Coal Plants

Thermal generation providers look to storage to boost efficiency and cut emissions.

by Jason Deign

09.20.17 Energy Storage 423

Lithium-Ion Battery Production Is Surging, but at What Cost?

Gigafactories intended to scale the production of electric-vehicle batteries can exact a human toll.

by Emma Foehringer Merchant

09.19.17 Electric Vehicles 7

Gogoro electric scooter battery swapping

Gogoro Raises $300M to Build Electric Scooters and Battery-Swapping Networks

Al Gore’s Generation Investment Management is a backer of the electric scooter company.

by Katie Fehrenbacher

09.18.17 Electric Vehicles 9

Nissan Signals It’s Not Backing Down on Electric Vehicles

The Nissan-Renault Alliance seeks to reinforce its leadership on EVs with the next-gen Leaf and a new 2022 strategy.

by Emma Foehringer Merchant

09.15.17 Energy Storage 20

These DIY Powerwall Hobbyists Are Building Their Own Home Battery Systems

Do-it-yourself Powerwalls are a thing—could it disrupt the market?

by Jason Deign

09.15.17 Microgrids 12

Microgrids, Hurricanes and Resiliency: Lessons From Sandy We Can Apply to Harvey and Irma?

On this week’s Interchange podcast, we discuss where microgrids fit into the grid resiliency picture.

by Stephen Lacey

09.11.17 Energy Storage 5

Why Are Storage Firms Selling Their Project Portfolios?

Amber Kinetics and Powin Energy are pivoting toward product development. It may represent a broader shift.

by Jason Deign

09.08.17 Energy Storage 11

Another Australian Flow-Battery Maker Takes Aim at the Residential Market

Can VSUN succeed where Redflow stumbled?

by Jason Deign

09.07.17 Energy Storage 6

The Energy Storage Revolution Needs an Energy Market Evolution

Batteries and other forms of energy storage can turn wind and solar into dispatchable capacity assets. How will that be rewarded?

by Jeff St. John

09.07.17 Energy Storage 1

SEPA Survey: 31 Utilities Deployed Their First Energy Storage Project in 2016

Plus, 80% of utility respondents said they’re currently implementing or considering energy storage to defer grid investments.

by Julia Pyper

09.07.17 Microgrids 0

Xant Touts ‘Utility in a Box’ System for Off-Grid and Water Pump Markets

The Belgian small wind turbine maker believes standardizing microgrid design will accelerate deployment.

by Jason Deign

09.06.17 14

Battery and Solar Costs Are Still Falling Fast—and Decision-Makers Are Using Woefully Old Data

In this week’s Interchange episode: what the Puente natural gas plant tells us about data limitations in energy policy.

by Stephen Lacey

09.05.17 Energy Storage 4

Industry Perspective

How Customer-Sited Energy Storage Can Reduce California’s Greenhouse Gas Emissions

Stem policy leaders argue California should recognize the greenhouse gas benefits behind-the-meter storage can provide.

by Ted Ko, Polly Shaw, Jim Baak

09.01.17 Energy Storage 7

Questions Shaping the Future of Energy Storage in New York

Mysterious mandates, stormproof microgrids, disappearing nukes and more.

by Julian Spector

08.31.17 Energy Storage 150

In Storage vs. Peaker Study, CAISO’s Outdated Cost Estimates Produce Higher Price Tag for Storage

The study found that storage costs 2.7 times more than NRG’s contested gas plant—based on battery cost estimates from 2014. More recent numbers tell a different story.

by Julian Spector

Getting Into the Weeds of DOE’s Grid Report: What’s Changed, What’s Important, and Where It Could Go

GTM Squared

Getting Into the Weeds of DOE’s Grid Report: What’s Changed, What’s Important, and Where It Could Go

GTM Research and Wood Mackenzie find gems in the 187-page report on grid reliability and resiliency, renewable energy, and nuclear and coal power.

by Jeff St. John | August 25, 2017

08.25.17 Finance & VC 5

Industry Perspective

The Latest Wave of Cleantech Investing Has Washed Over Us. Here’s What Is Left in Its Wake

Rob Day lays out his updated thesis on cleantech venture investing: “Capital doesn’t have any reason to extend outside of its comfort zone into the newer, distributed solutions.”

by Rob Day

08.24.17 Regulation & Policy 2

DOE Supports Cutting-Edge Grid Technologies. But They’re Missing From Its Major Reliability Analysis

The study ordered by Rick Perry comprehensively details sweeping market changes. But it pays little attention to the most distributed resources that can improve grid reliability and flexibility.

by Jeff St. John

08.24.17 Batteries, Storage & Fuel Cells 71

Fuel Cell Summer Update: Is This (Finally) the Brink of Profitability?

Ballard’s latest earnings indicate fuel cell companies may finally breach “Wesoff’s Wall” and reach profitable territory.

by Matthew Klippenstein

08.23.17 Grid Optimization 104

DOE’s Grid Reliability Study Is a Rorschach Test for the Future of Electricity

It doesn’t blame renewables for baseload power woes. But people are interpreting the study many different ways.

by Stephen Lacey, Julia Pyper

08.22.17 Regulation & Policy 1

A Snapshot of the US Gigawatt-Scale Non-Wires Alternatives Market

GTM Research charts how New York and California—and Vermont, Oregon, Maine and other states—are replacing grid investments with energy efficiency and distributed energy.

by Jeff St. John

How Cheap and Abundant Can Clean Power Get?

Climate Fintech Startup Atmos Financial Puts Savings to Work for Clean Energy

Could Chile’s Auction Help Save CSP From Oblivion?

What the Coming Wave of Distributed Energy Resources Means for the US Grid

Extreme Weather Keeps Maxing Out the Grid

A Wartime Plan for Electrifying America

An Island’s Path to 100% Renewables

Are Batteries at a Turning Point?

Storage Integrator FlexGen Gains New Leadership at Crucial Time

Vestas Ventures Makes First Investment With Stake in Wooden Tower Start-Up

Vestas Launches World’s Largest Turbines as 'Big 3' Competition Ramps Up

BP, RWE and EnBW Win Big in UK Offshore Wind Leasing Round

How Cheap and Abundant Can Clean Power Get?

Climate Fintech Startup Atmos Financial Puts Savings to Work for Clean Energy

Could Chile’s Auction Help Save CSP From Oblivion?

Batteries

Grid-Edge Startups Need Utilities to Succeed. But Utility Adoption Cycles Can Destroy Them

Tension Grows in New York as Interest Groups Gripe Over Energy Market Reform Details

Grid+ Raises $29 Million as Blockchain Fever Grows

Duke Energy’s $30 Million Investment in Battery Storage Is ‘a Harbinger of Things to Come’

UK’s Drax to Join Growing List of Battery-Equipped Coal Plants

Lithium-Ion Battery Production Is Surging, but at What Cost?

Gogoro Raises $300M to Build Electric Scooters and Battery-Swapping Networks

Nissan Signals It’s Not Backing Down on Electric Vehicles

These DIY Powerwall Hobbyists Are Building Their Own Home Battery Systems

Microgrids, Hurricanes and Resiliency: Lessons From Sandy We Can Apply to Harvey and Irma?

Why Are Storage Firms Selling Their Project Portfolios?

Another Australian Flow-Battery Maker Takes Aim at the Residential Market

The Energy Storage Revolution Needs an Energy Market Evolution

SEPA Survey: 31 Utilities Deployed Their First Energy Storage Project in 2016

Xant Touts ‘Utility in a Box’ System for Off-Grid and Water Pump Markets

Battery and Solar Costs Are Still Falling Fast—and Decision-Makers Are Using Woefully Old Data

How Customer-Sited Energy Storage Can Reduce California’s Greenhouse Gas Emissions

Questions Shaping the Future of Energy Storage in New York

In Storage vs. Peaker Study, CAISO’s Outdated Cost Estimates Produce Higher Price Tag for Storage

Getting Into the Weeds of DOE’s Grid Report: What’s Changed, What’s Important, and Where It Could Go

The Latest Wave of Cleantech Investing Has Washed Over Us. Here’s What Is Left in Its Wake

DOE Supports Cutting-Edge Grid Technologies. But They’re Missing From Its Major Reliability Analysis

Fuel Cell Summer Update: Is This (Finally) the Brink of Profitability?

DOE’s Grid Reliability Study Is a Rorschach Test for the Future of Electricity

A Snapshot of the US Gigawatt-Scale Non-Wires Alternatives Market