Industry News

1. Enfinite Announces Addition Of 40 MW Of Energy Storage Onto Alberta Electricity Grid 3/23/2023

   Enfinite, a North American leader in energy storage, is pleased to announce, through its eReserve battery storage program, it has financed and developed two more energy storage projects that are now operational and supporting Alberta’s electricity grid.

2. JCP&L Connects Solar Project In Mount Olive To Electric Grid 3/15/2023

   Jersey Central Power & Light (JCP&L), a subsidiary of FirstEnergy Corp, has completed a grid connection for a 19.8-megawatt solar project located at a former landfill property in Mount Olive, New Jersey, that is now delivering clean energy through FirstEnergy's transmission lines.

3. Schneider Electric Expands Grids Of The Future Portfolio With Stepwise Journeys For Digital Transformation 3/7/2023

   Schneider Electric, the leader in the digital transformation of energy management and automation, today announced the next phase in its Grids of the Future offerings at DISTRIBUTECH International® 2023, the leading annual transmission and distribution event for utilities, technology providers, and industry leaders

4. AVANGRID’s Lund Hill, Washington State’s Largest Utility-Scale Solar Farm, Achieves Commercial Operation 2/28/2023

   AVANGRID, a leading sustainable energy company and member of the Iberdrola Group, has announced today that it has achieved commercial operation at its 150-Megawatt (MW) Lund Hill solar farm in Klickitat County, Washington, the state’s largest photovoltaic plant.

5. Available Power, Linxon Unveil Strategic Partnership With 1 GW Battery Energy Storage Project Pipeline 2/28/2023

   Today Available Power, a pure-play developer of investment-grade battery energy storage systems, and Linxon, a joint venture of SNC-Lavalin and Hitachi Energy, announced a strategic partnership to scale the North American energy storage market. 

6. Sungrow's Energy Storage System Provides Support To Future Networks And Grid Operators 2/27/2023

   Imagine the future, in which renewables will be the primary source of electricity generation, much of it from wind and solar plants. The power system impedance will become increasingly higher and the power system inertia will decline. As a result, the power system will become weak with a huge instability in both voltage and frequency.

7. Bentley Systems Announces Acquisition Of EasyPower, Leader In Power Systems Engineering Software 2/23/2023

   Bentley Systems, Incorporated, the infrastructure engineering software company, today announced it has acquired EasyPower, a leading developer of design and analysis software tools, including arc flash solutions, for electrical engineering professionals. 

8. Canadian Solar's CSI Energy Storage Secures 487 MWh Battery Supply Agreement With Blackstone-Backed Aypa Power 2/23/2023

   Canadian Solar Inc. (the "Company" or "Canadian Solar") today announced that CSI Energy Storage, which is part of its majority-owned subsidiary CSI Solar Co., Ltd. ("CSI Solar"), has been selected to provide 487 MWh of SolBank energy storage products to Aypa Power, a Blackstone portfolio company that develops, owns and operates utility-scale energy storage and hybrid renewable energy projects across North America.

9. ONE Expands Into Renewable Energy Storage: Announcing Aries Grid™ 2/23/2023

    Michigan-based Our Next Energy, Inc. (ONE), announces Aries Grid, a lithium iron phosphate (LFP) utility-scale battery system that can serve as long-duration energy storage. Manufactured in America, Aries Grid represents a milestone achievement in efforts to scaleup investments in renewable energy infrastructure and grid reliability.

10. SolarEdge Launches Its First Battery Virtual Power Plant Supporting Great Britain’s National Grid ESO Demand Flexibility Service 2/6/2023

    SolarEdge Technologies, Inc. (“SolarEdge”), a global leader in smart energy technology, today announced the launch of its first Battery Virtual Power Plant supporting Great Britain’s National Grid ESO Demand Flexibility Service (“DFS”).