Storage except Vehicles

Tesla’s Energy Business Gives Its New Charging Tech an Edge 0524.rtf

For combustion turbine ¢/kWh, divide $/kW-mo by 20 hours/mo? For battery storage, divide by 40 hours? For ¢/kWh, divide $/MWh by 10.

2018 Articles and earlier

US Storage Market to Reach 3.9 GW, $4.5B by 2023- Wood Mackenzie 1218.rtfStorage from World's Largest Batteries Will Replace 3 PG&E Gas Plants 1118.rtfMassachusetts Deploys Utility-Scale Flow Battery Energy Storage 0918.rtfLithium-ion Battery Deployments to Increase 800% from 2017 to 2022 - 0818.rtfScientists Create Battery That Refuels Electric Cars in Seconds 0818.rtfNew Battery Could Store Wind, Solar Electricity Affordably at Room Temperature 0718.rtfStudy Quantifies Battery-Electric Bus Environmental Benefits 0718.rtfThe $3 Billion Plan to Turn Hoover Dam into a Giant Battery 0718.rtf - giant pumped storage projectBig Batteries at Data Centers Could Replace Power Plants 0718.rtfPG&E to Replace 3 Gas Plants with World's Biggest Battery Projects 0718.rtfNew Cathode Material Can Triple Lithium-ion Battery Energy Density 0618.rtfMusk Says Tesla Can Get Li-Ion Battery Cell Prices below $100:kWh This Year 0618.rtfHighview Power Completes UK Plant to Test ‘Liquid Air’ Storage Technology 0618.rtfTesla Has Installed a Truly Huge Amount of Energy Storage 0618.rtfBattery Energy Storage on Verge of Competing with Natural Gas Peakers 0518.rtfElectric School Buses Can Be Backup Batteries For the US Power Grid 0518.rtfSouth Australia's Grid Service Costs Slashed 90% by Tesla Battery 0518.rtfNew Manganese Battery Could Serve the Grid 0518.rtfMassachusetts Is Staring Down a Duck Curve of Its Own. Storage Could Help. 0418.rtfNew Lithium-Air Battery Lasts 100s of Cycles Longer than Past Designs 0318.rtfNearly 1:3 of Planned Gas Peakers at Risk from Energy Storage 0318.rtfThe U.S. Just Hit a Major Energy Storage Milestone, in Great News for Solar 0318.rtfRechargeable Battery Weathers Extreme Cold Conditions 0318.rtf - organic electrolyte doesn’t get more viscous till almost -84°CElectric Vehicles Benefit More than Just Their Owners 0318.rtf - storage for grid to even out demand and when sun doesn’t shine and wind doesn’t blowBattery Storage Could Boost Coal Consumption 0218.rtf - in coal countryUS Storage Market Could Reach 50 GW if Costs Keep Falling - Brattle 0218.rtfBatteries Will Boost Yearly Solar Plant Output by 500 MWh, FPL Says 0218.rtfAPS to Install 50 MW, 135 MWh Solar-Shifting Battery 0218.rtfElectric Cars Could Destroy the Electric Grid – or Fix It Forever 0218.rtf - dangers of overloading substationsCar ‘Batteries on Wheels' Could Help Solve Renewable Energy's Storage Issue 0118.rtfTesla’s Enormous Battery in Australia, Just Weeks Old, Is Already Responding to Outages in ‘Record’ Time 1217.rtfSolid State Magnesium Electrolyte Tested for Holy Grail of Battery Storage 1217.rtfElectric Cars and Energy Storage Seen Arriving Early Next Decade 1117.rtfTesla Wins 100-Day Bet to Build 129 MWh Battery in Australia 1117.rtfMIT Reveals a Battery That Stores Solar Energy to Make Heat for Later 1117.rtfEnergy Storage Could Hit 35 GW by 2025, New White Paper Says 1117.rtfUsing the Ocean for Future Energy Storage 1017.rtf - pump up, fall down; compress airTight Lithium Market Likely to Ease Up in Near Term, BNEF Says 1017.rtfVestas, Windlab to Launch World's 1st Wind-Solar-Storage Project in Australia 1017.rtfCheap Sodium Salt Battery Could Shake Up Grid Storage 1017.rtfStorms Spur $22 Billion Investment in Battery-Backed Grids 1017.rtfElectric Car Owners ‘Can Drive for Free by Letting Energy Firms Use Battery' 1017.rtfPumped Hydro Storage ‘Could Make Australia Run on Renewable Energy Alone within 20 Years' 0917.rtfBehind-the-Meter Storage Has Record Quarter - GTM-ESA 0917.rtfFuture of Electrical Energy Storage Solutions Holds No Lithium Supremacy 0917.rtfResearchers to Revive 3,500-Year-Old Technology, Firebricks, for Energy Storage 0917.rtfSilicon Fires Up Renewable Energy Revolution 0917.rtf - storage in siliconTesla, Vestas Pair Up to Develop Ways to Combine Storage and Wind 0917.rtfBig Energy Backs Hydrogen Power Storage 0917.rtfGiant Batteries Help Renewable Energy Grow In New England 0917.rtfAlphabet [Google] Turns to Molten Salt to Store Clean Energy 0817.rtfAfter Electric Cars, What More Will It Take for Batteries to Change the Face of Energy? 0817.rtfTesla Batteries May Back Up Wind Farm Off Massachusetts Coast 0717.rtfAustralia Needs Tesla Battery to Prevent Summer Blackouts, Regulator Says 0717.rtfChina Is About to Bury Elon Musk in Batteries 0617.rtfStates Betting on Giant Batteries to Cut Carbon 0617.rtfBMW Tests Electric Cars as Power Grid Stabilizers 0617.rtfTucson Electric Signs Solar + Storage PPA for ‘Less than 4.5¢:kWh' 0517.rtfEurope Is Building Its Own Battery Gigafactories 0517.rtfTesla, Green Mountain Power Roll Out $15:Month BTM Battery Program 0517.rtfStorage, Renewables Could Replace New York's Indian Point Nuke 0517.rtfEnergy Storage - Weight Tips the Scales in America's Favor 0417.rtfSouth Australia to Get $1 Billion Solar Farm and World's Biggest Battery 0317.rtfCompact, Efficient System Stores Solar Energy in Liquids 0317.rtf“100% Renewable Energy” Will Require Nukes, CCS and:or Seasonal Storage 0317.rtfKauai, Hawaiian island, Gets Renewable Energy Boost, Thanks to Tesla 0317.rtfSDG&E, AES Start Up World's Largest Lithium Ion Battery Storage in California 0217.rtfAge of the Giant Battery Is Almost Upon Us 0217.rtf - long-term agreements nowAluminum Battery with Urea Electrolyte Could Yield Low-Cost Energy Storage 0217.rtfTesla Moves beyond Electric Cars with New California Battery Farm 0117.rtfEnergy Storage Will Increase 40-fold in Developing Countries 0117.rtfRise of Renewables Leads to Need for More Energy Storage Space 0117.rtfNovel Liquid Battery Could Hold Potential for Unlimited Energy Storage 0117.rtfWhy Surging Lithium Prices Haven't Stopped Falling Battery Energy Storage Costs 0117.rtfCryogenic Storage Offers Hope for Renewable Energy 1216.rtfCalifornia Utility Regulators Are Turning Electric Vehicles into Grid Resources 1116.rtfUK’s National Grid to Add 201 MW of Fast-Acting Batteries for Energy Storage 0816.rtfZinc-Ion Batteries Cut Costs for Grid Energy Storage 0816.rtfTexas Startup's Big Energy Idea - Storing Electricity Underground 0816.rtf - pressurize water into old oil wells, later release itTesla and SolarCity Boards Approve Acquisition 0816.rtfThe New Green Grid - Utilities Deploy ‘Virtual Power Plants’ 0816.rtfNew Lithium-Oxygen Battery Greatly Improves Energy Efficiency, Longevity 0716.rtfEnergy Storage System Combines Ultra-Capacitors with Batteries 0716.rtfAustralian Company Creates Hydrogen with Near-Zero Emissions 0716.rtfMIT Researchers See a ‘Window of Opportunity' for Non-Battery Storage 0716.rtf - It will close within a few years.Lithium-Ion Battery Prices Down 70%, Opening Up Storage Market Opportunities 0616.rtfHow Utilities Can Gain from the Coming Boom in Electric Vehicles 0616.rtf - Use vehicles as grid storage and balancing.Falling Cost of Solar and Wind Could Limit Energy Storage Profitability 0616.rtfEnergy Storage Market to Equal Rooftop Solar by 2028 - 0616.rtfWhy the Tesla Boom Could Be Very Good News for the Electric Grid 0616.rtfThe World Nears Peak Fossil Fuels for Electricity 0616.rtf - Storage enables more renewables. Powerwall batteries are built there now. Ones for Model 3 sedan will be built there later.Tesla’s July 29 Gigafactory Grand Opening Date Is a Milestone 0516.rtfDuke Rolls Out Long + Short Duration Hybrid Battery Storage System 0316.rtfAfter Record Year, U.S. Energy Storage Forecast to Exceed 1 GW in 2019 - 0316.rtfYour Home Water Heater May Soon Double as a Battery 0216.rtfSolarCity’s Kaua’i Solar Plus Storage Project to Use Tesla Batteries 0216.rtfBy Fighting Rooftop Solar, Utilities Set Themselves Up for Worse to Come 0216.rtf - Storage enables going fully off-grid.Revenue for Utility-Scale Battery Storage to Grow 15 x by 2025 - 0116.rtfStorage Market for Solar Systems to Hit $8 Billion by 2026 - 0116.rtfEnergy Storage Developer Orison Unveils Plug-and-Play Residential Storage 0116.rtf - 40 pounds, 2.2 kWh for $2,000Tesla Shifts Production to its Gigafactory, to Accommodate Powerwall Demand 0116.rtfTechnical Advances Drive Flow Batteries Closer to Mass Commercialization 0116.rtfOne Step Closer to Turning Water into Hydrogen Fuel, Affordably 0116.rtfMore than MegaWatts - New Metrics Reveal Energy Storage's Potential 1215.rtfAES’ Huge Deal Shows that the Battery Revolution Has Arrived 1215.rtfHome Solar Battery Revolution an Economic and Emissions Game Changer 1215.rtfVermont Utility Teams with Tesla to Offer Home Battery Installment Plan 1215.rtfPG&E Contracts for 75 MW of Energy Storage, on Its Way to 580 MW of Capacity 1215.rtfSolar Company Making a Profit from Poor Africans 1215.rtf - $35 upfront + 45¢/day. That's < the 75¢ / day cost of energy (60% kerosene) it replaces. The kit includes a PV panel, a battery, 2 LED light bulbs, an LED flashlight, a cell phone charger & a rechargeable radio. When the day’s 45¢ payment is made, a SIM card activates the battery.Grid-Scale Lithium-Ion Battery Storage Prices Will Fall 50% by 2019 - 1115.rtfTesla Competitor Sonnenbatterie Unveils Community Solar-Storage System 1115.rtfNRG Is Testing Vehicle-to-Grid Integration 1215.rtfKotzebue, Alaska Turns to Cold-Weather Battery Micro-Grid as Diesel Alternative 1115.rtfCalifornia Water Agency to Use Tesla Battery to Slash Peak Demand up to 14% - 1115.rtfThis Could Be the Biggest Sign Yet That the Battery Revolution Is Here 1115.rtfNew Batteries Make Rapid Progress, but Market Expectations Move Faster 1015.rtfEven after Dark, Vast Spanish Solar Plant Harnesses Sun's Power 1015.rtfWant a Solar-Powered Home? Here's a New Battery That Won't Ignite 0915.rtfHydrogen Economy Is Emerging from Excess Wind Power in Germany 0915.rtfSpurred by Innovators like Tesla, the Energy Storage Business Is Growing Fast 0915.rtfMassachusetts Tackles Holy Grail of Energy Storage 0715.rtfBattery Revolution Will Let Us All Be Power Brokers 0715.rtfSiemens to Open Plant to Turn Electricity from Wind into Hydrogen 0715.rtfTesla Partners With Battery Researcher to Lower Costs 0615.rtfG.M. and Nissan Reusing Old Electric Car Batteries 0615.rtfEnergy Storage Battery Sales Take Off, to Smooth Power Demand on Grid 0515.rtfLithium-Air (Rechargeable?) Makes for Cheaper, Lighter Car Batteries 0610.rtf - Li-ion stores maximum of 110 Watt-hr / lbTesla's Battery Grabbed $800 Million in Its First Week 0515.rtfTesla Makes Itself the Center of the Energy-Storage Universe 0515.rtfFull Simulation of the Tesla Battery - Insights for Investors 0515.rtfTesla Ventures into Solar Power Storage for Home and Business 0515.rtfTesla Powerwall Home Battery Means inexpensive Time-Shifting for Solar Energy 0515.rtfTesla’s Next Big Idea - Storing Power 0415.rtfGrid-Scale Batteries Make Rapid Inroads to Support Europe’s Power Grid 0415.rtfPowering Your Home with Batteries Will Get Cheaper and Cheaper 0415.rtfThe Way We Power Our Homes May Be on the Verge of a Major Change 0415.rtfBendy Battery Promises Safe, Speedy Charging 0415.rtf - Aluminum could replace lithium.Solar Power, and Somewhere to Store It 0315.rtfWaste-to-Energy Revolution Boosted by Bio-Battery Idea 0315.rtfTesla Home Battery Could Be in Production in 6 Months 0215.rtfSuper-Capacitor Makers Charge Ahead 0215.rtf9 Reasons Not to Be Depressed about the Planet 1214.rtfCambridge Company’s Battery May Give Grid a Boost 1214.rtfEnergy Storage Plans Gain Ground in California 1214.rtfTexas Law May Short-Circuit an Advance in Storing Electricity 1214.rtf - Transmission company can’t sell electricity wholesale.Smooth Operators- Grid-Scale Storage 1214.rtfWhy Elon Musk's Batteries Scare the Hell Out of the Electric Company 1214.rtfNew York City Tries to Cram in Some Energy Storage 1114.rtfPower Storage Group Alevo Plans $1 Billion US Battery Plant 1014.rtfInnovations in Energy Storage Provide Boost for Renewables 1014.rtfHow Lithium Battery Storage Costs Could Plunge Below $100:kWh - 1014.rtfElectric Cars Have Batteries. Why Not Power Plants? 1014.rtfEnergy for a Rainy Day, or a Windless One 1014.rtfIs There a Successful Energy Storage Technology on the Horizon? 1014.rtfGiant Underground Reservoir Keeps Downtown Helsinki Air Conditioner-Free 1014.rtfStoring Renewable Energy in a Thousand Basements 0914.rtfNew Face of Electricity - Large Scale Storage 0814.rtfStanford Researchers Claim Major Breakthrough in Lithium Battery Design 0714.rtfWhy Australian Households Are Desperate for Battery Storage 0714.rtfElon Musk Sees Nearly Unlimited Demand for Energy Storage 0514.rtfA Better Battery 0414.rtfCalifornia Adopts Nation’s 1st Energy Storage Plan 1013.rtfBattery-Stored Solar Power Sparks Backlash From Utilities 1013.rtfIs This Flow Battery the Big Breakthrough for Renewable Energy? 0114.rtfGreen-Energy Storage - The Next Big Thing 0913.rtfSuper-Capacitors Amp Up as an Alternative to Batteries 0813.rtfWaste CO2 as Power Source, New Super-Capacitor & Hydrogen from Sunlight 0813.rtfCalifornia Aims to 'Bottle Sunlight' in Energy Storage Push 0813.rtfNH Firm Makes ‘Battery’ Out of Air, to Power Hundreds of Homes 0913.rtfFinn Researchers Make Cheap Biofuel, US Ones Pull Hydrogen from Water 0813.rtfBattery Seen as Way to Cut Heat-Related Power Losses 0713.rtfWood is Key Ingredient in Cheap Rechargeable Battery 0613.rtfProcess to Make Hydrogen to Make Renewable Energy Reliable 0313.rtfFlow Batteries Could Back Up Future Grid 0313.rtfRace to Develop Large Scale Storage 0909.rtfCheap H2O Split for Solar Storage 0808.rtfBatteries for Power Grid 1007.rtfFlywheel Storage 0506.rtfCompressed Air Storage 0606.pdfAdvance_Electricity_Storage_Overview 0910.pdfBetter Batteries That Can Revolutionize Solar, Wind Power 0513.rtf

Massachusetts Is Staring Down a Duck Curve of Its Own. Storage Could Help. 0418.rtf

- parallels to California; negative ¢/kWh

The top graph shows how a remote storage system works, as it is linked to renewable power generation. The purple area is the key. When it is above the line, it is charging from excess wind and solar generation, when it is below the line, it is discharging to make up for the lack of renewables.

Notice in the bottom graph how it smooths out the frequency issues for the local grid, which should operate at or close to 50 hertz. The load, in gray, changes little from minute to minute.

http://reneweconomy.com.au/2013/the-battery-storage-system-that-could-close-down-coal-power-38259 - from Bloomberg New Energy Finance in late 2016

Graph at bottom is from Bloomberg New Energy Finance, New Energy Outlook, June 2016