Batteries

Batteries are taking on gas plants to power California’s nights

California’s record 10 gigawatts of grid batteries are finally pushing solar generation into post-sunset hours at a meaningful scale, new data show.

By Julian Spector . 9 May 2024

Aerial view of a solar project with large batteries in the desert. — A Mortenson solar-plus-storage plant in California. (Mortenson)

Batteries

Green Mountain Power and Tesla break grid barriers with behind-the-meter batteries

Internet-controlled home Powerwalls are providing second-by-second frequency regulation — a big step for proving distributed energy’s grid capabilities.

By Jeff St. John . 21 May 2021
Electric vehicles

Newsletter: Ford's Lightning strikes the electric pickup market

Welcome to the age of the Frunk.

By Julian Spector . 21 May 2021
Batteries

Arizona's largest utility restarts battery buildout after fire

Arizona Public Service will pair its solar plants with a major battery fleet built to rigorous new safety standards.

By Julian Spector . 17 May 2021
Batteries

Newsletter: They could have been (battery) contenders

Every week is Battery Week here at Canary Media.

By Julian Spector . 17 May 2021
Batteries

Competitors to lithium-ion batteries in the grid storage market

Lithium-ion batteries probably have cars locked up, but what about grid storage?

By David Roberts . 14 May 2021
Video

Is the Energy Observer the future of carbon-free boating?

A French research vessel dubbed the Energy Observer logged nearly 11,000 nautical miles in 2020, entirely propelled by renewable energy captured onboard.

By Julian Spector . 7 May 2021
Electric vehicles

BMW, Ford bet $130M on Solid Power's advanced batteries for electric vehicles

Carmakers are racing to secure next-gen batteries to improve EV range and safety.

By Julian Spector . 3 May 2021
Climatetech finance

Clubhouse with Canary: Cleantech investing in 2021

There's a new generation of cleantech investors leveraging more capital, more entrepreneurs and more risk than ever before.

By Eric Wesoff . 30 April 2021
Energy storage

Are market constraints hampering the evolution of ‘last-mile’ grid resources?

Future grids will need assets on standby for times when there isn't enough wind and solar. But how will these assets be valued and compensated?

By Jason Deign . 27 April 2021
Energy storage

Newsletter: When promises turn into projects

Canadian startup Hydrostor is making good on its promise to build a new storage technology at massive scale.

By Julian Spector . 26 April 2021