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ESS inks largest-ever US flow battery purchase with Sacramento utility | Canary Media
Last week, SMUD took a decisive step toward its clean energy goal when it signed a contract with iron flow battery company ESS to deliver 200 megawatts/2 gigawatt-hours of its products, which store electricity in a liquid electrolyte containing dissolved iron.
ESS Flow Battery to Supply 200MW/2GWh of Energy Storage to California Utility | CleanTechnica
ESS and the Sacramento Municipal Utility District announced that ESS would supply SMUD with flow batteries with a total capacity of 200 MW/2 GWh beginning next year.
SMUD getting high-capacity battery banks that provide power during peak times | CBS Sacramento
This summer California experienced several flex alert days and the threat of rolling blackouts when power supplies dipped dangerously low. Now SMUD plans on installing large banks of batteries that can help provide more power during peak demand.
A suburban Philadelphia firm bets on new technology to store solar power 14/7 | Philadelphia Inquirer
ESS completed the installation of a microgrid project including an ESS Energy Warehouse™ system at an industrial recycling facility in West Grove, Pennsylvania. The project was developed by TerraSol Energies, Inc., a developer and operator of turnkey solar and storage solutions for commercial customers.
As peak wildfire season nears, new microgrid in Campo promises some relief from power outages for locals | San Diego Tribune
New long-duration storage technology is key to energy security | Energy Industry Times
Lithium-ion technology is currently used for most energy storage applications but as demand for batteries grows, challenges to adequate and reliable supply of this technology are emerging.
Pennsylvania recycling firm launches microgrid with solar and long-duration iron flow battery | Microgrid Knowledge
ESS has completed a microgrid installation at Sycamore International, a technology recycling company in West Grove, Pennsylvania. The new microgrid, which was developed by TerraSol Energies includes a 115-kW direct current solar array and an ESS Energy Warehouse, which is a long-duration iron flow battery system.
Long Duration Storage, the solution to the energy crisis | Smart Energy International
For Alan Greenshields, European Director of ESS Inc., renewables and long duration storage provide a lens through which one can spot opportunity in the face of such straits.
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