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Special feature on electricity storage

Source: Rocky Mountain Institute This edition of IPPSO FACTO APPrO features a range of updates in the fast moving field of electricity storage. In recent months there have been significant developments in several areas: Technical advancements, new records in commercial project development, major new investment proposals, and regulatory decisions that open doors at the same time as raising further questions.

Source: Rocky Mountain Institute The proliferation of energy storage has the potential to transform the nature of the electric power grid, while simultaneously creating a range of business opportunities for power suppliers that deepen the range of linkages between generation and storage business opportunities.

          In this issue you will see articles on the following:

Update on recent regulatory decisions in the US and Canada and the IESO Energy Storage Advisory Group (“FERC and IESO prepare for rapid growth of grid connected storage”)

Storage projects struggle with regulatory models

• TC Energy plans for Canada’s largest pumped storage project

Alectra study finds DER benefits likely

• Leading edge deployment by Vancouver-based Zinc8

US storage market sets capacity record with Q4 2019 deployments

Energy storage may figure prominently in response to COVID-19

• Korea makes progress with liquid organic hydrogen carrier (LOHC) technology

 

 

For some additional recent online resources, the following links may be of interest

Update from Charles River Associates on storage industry options following FERC order 841

 

"What Recent FERC Decisions Could Mean For Capacity Markets" Article from McCarthy Tetrault, March 2020