Storage set a record setting end in 2021. Aerial photo of BESS at Johanna substation in Santa Ana. https://www.renewableenergyworld.com/storage/energy-storage-sprinted-to-a-record-setting-end-to-2021/ Another video stated battery manufacturing will reach a 5-fold growth by 2030.
2021-10-05 Elon’s Battery Con Job Exposed
Many bad accusations made against BESS systems like Tesla’s Megapacks. https://stopthesethings.com/2019/02/11/renewable-storage-myth-busted-elon-musks-great-battery-conjob-exposed/
2021-07-04 UEP’s BESS Lowers Costs $50/kWh
This is very interesting. A BESS that takes up less room than a lead-acid battery, can hold more kWh’s and is cheaper. They have a demo 2 MWh system in racks indoors. https://pv-magazine-usa.com/2021/06/30/urban-electric-powers-long-term-storage-solution-takes-battery-storage-back-to-the-basics/
2021-01-19 Battery Storage Disrupts Natural Gas Plants
The Hornsdale Battery Storage has made a big disruption in the market for electricity in South Australia. Since it can supply electricity almost instantaneously it outcompetes the gas turbine generating plants even though it is a much smaller percent of the total electric supply. The South Australia state has a large amount of renewables –
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