Alex Brink with Eilertson Inc. on Feb. 2, 2021, bolts modules containing lithium ion rechargeable battery cells to racks inside a container at an Alliant Energy energy storage system near Vennehjem ...

Amid Ford’s shift away from making large electric vehicles, the automaker is adding a new product line to find a home for its batteries. Ford said Monday that instead of scuttling plans to build the ...

More and more, big arrays of lithium-ion batteries are being hooked up to electrical grids around the U.S. to store power that can be discharged in times of high demand. But as more energy storage is ...

The latest addition to the hum and crackle of the Jackson Fuller substation is more unassuming than the nearby electrical infrastructure. Encased in high, fire-resistant walls sit dozens of grey boxes ...

Two containers packed with batteries rest near a new concrete pad at Nome Joint Utility System's powerplant. (Ben Townsend/KNOM) Utility officials in Nome are hoping a new battery system recently ...

U.S. energy needs have changed dramatically over the last few decades, and questions are growing as to whether our grid can manage these new demands. Aside from rising temperatures—the National ...

A large-scale battery energy storage system is being proposed in the city of Dunkirk. If approved, it would be the largest battery storage system in the county. During Tuesday’s Chautauqua County ...

A runaway thermal event severely injured four firefighters and prompted major changes to how battery energy storage sites are built and monitored.

This story originally appeared on Vox and is part of the Climate Desk collaboration. The tricky thing about generating electricity is that for the most part, you pretty much have to use it or lose it.

As renewable energy generation continues to grow, the use of battery energy storage systems (BESS) in solar farms has become increasingly important for stabilizing the grid and enabling the ...

AGAWAM — As northern California reels from two fires at the world’s largest lithium-ion battery facility, officials in Agawam are getting ready to welcome one. Eric Weinstein, the New England project ...

Green belt land by the M1 is set to become the site of 80 battery storage containers after councillors failed to make a decision in time. The battery energy storage system (BESS) for the 2.4-hectare ...