New York invests in long duration energy storage
Funding should enable development and demonstration of scalable innovative LDES solutions to connect and provide stored renewable energy to the State’s grid.
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USA, New York: New York Governor Kathy Hochul has announced over $5 million for long-duration energy storage (LDES) projects through New York State’s Renewable Optimization and Energy Storage Innovation Program. The funding should enable development and demonstration of scalable innovative LDES solutions to connect and provide stored renewable energy to the State’s grid, helping to reduce emissions. This supports the current Climate Leadership and Community Protection Act’s (Climate Act) goal to install 3000 MW of storage by 2030 and facilitates development to 6000 MW.
The funding is administered by the New York State Energy Research and Development Authority (NYSERDA). It is being made available through a competitive solicitation for projects supporting innovative and under-utilized LDES solutions, devices, software, controls, and other complementary technologies, which are not commercialized.
Proposals must promote product development and demonstration projects in energy storage. These must be 10 to over 100 hours in duration at rated power and are expected to advance and field test electrical, chemical, mechanical, and thermal to electric long duration storage solution technologies addressing cost, performance, and renewable integration challenges such as grid congestion, hosting capacity constraints, and lithium-ion siting limitations in NYC. The selected projects will support the development of LDES solutions paired with renewable energy generation in disadvantaged communities.
Source: T&D World