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Plug-and-Play Grid Batteries Thanks to 1Energy’s Software

Plug-and-Play Grid Batteries Thanks to 1Energy’s Software

Jeff St. John: May 23, 2013

V2Green founder David Kaplan sees his new startup’s mission as standardizing energy storage.

Energy Storage, Meet Energy Markets

Energy Storage, Meet Energy Markets

Jeff St. John: May 21, 2013

AES shows off its battery-agnostic, market-connected energy storage software suite.

Eos Puts Its Zinc-Air Grid Batteries to the Test With ConEd

Eos Puts Its Zinc-Air Grid Batteries to the Test With ConEd

Jeff St. John: May 2, 2013

A grid battery at $160 per kilowatt-hour? Startup Eos Energy Storage lands a utility partner to test it out.

Xtreme Power to Sell Battery Factory, Focus on Software

Xtreme Power to Sell Battery Factory, Focus on Software

Jeff St. John: April 5, 2013

10-year warranties for grid batteries are hard for startups—but software makes sense.

California Sets 50MW Target for Grid Energy Storage

California Sets 50MW Target for Grid Energy Storage

Jeff St. John: February 13, 2013

Moving past “paralysis by analysis,” the CPUC asks Southern California Edison to find 50MW of grid energy storage by 2021.

Green Jobs: Nanosolar Sheds Another CEO, New GM for SMA Americas, Plus Sungevity, ECOtality

Green Jobs: Nanosolar Sheds Another CEO, New GM for SMA Americas, Plus Sungevity, ECOtality

Eric Wesoff: September 13, 2012

Nanosolar CEO Eugenia Corrales pursuing other ventures.

GE Taps Xtreme Power for Battery Controls

GE Taps Xtreme Power for Battery Controls

Jeff St. John: September 11, 2012

The solid-state battery tech startup will turn GE Durathon batteries into “energy storage turnkey solutions.”

California: Ground Zero for Battery-Backed Solar

California: Ground Zero for Battery-Backed Solar

Jeff St. John: July 17, 2012

Greensmith’s 1.5MW project with San Diego Gas & Electric, and Silent Power, Satcon and A123 test solar and batteries in Sacramento

Spider9 Aims at Battery Cell and Solar Panel Management

Spider9 Aims at Battery Cell and Solar Panel Management

Jeff St. John: April 30, 2012

The startup with IP out of the University of Michigan is aiming at commercial launch in late 2012.

GreenSmith, Sendyne, ARPA-E, and the Road to Better Battery Management

GreenSmith, Sendyne, ARPA-E, and the Road to Better Battery Management

Jeff St. John: March 23, 2012

ARPA-E wants technologies that boost battery performance all the way down to the cell level. Here are some startups working on it.