The New York State Vitality Analysis and Growth Authority (NYSERDA) at this time introduced over $5 million is now available to assist vitality storage applied sciences in New York that may harness and supply saved vitality to New York’s electrical grid. The initiative advances growth of scalable lengthy period vitality storage and different superior battery vitality storage options that may assist combine current vitality sources into the grid to fulfill vitality demand throughout peak occasions and cut back the state’s reliance on fossil fuels.
“The chances created by modern vitality storage options can safely ship extra dependable electrical energy to New York communities as a part of constructing an inexpensive and resilient zero-emission future,” mentioned Doreen M. Harris, NYSERDA president and CEO. “This essential funding will assist domesticate essentially the most promising applied sciences to assist cut back our reliance on fossil fuels, enhance air high quality and handle vitality prices.”
The aggressive solicitation, supplied via NYSERDA’s Energy Era and Storage Innovation Program, seeks certified proposers to develop and field-test electrical, chemical, mechanical and thermal-electric lengthy period or superior battery vitality storage options; together with adjoining applied sciences like gadgets, software program, controls and energy electronics.
Different complementary know-how options that may be thought of embrace those who lower vitality storage whole {hardware} and set up prices, enhance efficiency and display integration with the grid. Solely options which are able to be manufactured, scaled, display public advantages and quantify all vitality, environmental and financial impacts shall be thought of.
“Lengthy Period Vitality Storage and different modern vitality storage applied sciences will present essential providers to {the electrical} grid supporting reliability, infrastructure effectivity lowering price, and enabling our clear vitality targets,” mentioned William Acker, govt director of NY-BEST. “NY-BEST applauds NYSERDA’s management in advancing the event and deployment of those important sources.”
This funding program, previously often called the Renewable Optimization and Vitality Storage Innovation Program, has awarded greater than $30 million to over 20 initiatives, supporting applied sciences like hydrogen, zinc hybrid, vanadium move and iron-air battery developments, and hydroelectric storage. NYSERDA’s Innovation and Analysis program is deploying roughly $1.2 billion over 15 years as direct analysis investments and commercialization assist. So far, greater than $800 million in investments have supported greater than 700 corporations and made roughly 300 merchandise commercially accessible to people, companies and utilities.
Funding for this initiative is thru the Clean Energy Fund.
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