Gov. Kathy Hochul is releasing $16.6 million in awards for 5 long-duration power storage tasks that can assist harness renewable power and supply saved power to New York’s electrical grid.
Hochul additionally introduced a further $17 million in aggressive funding obtainable for tasks that advance growth and demonstration of scalable, modern long-duration power storage applied sciences, together with hydrogen. The tasks will help the present Local weather Management and Group Safety Act objective to put in 3,000 MW of power storage by 2030 whereas facilitating additional growth to six,000 MW.
“Revolutionary, forward-thinking approaches to remodeling the way in which power is saved are vital to combating local weather change and transitioning to a clear power economic system,” says Hochul. “New York is making daring investments in clear power, and this $16.6 million in awards for tasks that harness renewable power and under-utilized lengthy period power storage options can be a recreation changer for assembly the state’s bold local weather and power targets. By advancing new and extra sustainable power storage applied sciences, we’re ushering in a cleaner, greener future for New York.”
These awards and new funding are being made obtainable by the Renewable Optimization and Vitality Storage Innovation Program administered by the New York State Energy Research and Development Authority (NYSERDA). The awards and funding will advance renewable power integration and scale back dangerous emissions from reliance on fossil fuels
Borrego Photo voltaic Methods Inc. is receiving $2.7 million to develop, design and assemble two stand-alone power storage methods and carry out area demonstrations of a six-hour zinc hybrid cathode power storage system in New York Metropolis to assist show that zinc hybrid expertise is economically aggressive with lithium-ion.
The extra $17 million in aggressive funding will encourage additional product growth and demonstration tasks in power storage which are 10 to over 100 hours in period at rated energy, in any other case often known as lengthy period power storage. Venture submissions ought to advance, develop or field-test hydrogen, electrical, chemical, mechanical or thermal-electric storage applied sciences that can handle price, efficiency, siting and renewable integration challenges, similar to grid congestion, internet hosting capability constraints and lithium-ion siting in New York Metropolis. Submissions should solely embody modern, lengthy period power storage applied sciences which are but to be commercialized. Awards can be made for the next challenge classes: product growth, demonstration tasks and federal cost-share. Proposals can be accepted by October 17, 2022. Extra particulars for this solicitation can be found on NYSERDA’s web site.
“The applied sciences and processes being superior by these tasks are consultant of Governor Hochul’s dedication to supporting innovation that fosters product growth and options that help our clear power transition,” says Doreen M. Harris, president and CEO of the New York State Vitality Analysis and Improvement Authority and co-chair of Local weather Motion Council. “One of these funding help is vital to making sure that saved renewable power from photo voltaic or wind is out there for lengthy intervals of time and will be utilized to make sure a dependable grid of the longer term.”
