July 11, 2014
State Grants of $14.3 Million Position Washington as Energy Storage Leader
                      Avista Utilities, Snohomish PUD and Puget Sound Energy have been awarded $14.3 million in matching grants from the state’s new Clean Energy Fund to lead energy storage projects with ties to federally funded research at the Department of Energy’s Pacific Northwest National Laboratory. Gov. Jay Inslee […]

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July 8, 2014
Silicon sponge improves lithium-ion battery performance
By Frances White, PNNL RICHLAND, Wash. – The lithium-ion batteries that power our laptops and electric vehicles could store more energy and run longer on a single charge with the help of a sponge-like silicon material. Researchers developed the porous material to replace the graphite traditionally used in one of the battery’s electrodes, as silicon has […]

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April 30, 2014
Mitsubishi International Corporation and GS Yuasa International Ltd. Join MESA-1 Energy Storage Project
4/29/14 Everett, WA – Snohomish County Public Utility District (PUD) announced today that Mitsubishi International Corporation will provide the first battery deployed in the MESA-1 energy storage project. The 1MW, 500 kWh advanced battery storage system will be installed at Snohomish PUD’s Hardeson substation in Everett, WA later this year. The MESA-1 installation will be […]

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January 30, 2014
SnoPUD News | LG Chem Joins MESA-1 Energy Storage Project
Everett, WA – Snohomish County Public Utility District (PUD), 1Energy Systems and LG Chem today announced that LG Chem will supply a 1MW, 500kWh advanced Battery Energy Storage System (BESS) as a core component of the MESA-1 energy storage system. The MESA-1 system, to be deployed at a PUD substation later this year, will be […]

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January 27, 2014
Commercialization License to Advance Batteries for Renewable Energy Storage
By Frances White, originally published by PNNL A Massachusetts startup has signed a license agreement with Battelle to commercialize battery technology that can help store large amounts of renewable energy and improve the reliability of the nation’s power grid. The license with Lowell, Mass.-based WattJoule Corporation is expected to advance the commercial use of redox […]

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