NY Gov. Hochul announces awards for energy storage
At the 2022 Advanced Energy Conference in New York City last week, New York Gov. Kathy Hochul announced that $16.6 million had been awarded by the state for five long-duration energy storage projects.
Further, Hochul announced an additional $17 million in funding for projects that advance the development and demonstration of scalable innovative long-duration energy storage technologies, including hydrogen.
“Innovative, forward-thinking approaches to transforming the way energy is stored are critical to fighting climate change and transitioning to a clean energy economy,” Hochul said. “New York is making bold investments in clean energy, and this $16.6 million in awards for projects that harness renewable energy and under-utilized long-duration energy storage solutions will be a game changer for meeting the state’s ambitious climate and energy goals. By advancing new and more sustainable energy storage technologies, we are ushering in a cleaner, greener future for New York.”
The awards and new funding opportunities are being made available through the Renewable Optimization and Energy Storage Innovation Program administered by the New York State Energy Research and Development Authority (NYSERDA).
The $16.6 million in awards will go to:
Borrego Solar Systems ($2.7 million); to develop, design and construct two stand-alone energy storage systems and perform field demonstrations of a six-hour zinc hybrid cathode energy storage system in New York City to help demonstrate that zinc hybrid technology is economically competitive with lithium-ion.
JC Solutions, dba RCAM Technologies ($1.2 million); to develop a 3D concrete printed marine pumped hydroelectric storage system that integrates directly with offshore wind development in support of grid resiliency and reduced reliance on fossil fuel plants to meet periods of peak electric demand.
Nine Mile Point Nuclear Station ($12.5 million); to demonstrate nuclear-hydrogen fueled peak power generation paired with a long-duration hydrogen energy storage unit to help reduce emissions from the New York Independent System Operator electric grid.
Power to Hydrogen ($100,000); to develop a Reversible Fuel Cell System for Hydrogen Production and Energy Storage called the Clean Energy Bridge and to help facilitate the system’s readiness for demonstration and commercial adoption.
ROCCERA ($100,000); to evaluate and demonstrate a novel commercially viable Solid Oxide Electrolyzer Cell prototype for clean hydrogen production together with a corresponding scalable, more efficient manufacturing process.
The additional $17 million in funding will encourage further product development and demonstration projects in long-duration energy storage. Awards will be made for the following project categories: product development, demonstration projects and federal cost-share. Proposals will be accepted through Oct. 17.
These projects support the state’s goal of installing 3,000 megawatts of energy storage by 2030 while facilitating further development to 6,000 megawatts.
