Energy Storage Test Center Opens In Rochester, N.Y.

The Battery and Energy Storage Technology (BEST) Test and Commercialization Center has opened in Rochester, N.Y., to provide testing and validation services needed to bring technologies such as batteries, ultracapacitors, fuel cells and flywheels to the commercial market.The facility was created through a partnership between the New York Battery and Energy Storage Technology Consortium (NY-BEST) - an association of more than 130 industry, academic and government partners - and DNV GL to support the development of energy storage technologies for the electric grid, transportation, buildings and portable electronics sectors.The BEST center will provide testing, product development, performance validation, certification testing, environmental testing and battery lifetime testing.

The center will support mobile field testing and onsite product commissioning.In terms of funding for the $23 million center, the New York State Energy Research and Development Authority (NYSERDA) provided $5.9 million, Empire State Development provided $1 million and DNV GL provided $16 million. As part of its investment, DNV GL is re-locating its existing energy storage testing capabilities from Pennsylvania to New York.New York has been active in bringing solar and renewable power technology development companies to the state. Last December, the Center for the Evaluation of Clean Energy Technology Inc. (CECET) opened a new PV Certification Testing Lab in Cortland, N.Y., with NYSERDA fronting some of the cost of the center.

Pacific Gas & Electric Co. (PG&E) says it has connected 150,000 solar customers to its electric grid, staking a claim as the top solar utility in the U.S.On average, the company is connecting about 4,000 new solar customers per month across northern and central California. More than 45,000 new solar customers were added in 2014. During the year, PG&E added approximately 326 MW of installed solar power."Solar power is critical to California’s clean energy future, and we are 100 percent committed to getting even more customers connected with solar in 2015," says Laurie Giammona, PG&E’s senior vice president and chief customer officer.

The Battery and Energy Storage Technology (BEST) Test and Commercialization Center has opened in Rochester, N.Y., to provide testing and validation services needed to bring technologies such as batteries, ultracapacitors, fuel cells and flywheels to the commercial market.The facility was created through a partnership between the New York Battery and Energy Storage Technology Consortium (NY-BEST) - an association of more than 130 industry, academic and government partners - and DNV GL to support the development of energy storage technologies for the electric grid, transportation, buildings and portable electronics sectors.The BEST center will provide testing, product development, performance validation, certification testing, environmental testing and battery lifetime testing.

The center will support mobile field testing and onsite product commissioning.In terms of funding for the $23 million center, the New York State Energy Research and Development Authority (NYSERDA) provided $5.9 million, Empire State Development provided $1 million and DNV GL provided $16 million. As part of its investment, DNV GL is re-locating its existing energy storage testing capabilities from Pennsylvania to New York.New York has been active in bringing solar and renewable power technology development companies to the state. Last December, the Center for the Evaluation of Clean Energy Technology Inc. (CECET) opened a new PV Certification Testing Lab in Cortland, N.Y., with NYSERDA fronting some of the cost of the center.

Pacific Gas & Electric Co. (PG&E) says it has connected 150,000 solar customers to its electric grid, staking a claim as the top solar utility in the U.S.On average, the company is connecting about 4,000 new solar customers per month across northern and central California. More than 45,000 new solar customers were added in 2014. During the year, PG&E added approximately 326 MW of installed solar power."Solar power is critical to California’s clean energy future, and we are 100 percent committed to getting even more customers connected with solar in 2015," says Laurie Giammona, PG&E’s senior vice president and chief customer officer.

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