June 2, 2025, 12:00 – 1:00 pm
ONLINE
Long-Duration Energy Storage: A Panel Discussion
There is broad agreement that the energy system will need longer-duration energy storage technologies to integrate increasing levels of solar and wind generation and achieve deep levels of decarbonization. While gigawatts of lithium-ion battery capacity are being added to the US power grid each year, few of these installations have a duration longer than four hours.
Long-duration energy storage (LDES), often defined as eight hours of storage or longer, is beginning to emerge as the next big leap in the evolution of the electric grid. As excitement around the sector ramps up, LDES companies are surpassing billion-dollar investment milestones, and states and utilities are establishing the first procurement targets for longer-duration storage resources. But why exactly do we need LDES? When will we need it? And, what needs to be done to support LDES technology and market development?
In this panel discussion, experts representing state, utility, and academic viewpoints will address these questions from their perspective. Panelists will answer questions from attendees following the discussion.
June 4, 2025, 12:00 – 1:00 pm
ONLINE
Solar+Battery Storage Fire Safety Part 1: Residential and Commercial Solar+Storage
This webinar, hosted by Clean Energy Group, will address single family and multifamily solar+storage fire safety considerations. This is an update to CEG’s 2021 webinar on solar and battery response safety for single and multifamily residential projects. A forthcoming webinar will address fire safety considerations for large community solar connected to utility-grade storage as well as electric vehicle fire safety.
Guest speaker Captain Richard Birt is a 30-year veteran of the fire service. Captain Birt’s Solar and Fire Education curriculum has already trained over 1,000 firefighters in California on preparedness and response to solar and battery storage fires. Clean Energy Group Project Manager Olivia Tym will moderate.