India US talks large-scale grid integration of renewable energy through energy storage

The two countries highlighted the importance of modernising the power distribution sector to supply 24/7 reliable power to consumers at U.S., India 'The Strategic Clean Energy Partnership (SCEP) Ministerial' meet in Washington D.C.

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India and the United States held a meeting recently in Washington D.C where both countries discussed major renewable energy prospects. The U.S. Energy Secretary Jennifer Granholm and Indian Minister of Petroleum and Natural Gas Hardeep Singh Puri has stressed the importance of supporting large-scale grid integration of renewable energy while enabling flexible and reliable grid operations through energy storage. Both the ministers welcomed the formal launch of the public-private Energy Storage Task Force to address policy and regulatory frameworks, safety, manufacturing and supply chains, and innovative business models; focused RETAP efforts on long-duration energy storage and alternative chemistries to Liion technologies; efforts on the technical and economic feasibility of various storage technologies available for a renewable energy battery energy storage system (BESS) in the state of Assam; and support for BESS bids and pilots in Haryana.