Rope Partner Inc is an international leader in wind turbine blade repair, maintenance and performance-enhancing services. In the last decade, the global wind market has rapidly expanded, with the majority of operating capacity installed since 2009. Providing the required operations and maintenance (O&M) services for these existing turbines as they enter the second half of their design life creates an evolving need for high-quality wind technicians to efficiently and safely service this sector.

Rope Partner, an international player in wind turbine blade repair, maintenance and performance-enhancing services, has been acquired by funds advised by Magnesium Capital (Magnesium). Rope Partner is headquartered in Santa Cruz, California, USA.

Encore Renewable Energy has brought aboard Doug MacDonald as engineering manager. MacDonald comes to Encore with more than 20 years of experience in renewable energy power systems and will add more in-house engineering expertise to further refine the commercial designs that define Encore’s success to date.

Rope Partner, a leader in wind turbine blade repair, maintenance and performance-enhancing services, has been acquired by funds advised by Magnesium Capital LLP.

In the last decade, the global wind market has rapidly expanded, with the majority of operating capacity installed since 2009. Providing the required O&M services for these existing turbines as they enter the second half of their design life creates an evolving need for high-quality wind technicians to efficiently and safely service this sector.

Rope Partner Inc., an international company specializing in wind turbine blade repair, maintenance and performance-enhancing services, has been acquired by Magnesium Capital LLP.

This investment will support Rope Partner’s continued work to provide the expanding market with high-quality services critical to supporting and accelerating the transition to a clean energy economy. This includes strategic growth plans in North America and abroad, with Europe and Latin America already identified as key growth markets.

Renewable energy resources have become a bigger part of the grid in recent years, competing with traditional generation sources. With flat load growth, falling costs and the expansion of the energy storage sector, this trend is only expected to rise.

Highview Power and Encore Renewable Energy have announced plans to jointly develop the first long duration, liquid-air energy storage system in the United States. To be located in northern Vermont, the new facility will supply a minimum of 50 MW over a period of at least 8 hours.

Energy storage is a rapidly growing segment of the clean energy sector, and prices are dropping fast. Yet many are still struggling to understand how to value energy storage as an investment.

Highview Power Storage and Encore Renewable Energy have announced plans to build what they claim will be the first long-duration, liquid air energy storage system in the US.

The facility, which will have a capacity of at least 50MW, is to be located in northern Vermont.

The technology uses excess or off-peak electricity to clean and compress air at subzero temperatures – when electricity is in high demand and more valuable, the pressurised gas is allowed to warm, turning a turbine as it expands and generating energy in the process.

Highview took an important step in that direction by securing the first cryogenic storage deal in the U.S., in partnership with Encore Renewable Energy. The project will serve the Vermont grid with at least 50 megawatts/400 megawatt-hours, the companies said earlier this month.

Energy storage is a rapidly growing segment of the clean energy sector, and prices are dropping fast. Yet many are still struggling to understand how to value energy storage as an investment.

That brings us to Vermont. The UK company Highview Power is bringing its long-duration energy storage technology to Vermont in partnership with one of the top 20 solar developers in the US. That would be Vermont-based Encore Renewable Energy. For those of you keeping score at home, Encore won the #19 slot in Solar World’s “Top Solar Contractors” list.

Highview Power is laying claim to the first installation of a long duration liquid air energy storage (LAES) system in the United States.

The system - set to be a minimum of 50MW / 400MWh - is being jointly developed by Highview and Encore Renewable Energy and is to provide in excess of eight hours of storage.

The development of the first long-duration liquid air energy storage system in the US has been announced.

The 50MW/400MWh storage system will be located in northern Vermont by Highview Power Storage and Encore Renewable Energy.

The utility-scale scale energy storage plant will help scale renewable energy deployment as well as contribute to resolving the longstanding energy transmission challenges in Vermont.

British liquid air energy storage company Highview Power has announced plans to bring its CRYOBattery tech to the U.S.

Highview yesterday revealed plans to develop a liquid air storage plant with a capacity of at least 50 MW in northern Vermont, with the proposed facility able to store eight hours of energy, for a 400 MWh storage capacity.

The press release published on Highview’s website did not specify the exact location of the plant but said it would help ease “longstanding energy transmission challenges” at the Sheffield-Highgate Export Interface of the electricity grid.

The London-based company did not give a timeline for completion of the project, or any estimated cost, but did reveal Vermont-based renewables and energy storage company Encore Renewable Energy would be its U.S. development partner.

Highview Power Storage, Inc, a global leader in long duration energy storage solutions, and Burlington-based Encore Renewable Energy, a developer of renewable energy generation and storage projects, today jointly announced plans to develop the United States’ first long duration, liquid air energy storage system. This facility will be a minimum of 50MW, provide in excess of eight hours of storage (400MWh) and will be located in northern Vermont. A final site for the facility has not yet been determined.

Plans to build the first long-duration liquid air energy storage system in the United States are under way. The minimum 50-megawatt facility expected to provide more than eight hours of storage — 400 megawatt hours — is being planned for northern Vermont.

Long-duration energy storage company Highview Power Storage and renewable energy project developer Encore Renewable Energy announced the utility-scale project this week.

Highview Power Storage and renewable energy developer Encore Renewable Energy jointly announced plans to develop the United States’ first long duration, liquid air energy storage system. This facility will be a minimum of 50 MW, provide in excess of eight hours of storage (400 MWh) and will be located in northern Vermont.