GROUND BREAKS ON PAHRUMP ENERGY STORAGE FACILITY ARES Nevada, an affiliate of Advanced Rail Energy Storage (ARES), has announced the groundbreaking for its first GravityLineTM merchant energy storage facility. The 50 MW facility will be able to provide 15 minutes of regulation services at full capacity — supporting renewable energy integration across the Western U.S.ADVERTISING  “While we have made … Read more >

A project nearly a full decade in the making, ARES Nevada LLC has finally moved the first shovelful of dirt to kick off construction of its brand new energy storage project, the ARES GravityLine, located right here in the Pahrump Valley, with an official groundbreaking ceremony hosted on Thursday, Oct. 8 in honor of the … Read more >

LAS VEGAS (KSNV) — When most people think of energy storage, they probably think of a rechargeable battery: something that uses electricity to create a chemical reaction, which can later be reversed to power whatever it needs to. That’s far from the only way to store energy. Soon, a gravel mine located on the southern outskirts … Read more >

The decade-long quest of two Seattle businessmen and the team of prominent investors they have attracted to create a unique new method for generating renewable energy is about to bear fruit in the form of rock-filled rail cars plying a Southern Nevada mountain. Advanced Rail Energy Storage North America (ARES) is the Kirkland-based company that … Read more >

Experts say pumped hydro is notoriously difficult to site. But as more renewables come online, the industry is eyeing new locations and fresh technologies.…Pumped storage hydropower accounted for around 95% of commercial energy storage capacity in the U.S. as of 2018, with around 21.6 GW of installed capacity around the country. Facilities traditionally include two reservoirs, at different … Read more >