Ares power storage

About Us

The firm''s clients include engineering, procurement, and construction firm Potelco, part of Quanta Services (NYSE: PWR), which has built the megawatt-scale Horn Rapids Solar, Storage, and

2025 Jul 13

Our Company

Founded in 2010, Advanced Rail Energy Storage (ARES) has developed, tested and patented rail-based, gravity-powered energy storage technologies that are more environmentally

2025 Oct 05

Advanced Rail Energy Storage

The facilities are scalable in power and energy ranging from a small installation of 100 MW with 200 MWh of storage capacity up to large 2 to 3 GW regional energy storage systems with 16

2026 Feb 22

ARES system to put energy storage on the right track

Advanced Rail Energy Storage (ARES) has developed a system that uses heavy rail cars that are pushed to the top of a grade

2023 Jun 03

ARES Nevada Project

ARES Nevada is developing a 5MW GravityLine TM energy storage facility on approximately 20 acres at Gamebird Pit, a working gravel mine in

2023 Jan 15

ARES Breaks Ground on First GravityLine Energy Storage Facility

"The first ARES GravityLine facility and future projects will create much-needed storage capabilities helping to avoid blackouts and shutdowns while keeping power prices

2025 Jan 25

Russ Weed

Russ is a seasoned business and project developer, marketing and sales leader, and legal manager, with 30 years of experience in the energy storage, renewables, and

2025 Jun 08

Tony J. Blevins

Prior to joining Apple in 2000, Blevins held positions at IBM in both supply chain and engineering and worked/resided in Florida, New York, Tokyo and Seoul, culminating in the

2025 Nov 25

ARES Nevada Clean Energy Storage Project

What is ARES Nevada? A clean, quiet, environmentally sensitive project that uses the force of gravity to store power when it isn''t needed and supply it when it is.

2024 Dec 05

Top 7 Gravity Energy Storage startups 2026

Country: USA Advanced Rail Energy Storage (ARES) provides a deployable solution for grid-scale energy storage. ARES

2026 Jan 26

ARES Nevada Project

ARES Nevada is developing a 5MW GravityLine TM energy storage facility on approximately 20 acres at Gamebird Pit, a working gravel mine in Pahrump, Nevada. This project employs a

2024 Oct 22

ARES Breaks Ground on First GravityLine Energy Storage Facility

Founded in 2010, Advanced Rail Energy Storage (ARES) has developed, tested and patented rail-based, gravity-powered energy storage technologies that are more

2025 Apr 16

ARES North America

Advanced Rail Energy Storage (ARES) uses proven rail technology to harness the power of gravity, providing a utility-scale storage solution at a cost that beats batteries. ARES'' highly

2024 Aug 14

Pahrump Valley Times: Energy Storage Project

"The first ARES GravityLine facility and future projects will create much-needed storage capabilities helping to avoid blackouts and shutdowns while keeping power prices

2025 Mar 23

About Us

His foci are the 50MW ARES project in Nevada, the development and negotiation of further ARES projects, development of strategic partnerships for ARES, and the go-to-market strategy of the

2023 Feb 14

Advanced Rail Energy Storage

Over the last decade, ARES has developed, tested and patented rail-based, gravity-powered energy storage technologies. By 4th quarter 2024, we will have our first facility in operation

2024 Dec 08

GravityLine

The GravityLine TM storage system is made up of multiple 5MW tracks and can vary in size from 5 MW to 1 GW of power and an equivalent range of energy (MWh to GWh) depending upon

2023 Oct 31

Energy Storage (ARES)

Thank you To Thermal-Mechanical-Chemical Energy Storage Workshop organizers Russ Weed Chief Development Officer Advanced Rail Energy Storage (ARES) 505 Market St. Kirkland,

2025 Feb 26

Advanced Rail Energy Storage System | Old and

Learn about the Advanced Rail Energy Storage, the Old and New Technology for A Small and Large Scale of Power Supply. What are

2024 Dec 17

News

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

2024 May 18

Gravity-Powered Energy Storage Technologies

Gravity on rail lines Advanced Rail Energy Storage (ARES) offers the Gravity Line, a system of weighted rail cars that are towed up a

2025 Jun 08

Batteries Or Train-Pumped Energy For Grid-Scale

An artist''s rendering of the massive rail used in the ARES power storage project to store renewable energy as gravitational potential

2026 Mar 01

Rail Energy Storage

"ARES is a rail-based technology that stores energy by raising the elevation of mass against the force of gravity and recovering the stored energy as the mass is returned to

2025 Nov 02

News

News Las Vegas Business Press: DEAL WATCH: ARES Nevada builds energy storage facility in Pahrump GROUND BREAKS ON PAHRUMP ENERGY STORAGE FACILITY ARES Nevada,

2026 Jan 25

ARES NW Power and Conservation Council Presentation

ARES is a scalable rail-based energy storage technology which integrates proven state-of-the-art equipment to economically provide grid scale energy storage and ancillary services.

2024 Apr 25

Advanced Rail Energy Storage

mounted winch drive system. This modification allowed ARES to eliminate the need for onboard vehicle motive power, the associated reliance on an overhead electric catenary system to feed

2024 Aug 27

The train goes up, the train goes down: a simple

The large ("grid scale") ARES projects could range from 200 MW to 3 GW, which is a hell of a lot of storage — enough, the company

2023 May 14

Ares Acquires Stake in 900 MW U.S. Solar and

Engie North America announced today an expansion of its partnership with alterative asset management Ares Management, with an

2023 May 22

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4 FAQs about Ares power storage

What is Ares energy storage?

Over the last decade, ARES has developed, tested and patented rail-based, gravity-powered energy storage technologies. By 4th quarter 2024, we will have our first facility in operation with many more to follow.

What is advanced rail energy storage?

Advanced Rail Energy Storage (ARES) uses proven rail technology to harness the power of gravity, providing a utility-scale storage solution at a cost that beats batteries. ARES’ highly efficient electric motors drive mass cars uphill, converting electric power to mechanical potential energy.

How long do ARES Systems last?

ARES systems are machines and have a 40-year service life with no degradation and no thermal runaway. ARES uses recycled steel rails, low-carbon and reclaimable mass cars, sophisticated motors and electronics, and freely available gravity, providing a fully sustainable renewable energy storage solution for utility-scale deployment.

Where is Ares Nevada launching a new energy storage project?

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 >