Hybrid Supercapacitor Electrode For Faster Battery Charging
While supercapacitors have been favoured for their rapid charge and discharge rate and longer cycle life, trade-offs in their large size and mass have had... Read More
Battery Storage Systems Outperform Coal-Fired Plants In Stabilising Power Grid
In another argument against dirty coal, a new study by the Jülich Research Centre and battery storage expert Younicos has confirmed that high power battery storage... Read More
A New Material For Commercial Li-ion Batteries: Silk?
Silk could be the next new material for future lithium-ion batteries, as discovered by scientists from Beijing Institute of Technology. Their paper describing the research... Read More
IRENA Envisions 160 GW Of Energy Storage By 2030
The International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA) is planning a road map of 160 Gigawatts (GW) of battery storage installations worldwide by 2030. This would mean... Read More
Small Battery Systems Give The Best ROI For Peak-Demand Reduction
The National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) from the US Department of Energy (DOE) recently announced that small battery systems for energy storage to manage peak... Read More
SunEdison Buys SolarGrid, Becomes First To Offer Renewable Energy And Storage Solutions
In a forward-looking business decision to produce more cost-effective energy storage technology, largest renewable energy developer SunEdison has acquired energy storage firm SolarGrid. Initially a... Read More
Used Electric Vehicle Batteries A Source For Energy Storage
With the number of electric vehicles hitting the market increasing, so the question of what becomes of the used batteries arises. While recycling seems to... Read More
What’s Ahead For Energy Storage World Forum Rome 2015
While much attention in our industry has traditionally been focused on grid-scale energy storage, we have for some time been intrigued by the potential for... Read More
Graphene-Based Electrodes: A Potential Game Changer For Energy Storage
Crucial to electrical energy storage is the understanding of their complex systems that change as the system is charged and discharged. Researchers at the Lawrence... Read More
Energy Storage To Hit Mass Markets In 5 Years-Deutsche Bank
According to a recently released study by Deutsche Bank titled “Crossing the Chasm”, published on 2 March 2015, large-scale energy storage will become available within... Read More