Another Promising Storage Technology Appears
Researchers at the Pennsylvania State University’s Materials Research Institute has announced the creation of a special glass that is slim, bendable, and able to store... Read More
U.S. Market for Energy Storage to Boom in Coming Years
Technology research firm TechNavio has done the heavy lifting in analysing the American market for energy storage solutions, and arrived at a rosy outlook for... Read More
Energy Storage Test Planned for New York
A $23 million Battery and Energy Storage Technology Testing and Commercialization Center in Rochester, New York, will begin operations in December this year. The facility... Read More
Energy Storage Research Goes into Cryogenics
A team of engineers at the University of Hull has won £6m of funding to explore the use of cryogenics in energy storage. Dr. Wang... Read More
Solar-backed Battery Storage Paired with Wireless Technology
A German solar company is attempting to create and occupy a niche market by commercialising its wireless-enabled lithium-ion battery system. The solar-battery storage setup is... Read More
King Island Crowned First in Race to 100% Renewables
An island of less than 2,000 inhabitants off the coast of Tasmania can now power itself for a prolonged period of time solely with renewable... Read More
Microgrids to Replace Diesel Generators in Rural Canada & U.S.
An initiative to replace diesel generators presently operating in remote communities in Northern Canada, First Nations communities, and the U.S. has been launched by American... Read More
U.S. Bolsters Solar Energy Research with $30 million
The United States’ Advanced Research Projects Agency – Energy, a government institution dedicated to funding research on emerging technologies in the field of energy, has... Read More
Japan Looks into Hydrogen-backed Solar
Japan’s Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry is experimenting with a hydrogen storage system integrated with solar panels. The setup is also outfitted with controller... Read More
Microgrids an Afterthought in Obama’s $7 Billion Africa Electrification Push
In the second leg of his whistle-stop tour of Africa, U.S. President Barack Obama recently promised to provide $7 billion in funding to boost the... Read More