30% fall in battery storage costs necessary for future viability of UK projects
According to Foresight, leading UK battery storage investors, a 30% reduction in energy storage costs is required to make future UK projects feasible without relying... Read More
Can regulated utilities prove the business case for energy storage?
Many of the most talked about energy storage projects of 2017 were commissioned or supported by regulated utilities. The trend shows no sign of slowing... Read More
Is energy storage the key to subsidy-free solar in Britain?
Climate change minister for the UK, Claire Perry, claims that including energy storage with large scale solar is “the way that you make the subsidy-free... Read More
Are the way costs are calculated for energy storage truly reflecting its value?
With installation and operating costs being the major barrier to further uptake of energy storage, having clear figures for current costs, speed at which costs... Read More
Global Energy storage market forecasted to double six times in 12 years
Bloomberg New Energy Finance (BNEF) recently released a report, “Energy Storage Forecast, 2017-2030” which forecasts that the global energy storage market will double six times... Read More
Will early solar-plus-storage investors gain upper hand in Southeast Asia?
Panelists at the Solar and Off-Grid Renewables Southeast Asia event in Bangkok this year could not agree whether solar-plus-storage was already an economically viable solution.... Read More
MIT researchers develop new light responsive thermal battery material
MIT researchers have developed a new phase change material (PCM) that is triggered by pulses of light. Able to store and release thermal energy, this... Read More
Are energy storage systems facing a battery recycling and disposal crisis?
As the market for energy storage batteries continues to grow, the question of how to deal with them at the end of their life cycle... Read More
10 MWh battery energy storage system commissioned in England
As the first in a series of new projects being planned by UK energy storage project developer Eelpower, a 10MWh battery energy storage system (BESS)... Read More
Early plans for 100 MW battery energy storage system in Ireland revealed
On the 14th of November, major energy company Centrica revealed their plans for a 100 MW battery energy storage system to be built in Ireland.... Read More