Worldwide Residential PV Storage Capacity to Reach 2.5 GW by 2017
Incentives and subsidies will drive the adoption of residential PV storage over the next 4 years, according a report by IHS. The residential segment for... Read More
Graphene May be Springboard for Energy Storage Leap
Supercapacitors made from graphene, a carbon-based high-tech material, represent another breakthrough that could drive the energy storage industry forward. The innovation can be attributed to... Read More
Scientists Refine Hydrogen Storage for Solar Energy
A group of scientists from the Helmholtz-Zentrum Berlin research institute and the Delft University of Technology have created a solar fuel device that is economical,... Read More
Microgrid Goes for Gold in San Francisco
Over 4 days this October in a San Francisco hotel, a microgrid will demonstrate how distributed energy and smart power systems can be a promising,... Read More
Prospects for Solar – Storage Combination Still Cloudy
The deployment of solar energy in tandem with energy storage solutions has a fair few obstacles to overcome yet, before reaching mainstream status. At first... Read More
UK Explores Hydrogen Storage
The sleepy town of Rotherham in South Yorkshire, England, will see the launch of a Hydrogen Mini Grid System, which is a demonstration project intended... Read More
UK’s Latest Salvo Against Intermittency
The United Kingdom appears to be caught up in a research frenzy at the moment – with the University of Liverpool the latest beneficiary of... Read More
UK Readies Europe’s Largest Energy Storage Facility
A 6MW/ 10MWh energy storage plant will be sited at the Leighton Buzzard substation in the English town of Bedfordshire, in order to evaluate how... Read More
Storage in Off-Grid Solar Industry Enjoys High Profit Margins
A recent report titled “Batteries Included: Gauging Near-Term Prospect for Solar/ Energy Storage Systems” predicts that by 2018, there will be $2.8 billion worth of... Read More
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