The Spotlight Is Now On Solar
A 12,000 solar cell aircraft was able to fly for 19 hours without backup fuel, all its energy derived purely from the sun and stored... Read More
BYD Sets Foot On Southern California
BYD, a leading battery technology company, is building a battery manufacturing facility in Lancaster, California. BYD is also building its first electric vehicle factory at... Read More
Sell Your Solar Energy Back To The Grid With Smart Grids
Solar energy currently accounts for only 2 percent of the energy mix in the world, but that could change with smart grids. According to Henning... Read More
Tech Soap Box News: Berlin 2013
The Tech Soap Box is a unique session of the Energy Storage World Forum. Tech Soap Box features 4 speakers, each given 10 minutes to... Read More
MIT Research Team Proposes Storing Energy In Concrete
Imagine spheres of concrete carrying turbines in them, sitting neatly at the bottom of the ocean. They also act as anchors for offshore wind turbines.... Read More
Lithium Batteries For Solar Can Soon Rival Conventional Power
The average price of power utilities are charging is now 25 cents per kWh. Battery expert Margarete Wohlfahrt-Mehrens from the Centre for Solar Energy and... Read More
650 Rural Electric Utility Projects Benefit Some 8.6m Americans
Since 2009, the US Department of Agriculture has funded 650 rural electric utility projects with a total of $834 million, providing electricity to 8.6 million... Read More
International Alliance Established To Boost Energy Storage
The International Battery and Energy Storage Alliance (IBESA), formed by the International PV Equipment Association (IPVEA), aims to bring together solar, electrical energy storage, and... Read More
New York Passes Bill To Expand Solar Energy Storage
New York State, under Governor Cuomo, is showing businesses that it is walking the talk on clean energy. The State Senate recently approved legislation that... Read More
Compressed Air Energy Storage Facility To Be Built In Northern Ireland
A Compressed Air Energy Storage (CAES) plant will be built in Larne, Northern Ireland. The plant will have a capacity of 268 megawatts to store... Read More