Summary Of Forum Day 1
Berlin, Germany— With the end of day 1 of the 6th Forum, delegates had listened to two keynote speakers, 10 speakers and 7 panellists. The first... Read More
Taking Car Batteries For A Test Drive
The Department of Energy Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL) is testing the feasibility of using used car batteries for stationary energy storage, before sending them... Read More
Why Aren’t Microgrids Here Yet?
In the developed world where day-to-day electricity is taken more or less for granted, we really only feel a loss when our reliable power supply... Read More
Summary Of Pre-Forum Workshop
Berlin, Germany—Kicking off the full week ahead were workshop leaders Diego Dal Canto and Raquel Garde Aranguren, who delved specifically into solar energy storage during... Read More
Residential Flywheels: Covering New Ground
Silicon Valley inventor Bill Gray says his new Velkess flywheel will store energy at a price of $1,333 per kilowatt, as price competitive as pumped... Read More
New Jersey Proposes Funding For Energy Storage Despite Budget Cuts
The State of New Jersey is planning to limit funding for renewable energy, including biomass, onshore wind, and solar, to a mere $7.5 million in... Read More
Integrated Energy Storage Solutions For A Green Future—From BYD
The Lithium-ion Iron-Phosphate (Fe) battery is a novel lithium-ion battery with lithium iron-phosphate as the cathode’s material. Compared with other kind of batteries, it has... Read More
California-based Solar Company Employs 8 kWh Battery Packs
We all know solar energy’s main weakness is that it is intermittent, which is why we need energy storage capabilities for it to start accounting... Read More
BYD Sets Sight On Australia
BYD sees Australia, with its abundant rays of sunshine, as the next big market for energy storage. Focusing on residential storage, the Chinese company will... Read More
Energy Storage Showcase Held In Vermont
With the launch of the new OptiGrid Stored Energy Solutions product in Southern Vermont, EnerSys held a showcase to help customers understand the product better.... Read More