2016 Marks A Year of Maturity For Energy Storage Industry
Corporate investment in energy storage nearly hit $660 million in the third quarter this year, a five-fold increase from third quarter 2015, according to the... Read More
AEP Seeks Okay to Invest $52M in 8-10 Utility Microgrids
American Electric Power (AEP) unveiled plans this week to invest $52 million to build 8-10 utility microgrids as part of a smart city design for Columbus,... Read More
William Chueh Honored For Energy Storage Scientific Research
Sometimes all it takes is 140 characters to get groundbreaking research noticed. “Prof. William Chueh’s team @Stanford probes #nanoscale secrets of rechargeable #batteries.” The tweet must... Read More
European Commission To Bet €2 billion On ‘Disruptive’ Clean Technologies
The European Commission is betting on disruptive clean technologies to give the EU a competitive edge, as part of its energy and climate “winter package”.... Read More
E.ON & Tucson Electric Break Ground on 10-MW/2.5-MWh LiB-Solar Energy Storage Facility
E.ON North America announced it had broken ground and begun construction of Iron Horse, a 10-MW/2.50-MWh energy storage facility being built for Tucson Electric Power (TEP). Located... Read More
Farming Industry To Explore Energy Storage Solutions
Energy storage and ‘behind the meter’ optimisation are the new buzz words for farmers wanting to get the most from renewable energy initiatives as the... Read More
Battery Storage Program Has Started A Mass Market Up-Take In Australia
A community-based program to encourage the uptake of solar and battery storage in Australian homes and businesses has been so successful that the promoters believe... Read More
Energy Storage Advance May Boost Solar Thermal Energy Potential
Engineers at Oregon State University have identified a new approach for the storage of concentrated solar thermal energy, to reduce its cost and make it... Read More
India Forecast As World’s Third Largest Solar PV Market In 2017
Analyst’s report reveals that India now has more than 10 GW of utility-scale, rooftop and off-grid solar PV installed nationwide, with the sector growing 137%... Read More
Steag Inaugurates $100m 90MW Energy Storage System In Germany
Major German utility Steag and automation company Nidec ASI, formerly known as Ansaldo Sistemi Industriali, have inaugurated a 90MW energy storage system in Germany, in what... Read More