Could disused mine shafts be next for UK energy storage?
Disused mine shafts in the UK could get a second life as “gravity batteries” — a novel form of energy storage under development by a... Read More
41 MW grid-scale battery planned in UK Midlands
US engineering giant GE (General Electric) and Arenko, UK energy infrastructure company, are working together strategically on developing a grid-scale battery across the United Kingdom.... Read More
Have residential Virtual Power Plants come of age?
Virtual Power Plants (VPPs) are not a new technology — the linking up of decentralised energy resources (DERs) to flexibly and reliably respond to grid... Read More
Strong Tailwinds Ahead – the Case for Wind Plus Energy Storage
Florian Mayr is partner at Apricum – The Cleantech Advisory and will also be speaking at the Energy Storage World Forum 2018. Read on for Florian’s blog discussing... Read More
An interview with Milan Vukasovic of APG
This week, we talk to Milan Vukasovic who is responsible for Team Coordination “Network Security Standards” at Austrian Power Grid AG. 1. How Europe’s Regulatory... Read More
How to unlock new geographic markets for energy storage?
The past few years have seen unparalleled growth in energy storage capacity. However, the majority of this capacity and growth remains concentrated within the same... Read More
UK university laboratory smart energy laboratory to digitise substations with renewables, energy storage and smart meters
A living laboratory for new renewables, smart energy and low carbon tech is under development at Keele University. Keele University, situated at the West Midlands,... Read More
Can mesh membrane pave the way to mass molten salt ESS deployment?
A team of scientists from Massachusetts Institute of Technology announced this month that they have developed a new separator for molten sodium batteries. The new... Read More
New grid balancing energy storage in Germany: 2.5 MW completed, 10 MW contract awarded
Two new grid balancing energy storage projects in Germany: a 2.5 MW system by ADS-TEC has been completed and now connected to the grid, while... Read More
What challenges are inhibiting energy storage revenue stacking?
In our previous article, we covered how technology costs aren’t yet low enough for energy storage to be economically viable as standalone projects, and some... Read More