Canberra project turns 250 homes into “virtual big battery”
250 rooftop solar systems in Canberra, Australia were connected into a “virtual big battery” this week. Residents can sell the solar power generated from their... Read More
Can solid-state magnesium battery challenge lithium-ion energy storage?
There have been hundreds of attempts to find the battery chemistry that will challenge the dominance of lithium-ion. Magnesium energy storage has been a theoretically... Read More
Will shock change in Capacity Market auctions de-rating factor harm UK energy storage?
The UK government has published plans to drastically reduce the de-rating factor in Capacity Market auctions, causing havoc to planned and future energy storage projects.... Read More
Why does Elon Musk drive energy storage forward so much faster than his competitors?
Elon Musk has won his $50 million battery bet — Tesla has completed a 100 MW, 129 MWh battery energy storage facility in South Australia... Read More
30% fall in battery storage costs necessary for future viability of UK projects
According to Foresight, leading UK battery storage investors, a 30% reduction in energy storage costs is required to make future UK projects feasible without relying... Read More
Can regulated utilities prove the business case for energy storage?
Many of the most talked about energy storage projects of 2017 were commissioned or supported by regulated utilities. The trend shows no sign of slowing... Read More
Is energy storage the key to subsidy-free solar in Britain?
Climate change minister for the UK, Claire Perry, claims that including energy storage with large scale solar is “the way that you make the subsidy-free... Read More
Are the way costs are calculated for energy storage truly reflecting its value?
With installation and operating costs being the major barrier to further uptake of energy storage, having clear figures for current costs, speed at which costs... Read More
Global Energy storage market forecasted to double six times in 12 years
Bloomberg New Energy Finance (BNEF) recently released a report, “Energy Storage Forecast, 2017-2030” which forecasts that the global energy storage market will double six times... Read More
Will early solar-plus-storage investors gain upper hand in Southeast Asia?
Panelists at the Solar and Off-Grid Renewables Southeast Asia event in Bangkok this year could not agree whether solar-plus-storage was already an economically viable solution.... Read More