First Power-to-Gas Project in US Launched
Southern California Gas Company (SoCalGas) is working with the Energy Department’s National Renewable Energy Laboraotry (NREL) and the National Fuel Cell Research Centre (NFCRC) to... Read More
Commercial Battery Storage With Wind Farm Is Europe’s First
A 2.3MW lithium-ion battery system will be deployed in combination with a 12MW wind farm on Faroe Islands, in what is a commercial first for... Read More
Swiss Battery Maker Leclanche Joins Portuguese Island Grid Project
Lithium-ion batteries from Leclanche will be deployed in what is believed to be “the world’s first MW-scale renewable energy plus storage system” on the Portuguese... Read More
Duke Energy, Indiana State Partner With Research Institute For Energy Storage
Duke Energy and the state of Indiana’s Office of Utility Consumer Counselor (OUCC) are working together with Indiana’s Battery Innovation Centre (BIC) to advance clean... Read More
Feature Article: What Renewables Really Need Is Not New Technologies In Energy Storage
The argument going around now is that energy storage is the only solution for balancing the grid and renewables. Without breakthrough technologies, the prospect of... Read More
World Bank Highlights Complementary Role Of Energy Storage In Grids With Renewables
A new report from the World Bank’s Energy Sector Management Assistance Program (ESMAP) looks at new approaches to facilitate the scaling up of variable renewable... Read More
CSPs With Storage Capability Provide More Value
It has been proven that electricity generated from concentrating solar power (CSP) plants with storage capability outperforms solar photovoltaic (PV) and wind power. Extensive research studies cited... Read More
Belgium Plans Artificial Island On North Sea To Store Wind Power
Belgium is planning to construct an island in the North Sea to store wind energy, as it looks for ways to lessen its reliance on nuclear... Read More
Future of China’s Renewables
China is pushing ahead with renewables on a very large scale, with renewables and other non-fossil fuel options expected to provide around 15 % of... Read More
Too Much Wind Power? Use Smart Grid Storage
Is there such a thing as too much wind power? The small city of Summerside, located on Canada’s Prince Edward Island, is home to approximately... Read More