Energy Storage

The Reservoir seamlessly integrates across the Grid to enable customers to increase Renewables integration, improve financial performance, enhance grid operations, reduce energy costs and enable more distributed, local generation GE’s Reservoir condenses 4MWh and 10 years of energy storage experience into a 20’ box – delivers an estimated 15% improved lifecycle on the batteries, 5% […]

Cold temperature negatively impacts the performance of rechargeable lithium-ion batteries (LIBs) and limits their range of applications. Presently, most LIBs can only operate at about 12% of their optimal level when the temperature drops down to minus 40 degrees Celsius. However, major scientific publications recently reported that a team of chemists in China have made […]

According to GTM Research, annual deployments will exceed 1,000 MWh in 2018. The U.S. energy storage market is no longer in its infancy. According to GTM Research and the Energy Storage Association’s newly released U.S. Energy Storage Monitor 2017 Year in Review, 100 megawatt-hours of grid-connected energy storage were deployed in the fourth quarter of […]

The industrial giant’s decision to outsource manufacturing highlights market risks. Bosch’s decision to abandon electric-vehicle battery manufacturing last month underscores the challenges facing players in an increasingly crowded market, say analysts. “This is a pretty bold step by Bosch,” said Mitalee Gupta, energy storage analyst at GTM Research, after the German multinational announced plans to […]

In response to the fast-developing EV (electric vehicle) market, Tokai Carbon of Japan has resolved to invest 5 billion Japanese yen for expanding the capacity of negative electrode of lithium-ion batteries, hopefully by 70% by 2020, according to a report in Nikkan Kogyo Shimbun on Feb. 27. The report points out that demands for negative […]

A private-letter ruling says it’s OK to add a battery to your rooftop solar system and get the 30 percent ITC—as long as it only charges from the sun. The Internal Revenue Service has indicated that federal solar tax credits extend to battery systems added as retrofits — a policy that could “open the floodgates” […]

When run at their limits, batteries get hot. It’s a reality that all hybrid and electric cars must overcome. Typically, they do so with complex cooling systems. The work of faculty and student researchers at Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University aims to eliminate the need for these complicated systems, making electric cars lighter and cheaper to manufacture. […]

The company has said that it will also reduce the proportion of rare earth material in the batteries, as a supply crunch caused by increased market demand for new energy vehicles and batteries poses challenges for the renewable energy sector. New Delhi: Renewable energy company BYD has announced plans to increase the production of electric […]

The veteran manufacturer has gained some early traction in the commercial solar-plus-storage space. SunPower followed up last week’s tough earnings call with more hopeful news. The veteran solar manufacturer and developer is launching a commercial energy storage business under the Helix commercial solar brand. It will design, install and operate the battery systems with its […]

The lithium ion market is expected to exceed $23 billion by 2026 thanks to the technology’s low cost, energy density, efficiency, and safety A new Leaderboard Report from Navigant Research examines the strategy and execution of 10 lithium ion (Li-ion) battery manufacturers, with LG Chem and Samsung SDI ranked as the leading companies. Rapid growth […]