For the first time since the Industrial Revolution, Britain is obtaining more power from zero-carbon sources than fossil fuels. The milestone has been passed for the first five months of 2019. National Grid says clean energy has nudged ahead with 48% of generation, against 47% for coal and gas. The rest is biomass burning. The […]
Energy Storage
‘Don’t miss this opportunity’: Industry groups’ further plea for energy storage ITC
Failing to create an investment tax credit as part of the ongoing tax extenders legislation, a coalition of clean energy trade bodies in the US have urged. As it stands, this year’s tax extenders will add a further year to wind power’s Production Tax Credit, but calls for the bipartisan Energy Storage Tax Incentive and […]
New York Senate passes the biggest renewable energy mandate in the US
The 70%-by-2030 renewable energy provision in legislation S6599 is second only to Washington DC’s 100% by 2032 aim, and includes targets of 6 GW of distributed solar by 2025 and 3 GW of energy storage by 2030. It is expected to pass the assembly today. The 100% renewable energy movement has focused on getting state […]
Energy storage could see refugee camp powered entirely by solar
Swedish company Azelio is studying whether storage could ensure complete self-sufficiency for the 36,000-strong Azraq camp, which already draws 70% of its electricity from solar generation. Swedish energy storage company Azelio is studying how it could complement solar power generation at a Jordanian refugee camp to ensure self-sufficiency at the site in a development that […]
North Carolina and California Partner with Eos for Energy Storage Initiatives
Today, Eos Energy Storage announced two new projects deploying the company’s Aurora 2.0 battery system in markets on both coasts of the United States. The solution integrates the company’s aqueous, zinc Znyth battery technology as a safe, sustainable, and scalable alternative to Lithium Ion. The Eos Aurora 2.0 has been installed by Duke Energy as […]
Korea’s ESS fires: Batteries not to blame but industry takes hit anyway
After fires were started at a reported 23 battery energy storage installations in South Korea during 2018, the government and a national standards committee have discovered the causes but have so far declined to engage with the international press on the matter. Energy-Storage.news has been tracking progress since rumours and then more solid reports began […]
REC Solar saves California school district millions through innovative solar energy solutions
– Pleasanton Unified School District is the latest education system to work with REC Solar to deploy on-site solar plus storage solutions – Installations illustrate the education market’s need to control peak demand and lower costs SAN LUIS OBISPO, Calif.: REC Solar, a subsidiary of Duke Energy Renewables, is working with the Pleasanton Unified School […]
The world will get half its power from wind, solar by 2050
Nearly half the world’s electricity will come from renewable energy by 2050 as costs of wind, solar and battery storage continue to plummet Since 2010, the cost of wind power has dropped by 49%, and solar has plummeted 85%, according to BNEF Nearly half the world’s electricity will come from renewable energy by 2050 as […]
Energy Storage Will Be Big Business Soon
A new asset class is coming to the energy industry. One of the most exciting innovations in energy over the past decade has been the development of energy storage technology. Batteries have become viable for almost every size project, from homes to the largest utilities. In 2018, 311 megawatts (MW) and 777 megawatt-hours (MW-hr) of […]
Why Corporate America Loves Renewable Energy
Companies that may never have thought they would be buying clean, renewable energy are flooding to the industry in droves. Some are doing so because they can tout themselves as environmentally responsible to investors and customers, but we’re beyond that as a main driver. Renewable energy makes good financial sense for companies around the world, […]