[Herald Interview] Hanwha Q Cells’ advanced tech stands to lower cost of PV energy TOKYO: The cost of generating solar energy can be reduced further even without state subsidies via technological advances that increase the power-generating capacity of each cell module, a marketing expert with a global photovoltaic system giant said last week. The levelized […]
Energy Storage
Energy Storage Has A Breakout Year On Both Sides Of The Meter
2018 may have been the year of residential energy storage, according to a leading analyst, but grid storage was no slouch. 2018 was also the year that grid-level batteries broke out of early adopter states, said Dan Finn-Foley, a senior analyst with Wood Mackenzie Power & Renewables, and began appearing in places that might once […]
Sonnen, Inc. names Blake Richetta as CEO and implements U.S. Board of Directors
Tesla can do a world of good if Elon Musk seizes the coming boom in India energy storage
India is expected to overtake China as the largest renewable-energy market by 2020. There will be an urgent need for energy-storage solutions in India as solar and wind power grow to as much as 75 percent of new capacity. Battery storage deployments can reach 1,000 Gw by 2040. There are 19 Gw of storage globally […]
Global Oil Plows Billions Into Solar & Energy Storage
Global oil companies are plowing billions of dollars per year into solar and into energy storage, as more nations seek to switch their energy sources away from fossil fuels. In only 5 out of 15 acquisition deals done in solar over the past two years, over $8 billion was spent, according to an analysis by […]
‘Value of flexibility’ will get UK energy storage through the financing crossroads
A refocus on volatility trading and honesty with investors will help strengthen the business case of energy storage as it strives to go mainstream without the help of subsidies, according to financiers gathered at this week’s Energy Storage Summit. “There’s an absolute need for flexibility and volatility services in the market and on that basis, […]
CellCube Partnership With Immersa Paves the Way For 80MWH Energy Storage Deployment
TORONTO: CellCube Energy Storage Systems INC. (“CellCube” the “Company”) (CSE: CUBE) (OTCQB: CECBF) (Frankfurt: 01X) (WKN: A2JMGP) announces Immersa plans to deliver 15 projects this year into the UK market of 20MW/80-120MWH using CellCube energy storage systems. CellCube and Immersa formed a strategic partnership to deliver renewable technology solutions to the grid using energy storage […]
Texas company slowing Puerto Rico’s path to solar and energy resilience after Hurricane Maria
SAN JUAN: After Hurricane Maria ravaged Puerto Rico’s power grid and plunged the island into 11 months of darkness, local leaders and activists vowed to start shifting the Caribbean island toward distributed renewable sources, like solar power, and energy independence. But the Texas-based company that owns the lion’s share of the residential solar market in […]
EU Commission launches £8.5bn fund for clean energy tech
A new £8.5bn fund to develop clean energy technologies has been unveiled by the European Commission. The funding will be used to support a range of areas including carbon capture and storage, renewables and energy storage. It comes after the commission adopted a goal in November to reduce CO2 emissions to a minimum in Europe […]
An Arizona Utility Is Betting Big on Energy Storage
The shift underscores declining storage costs, but questions remain on whether the move will bring down emissions An Arizona utility said last week it plans to install more energy storage in the next six years than had been built in all of the United States prior to 2018. But whether the new batteries in the […]