The transition to clean energy is exactly that: a transition. While we must bear in mind that electricity is only one (large) portion of energy demand, the transformation to a renewables-based future is happening extremely quickly, but there are still steps that need to be taken for the grid to fully take onboard their value […]
Energy Storage
What Is Next For Energy Storage Technology?
EVP, Global Head of Engineering and Construction, Sonnedix, overseeing the design and construction of assets for global solar PV platform. 2019 was another blockbuster year for energy storage deployment. One question seems to stay at the forefront: When will we see a real competitor to lithium-ion? While there is no clear front-runner today to knock […]
Energy storage needed to help integrate renewables into EV charging stations
As electric vehicle (EV) charging deployment ramps up and speeds continue to increase, energy storage to support this could reach a global installed capacity of 1,900MW by the end of 2029. This is according to a new report from Guidehouse Insights exploring energy storage for EVs across five global regions and providing forecasts through 2029. […]
Court Ruling Clears Way For Energy Storage On The Grid. Who Benefits?
The way has been cleared for energy storage projects by a federal appeals court. The July decision is a big win for independent, merchant battery companies and renewable energy proponents. Advanced battery technologies and decreasing battery costs have encouraged the development of utility-scale (really big) electricity storage stations on the grid. Tesla -3.8%TSLA and AES […]
40GW of battery storage and longer durations could help smash UK net zero targets
More electricity storage and longer durations of storage will be needed for the UK to meet net zero targets, according to electricity system operator National Grid ESO’s latest modelling. Electricity storage deployment increased in all four of its decarbonisation scenarios, which were outlined in National Grid ESO’s annual ‘Future Energy Scenarios’ document exploring pathways from […]
New Application in Wind and Solar Energy Storage from ICP DAS USA
Wind and solar energy are essential to a sustainable future, but they suffer from peaks and valleys in electricity output that make it difficult to maintain 24/7 power. ICP DAS USA has proposed an efficient battery management and monitoring system for renewable electricity storage facilities. New developments in clean, renewable energy show us the path […]
Texan utility tenders 900 MW of solar, 50 MW of storage
Almost 1 GW of solar could be coming to San Antonio as municipal utility CPS Energy has published a request for information to inform a planned request for proposal (RFP) the company says will bring an “historic” amount of renewable energy to its generation portfolio. The early-stage documents and corresponding procurement figures are part of […]
Storing Energy in the Freezer: Long-Duration Thermal Storage Comes of Age
Thermal energy storage makes up a small but growing portion of the behind-the-meter energy storage market. Jason Dreisbach fields at least half a dozen calls every week from people trying to sell him a technology to lower his energy costs. As the owner of Dreisbach Enterprises, a cold-storage facility owner with operations in Northern California, […]
Western Australia puts battery storage, solar at heart of economic recovery stimulus package
Western Australia will invest AU$56.3 million (US$40.11 million) in solar power as part of a new renewable energy plan designed to kickstart the state’s economy following the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic. The stimulus package, which consists of a total AU$66.3 million (US$47.23 million) spend on green energy technologies, will see the development of 50 […]
Realising the transition to green energy, through renewables and the vanadium redox flow battery
Paul Vollant is Director of Sales & Trading at Largo Resources, a producer and supplier of vanadium. As the world intensifies its efforts to adapt to the disruption caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, the pressing need to accelerate the transition to renewable energy cannot be ignored. Though life as we know it has been greatly […]