A new report from Navigant Research explores the concept of reusing plug-in electric vehicle (PEV) lithium ion (Li-ion) batteries for stationary energy storage system (ESS) applications, focusing on the key issues, market drivers, and challenges related to reusing second-life PEV batteries.Many traction batteries with Li-ion chemistries used in PEVs are showing less degradation and better […]
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Annual Revenue for the Commercial and Industrial Energy Storage Industry Is Expected to Reach $10.8 Billion by 2025
Barriers to further growth in the commercial and industrial energy storage market include poor understanding, undervaluation by stakeholders A new report from Navigant Research examines the global market for commercial and industrial (C&I) energy storage, with a focus on advanced lead-acid, flow, and lithium ion (Li-ion) batteries, including market forecasts for capacity and revenue, through 2025. […]
UK Budget throws lifeline to offshore wind, while Senvion has second try at IPO
In its 2016 annual Budget, the UK government announced plans to allocate GBP 730m ($1bn) by 2021 to offshore wind farms and other less-established renewable energy technologies, sticking to its low-carbon commitment while moving support away from the more established technologies of onshore wind and solar PV. A series of auctions will be held over […]
Global Solar-PV Polysilicon Prices Rise, as China-US Trade Dispute Continues, IHS Says
The ongoing trade dispute between China and the United States continues to affect the manufacture of polysilicon used for solar-photovoltaic (PV) modules in both countries, but not equally. A rush to install projects in China before the deadline for feed in tariff (FIT) levels of those projects on June 30, 2016 is the primary reason […]
Climate Group :Unleashing private investment in rooftop solar in India
The Solar Rooftop Policy Coalition was formed in January 2015 by the Nand and Jeet Khemka Foundation and the UK Department for International Development with The Climate Group and the Shakti Sustainable Energy Foundation joining soon after. These organisations were motivated by the opportunity to support government to realise its ambition for rooftop solar. These partners provided funding, practical […]
Doubling Renewables Can Save Trillions
In the race to fuel our ever-developing world, renewable energy is making some impressive gains against fossil fuels. While coal use continues to decline in China and around the world, renewables are growing at an unprecedented pace. Renewable energy drew a record $280 billion of investment in 2015, and more new renewables capacity is being […]
Global power generation could be severely affected by predicted 40% global water shortfall in 2030
A 2016 research paper in the Journal Nature predicts a 40% shortfall of available water across the globe by 2030 with effects not just for drinking, food production, hygiene and public health, but also for 98% of global electric power generation. Presented at the Asia-Pacific Energy Leaders’ Summit in New Zealand the early findings of […]
Selling power below the FiT-rate in China
China has found a novel way to address large-scale curtailment of renewables generation: it is offering developers a chance to sell power at rates below the contracted feed-in tariffs. China’s Gansu province was the first to allow its wind and PV owners to sell their output below the FiT rates. A notice from the National […]
Photovoltaic Windows: Energy Efficient and Energy Generating
Merck, a leading science and technology company, announced recently that it is collaborating with building-integrated photovoltaics (BIPV) producer Polysolar, and innovation center CPI for a project in the UK. The Innovate UK project called “Power Generating & Energy Saving Windows” aims to enable windows of the future to generate their own solar power as well as […]
Annual Revenue for the Residential Distributed Energy Resources Market is Expected to Exceed $92.7 Billion in 2025, According to Navigant Research
A new report from Navigant Research analyzes the global market for residential distributed energy resources (RDER), with global market forecasts for the power capacity and revenue of key technologies, through 2025.As residential utility customers become more interested in the amount of energy they use and its impact on the environment, distributed energy resources (DER) are […]