Energy Storage A Hit Among Twitter Influencers – EQ Mag Pro
The growing adoption of electric vehicles is fueling discussions on various energy storage systems among the Twitter influencers.
Energy storage has emerged as a global priority as the focus has shifted towards the adoption of clean energy to not only meet the increasing energy demand but also to achieve net-zero. In line with this, the growing adoption of electric vehicles is fueling discussions on various energy storage systems among the Twitter influencers, finds GlobalData.
GlobalData’s latest report, ‘#Influencerviews on Energy Storage’, reveals the top trending topics among Twitter influencers between October 2021 and January 2022 by analyzing the concepts, company names, and hashtags based on Buzz Index Score and volume of posts.
Buzz Index Score is GlobalData’s proprietary metric, which is used to calculate the uniqueness of any trend on a scale 0-1. The score closer to 1 is the more recent and popular mentions are for a trend. A score of 1 indicates that a trend is not discussed prior to a selected time period.
Smitarani Tripathy, Social Media Analyst at GlobalData, comments: “Influencer conversations tracked by GlobalData’s Social Media analytics platform reveals 50% jump in discussions on ‘energy storage’ during October 2021 to January 2022, compared to the previous four months. Lithium iron phosphate (LFP) batteries, battery swaps and Tesla’s powerwall backup were some of the most discussed topics around energy storage among the influencers.”
Most of the influencers are of the opinion that LFP technology is better than traditional Lithium-ion batteries in terms of the expected life, environmental damage, compact size, and weather resistance.
Tripathy explains: “Battery swaps have become popular amongst the influencers, backed by the greater adoption of battery-powered vehicles in recent years. Influencers have shared updates around how swaps were implemented around the world and other ideas that can reduce downtime for charging.”
Below are a few most popular tweets captured by GlobalData’s Social Media Analytics Platform:
Henry Sanderson, Executive Editor at Benchmark Mineral Intelligence, says:
“Tesla and VW and others have pledged to use cheaper LFP batteries, with no nickel and cobalt. LFP will also be key for energy storage facilities, needed for wind and solar. Yet over 90% of LFP production capacity is in China. Read @benchmarkmin analysis”
Euan McTurk, Technologist, Creator of Plug Life Television, on battery swap shared:
“Here’s an electric mining truck that can swap its battery in a very short space of time. Noise reduction, no combustion, no exhaust emissions, better reliability, cheaper running costs and no downtime compromises vs ICE or fuel cell. Huge positive impact on the mining sector.”
