UV-Visible Spectroscopy Gives Researchers a Tool to Study Battery Materials Understanding why certain materials work better than others when it comes to energy storage is a crucial step for developing the batteries that will power electronic devices, electric vehicles and renewable energy grids. Researchers at Drexel University have developed a new technique that can quickly […]
Bulgaria, European Bank for Reconstruction and Development sign renewables and energy storage agreements – EQ Mag
The Bulgarian Ministry of Energy and the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) have signed two agreements for the development of renewables in the country. A key part of the National Plan for Recovery and Sustainability, the agreements will support the growth of new solar PV capacity as well as energy storage within the […]
Iron-Air Batteries: A New Class of Energy Storage – EQ Mag
Iron-air batteries are an innovative, exciting development in high-performance energy storage. This article will look at what this technology means for the battery industry and modern society, and the technological solutions provided by Form Energy. Lithium-Ion Batteries: A Green Technology Not Without its Limitations The impact of modern industrialized society on the environment has become […]
Smartville Takes Major Step Forward with MOAB™, Its Scalable, Second-Life Energy Storage System Installed for UC San Diego – EQ Mag
SAN DIEGO : Smartville, a leading developer of reliable second-life energy storage systems, has deployed its first commercially available product, the MOAB™ energy storage system, at the University of California San Diego’s Library Annex. MOAB is the first second-life energy storage system to integrate and control repurposed electric vehicle battery packs from different manufacturers at […]
AGES OF RENEWABLE ENERGY STORAGE – EQ Mag
As society transitions toward renewable energy sources, energy storage inevitably comes to mind. Researchers at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign have found one way to store renewable energy that re-purposes existing fossil fuel infrastructure. While geothermal electricity generation shows a lot of promise, it’s currently limited to a select few areas where hot rock […]
Gore Street Energy buys Californian energy storage for $110 million – EQ Mag
Gore Street Energy Storage Fund PLC on Friday said it has agreed to buy Big Rock, an energy storage project located in Imperial County, California. Gore Street Energy is a London-based investment company focused on energy storage. Gore Street will buy the 200 megawatt / 400 megawatt hour energy storage project from Avantus LLC. The […]
Investing in energy storage delivers multiple benefits for businesses – EQ Mag
THE volatile international energy markets of the last 12 months have shown us in the UK that the only way to avoid reliance on such markets is through continued build out of renewables infrastructure, linked to an increasing amount of energy storage. Energy storage is a rapidly growing sector, but it’s not just for utility […]
At the G20, India is pressing the issue of energy storage – EQ Mag
At the G20, India is pressing the issue of energy storage India hosted its first Energy Transition Working Group (ETWG ) meeting from February 5th to 7th, 2023. The meeting took place at the IT Hub of India, Bengaluru. Union Minister of Power and New & Renewable Energy R K Singh addressed the meeting and […]
Technologies Offer Increasing Array of Long Duration Energy Storage Options – EQ Mag
While lithium-ion technology has been king of the hill when it comes to energy storage options for utilities, this year could prove to be a key inflection point for the emergence of alternative energy storage technologies in the U.S. if recent developments are any indication. For several years, lithium-ion batteries have dominated the energy storage […]
SMS brings online 90 MW of energy storage in UK – EQ Mag
Smart energy infrastructure group, SMS plc, has begun operating two new grid scale battery energy storage systems (BESS) that add a combined 90 MW of storage capacity to the UK’s electricity transmission network. A 50 MW project located at Brook Farm, near Ipswich, and a 40 MW site in Stairfoot, Barnsley, UK, are now fully […]