Electrical and heat storage using specially nanocoated salt (NCS) could be economically competitive with pumped hydro, SaltX has said, with a large-scale demonstration facility inaugurated in Berlin, Germany. Headquartered in Sweden, SaltX has been “working with salts for 15 years”, the company’s marketing director Eric Jacobson told Energy-Storage.news today. This specific application for the salt-based energy storage […]
India likely to invest in Bolivia lithium industry
India has expressed interest in investing in the lithium industry of Bolivia, home to vast untapped mines of the mineral that is used in rechargeable batteries for portable electronics and electric vehicles. Indian President Ram Nath Kovind and his Bolivian counterpart Evo Morales held wide ranging talks on ties in sectors like space, mining, information […]
India likely to invest in Bolivia lithium industry
India has expressed interest in investing in the lithium industry of Bolivia, home to vast untapped mines of the mineral that is used in rechargeable batteries for portable electronics and electric vehicles. Indian President Ram Nath Kovind and his Bolivian counterpart Evo Morales held wide ranging talks on ties in sectors like space, mining, information […]
How Electric Cars Can End The Age Of Oil
To understand how electric cars can end the Age of Oil, you might want to visit a fast food restaurant. Oil may have dominated our economic times, but it fades in significance when compared to salt. Civilization was built on the stuff that McDonald’s now gives its customers for free. Salt is essential to the […]
Statkraft Looks to Virtual Power Plants as Renewable Energy Demand Surges
The Norwegian firm aims to build 2 gigawatts of virtual power plant capacity in the U.K., alongside 12 gigawatts in Germany. The Norwegian hydro giant Statkraft is looking to a virtual power plant (VPP) model for expansion across Europe. This month the company confirmed plans for 2 gigawatts of VPP capacity in the U.K. later […]
Tata Power-DDL ties up with European firms to implement smart grid pilot in Delhi
Tata Power-DDL Friday joined hands with European firms Enedis, Schneider Electric, Odit-e and VaasaETT to implement a 1-megawatt smart grid demonstration project in the national capital, which would be insulated from any blackout in the main grid. This microgrid will cater to a specific area which could be connected to main grid or can be […]
Germany, US seek to set aside spat over natural gas supplies
Peter Altmaier told a high-level meeting of German and American officials that Germany is prepared to provide substantial subsidies to the consortia building the terminals, but declined to name a figure BERLIN: Germany’s economy minister said Tuesday he’s confident the country will soon have two terminals capable of receiving shipments of U.S. liquefied natural gas, […]
EV battery systems able to kick-start large power plants
Transmission system operator TenneT and Daimler subsidiary Mercedes-Benz Energy have joined forces in a development partnership to see whether EV batteries could stabilise large grids. The result: Automobile battery storage systems can indeed make a significant contribution to grid stabilization and system reconstruction. The study was carried out within the framework of the Enera project […]
BMW Says No ‘Question Mark’ About Vehicle Electrification
BMW Says No ‘Question Mark’ About Vehicle Electrification Germany lags in the EV race, but manufacturers see big opportunities. BMW, one of Germany’s largest auto manufacturers, preached confidence in the transition to electric vehicles during an event this week. “We understand what the issues are, and we have no question mark when it comes to […]
Al Shirawi forms joint venture with Germany’s GILDEMEISTER Energy Solutions
To advance the development and deployment of solar energy solutions in the UAE. Dubai, UAE: Al Shirawi Group, one of the largest private business conglomerates in the UAE, has formed a landmark joint venture with Germany’s GILDEMEISTER Energy Solutions GmbH to advance the development and deployment of solar energy solutions in the UAE. The GILDEMEISTER […]
