WASHINGTON, D.C. : Today, the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) released the Energy Storage Grand Challenge Roadmap, the Department’s first comprehensive energy storage strategy. Announced in January 2020 by U.S. Secretary of Energy Dan Brouillette, the Energy Storage Grand Challenge (ESGC) seeks to create and sustain American leadership in energy storage. In addition to concerted […]
Energy storage roadmap for UK’s net-zero transition
The role of energy storage and the part it will play in helping the UK reach its net-zero targets on carbon emissions by 2050 has been set out in a roadmap drawn up by researchers at the University of Birmingham. The Energy Storage Roadmap, launched at a webinar attended by industry, academic and policy experts, […]
Energy storage experts launch research and innovation roadmap for future technology deployment
The role of energy storage and the part it will play in helping the UK reach its net-zero targets on carbon emissions by 2050 has been set out in a roadmap drawn up by researchers at the University of Birmingham, drawing on expert knowledge from across the energy sector. The Energy Storage Roadmap, launched at […]
Australia state unveils $23 bln energy roadmap in renewables push
Australia’s most populous state said it would cut red tape and speed up approvals for businesses to invest in renewable energy projects SYDNEY : Australia’s New South Wales (NSW) state said on Monday it would shift toward renewable energy from coal and aimed to lure A$32 billion ($23.3 billion) of private investment into the sector […]
Australia state unveils $23 billion energy roadmap in renewables push
SYDNEY (Reuters) – Australia’s New South Wales (NSW) state said on Monday it would shift toward renewable energy from coal and aimed to lure A$32 billion ($23.3 billion) of private investment into the sector in the next decade. Australia’s most populous state said it would cut red tape and speed up approvals for businesses to […]
Firms line up to create roadmap for India’s global solar grid plans
EDF, McKinsey, Deloitte, PwC are among entities that have shown interest in shaping India’s grid plans The companies plan to participate in a request for proposal called by the MNRE for consultants NEW DELHI : French government-owned power utility Électricité de France SA (EDF) and consulting firms McKinsey & Co., Boston Consulting Group (BCG), Kearney, […]
Govt shifting gears from diesel to solar
Roadmap prepared to replace one-third of diesel-run irrigation pumps with solar pump systems in 15 years; will save $480 million in fuel cost a year Farmers in Bangladesh burn one million tons of diesel to irrigate 3.4 million hectares of cropland each year. The country has to foot a staggering $1.2 billion import bill a […]
The poor must be included as change agents in the roadmap for clean energy
The immediate priority is to better target central aid for the poor. We identify three ideas that build and improve existing programmes, and should be prioritised by the Ministry of Finance in making budgetary allocations. All are important for ensuring the welfare of the poor. The UNION Power minister has reasserted the government’s commitment to […]
New York’s latest Innovation Challenge targets long duration energy storage startups
The development of systems capable of storing over six hours of energy economically is being supported in New York with an Innovation Challenge launched by the New York Power Authority (NYPA) and Urban Future Lab, a cleantech innovation centre. Also aimed at supporting promising new technologies and business models for electric vehicles (EVs) and their […]