BY RICHARD HEAP: Storage will play a transformative role for the global electricity system as we see more countries embrace renewables and electric vehicles. We hear this a lot. But is storage really uppermost in…
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BY RICHARD HEAP: French renewables firm Neoen last week launched one of the largest initial public offerings in Europe this year. It is looking to raise €640m to support its international growth plans with a listing…
BY RICHARD HEAP: The Swedish village of Simris has only 150 households. However, according to German utility E.On, it is also an example of how companies can build smart grids. Last October, the company launched…
BY RICHARD HEAP: Is energy storage an attractive investment proposition for fund managers? In my debut piece for Energy Storage Report last week I touched on comments by Greencoat Capital’s managing partner Richard Nourse at a drinks event…
BY RICHARD HEAP: US healthcare giant Kaiser Permanente pledged last week to go carbon neutral. Not much to get excited about there, right? Yes, it’s good when a company that runs 39 hospitals commits to renewables,…
BY JASON DEIGN: The thermal storage player Ice Energy has confirmed imminent launch plans for Australia, Mexico and Saudi Arabia after securing new funding in June.
BY JASON DEIGN: A Swiss firm called ecocoach is looking to penetrate the challenging residential market with an integrated energy storage and smart energy system aimed at optimising usage of solar energy.
BY JASON DEIGN: The fate of used lithium-ion batteries, seen as a weak point for the industry, is not as gloomy as many think, a report has revealed.