New research suggests electric vehicles could have a key role in using excess solar while also providing grid services. Pic: Animam.photography
By Jason Deign
Research in recent weeks suggests energy storage is being considered for a growing role on the grid as renewable penetration increases.
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BioSolar’s share price has had ups, but mainly downs. Chart taken from OTC Markets.
By Jason Deign
Battery materials maker BioSolar is hoping it will be third time lucky as it moves towards commercialisation of a “breakthrough energy storage technology.”
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SolarReserve’s Crescent Dunes CSP plant in the US has a 1.1GWh storage capability, about equal to all the world’s utility-scale batteries combined. Pic: SolarReserve.
By Jason Deign
Concentrated solar power (CSP), a renewable technology seemingly on the wane, could be back in vogue following a record low tender bid announced Monday.
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Energy storage investment was discussed at the World Bank Innovate4Climate event in Barcelona last week. Pic: Energy Storage Report.
By Jason Deign
The possibility that energy storage could be gaining credibility among investors has been reinforced by a rash of announcements in the last week.
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The pumped hydro project on El Hierro, Spain, is not meeting expectations. The US faces a glut of applications for similar projects, which will face challenges of their own. Pic: Animam.photography.
By Jason Deign
Pumped hydro, the forgotten granddaddy of energy storage, seems back in fashion: records show 19 new project applications were filed in the US this year.
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LG Chem is looking to add US residential battery sales to an already impressive pipeline of business worldwide. Pic: LG Chem.
By Jason Deign
LG Chem, the South Korean battery behemoth, has confirmed it has now achieved global energy storage system sales equalling 2.6GWh.
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Jeff Damron has been appointed vice president of sales at Enel Green Power’s Demand Energy subsidiary. Pic: Demand Energy.
By Jason Deign
Demand Energy, the Enel Green Power energy storage developer, last week beefed up its senior team with the addition of Greensmith sales lead Jeff Damron.
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California’s demand for energy storage is set to soar to new heights as renewables accentuate the duck curve. Pic: egorshitikov/Pixabay.
By Jason Deign
If you thought California’s lead as an energy storage market might fade in the face of upstarts such as Australia or Germany, then think again. Recent moves might see new gigawatts of capacity being installed across the state by 2020.
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