Could ammonia be the key to off-grid energy?
BY MIKE STONE: Israeli manufacturer GenCell has developed an ammonium storage and hydrogen fuel cell combination for off-grid power applications.
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The secrets of the StoreDot battery that wowed BP
BY JASON DEIGN: A lithium-metal-polymer battery that helped Israeli manufacturer StoreDot secure USD$20m from BP could be priced at $200 per kWh if produced today, company sources said.
Highview Power’s Pilsworth liquid air energy storage project officially opens
BY MIKE STONE A landmark liquid air energy storage (LAES) plant was officially unveiled this week with the opening of Highview Power’s grid-scale plant at Pilsworth, UK.
Funding round puts Sonnen on course to take home battery crown from Tesla
By Jason Deign A cash injection from investors including Shell has put the German residential energy storage firm Sonnen a step closer to challenging Tesla’s home battery dominance.
ESS Inc enters Latin American market, signs contract with Pacto GD in Brazil
By Jason Deign ESS Inc yesterday announced a contract to design and install a combined Energy Warehouse flow battery storage and solar energy system in Brazil.
EnSync hopes residential Li-ion battery launch will help deliver $15m this year
By Jason Deign Commercial and industrial (C&I)-scale energy storage developer EnSync Energy Systems hopes to hit USD$15m in revenues this year with the launch of a residential product.
China and cobalt emerge as the keys in the struggle for lithium-ion materials
By Mike Stone Bigger batteries and greater demand for electric vehicles are creating a scramble for raw materials and the supply chains to use them.
China shows the way for electric bus adoption, dominating deployment
By Mike Stone A recent report from Bloomberg New Energy Finance (BNEF) shows China is pulling ahead of the rest of the world in electric bus deployment.