Rooftop solar could potentially be the catalyst for a new surge in energy storage installations. Ten years ago, solar was dominated by rooftop installations. Then developers and utilities hit on the idea of building utility-scale projects, and kickstarted the booming market we see today.
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It is four weeks since a Tesla Megapack caught fire during testing at one of the world’s largest battery storage projects. On 30th July, a 13-tonne lithium-ion battery at Neoen’s 300MW Victorian Big Battery complex in southeast Australia – which has not yet been switched on – erupted into a four-day blaze.
BY RICHARD HEAP: Individual consumers could play a key role in the looming storage revolution. We’ve heard plenty about how a growing number of electric vehicles linked to the grid can help operators to better…
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.
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.
By Jason Deign British residential energy storage aggregator Moixa Energy is involved in a GBP£10m funding round that “may close very shortly,” according to Simon Daniel, CEO.
By Jason Deign PV-plus-storage could allow homes in Australia to cover more than 99% of annual power consumption from solar, the experience of one household indicates.
By Jason Deign New energy-trading business models based on blockchain technology could help and be helped by the spread of energy storage, experts have said.