Demand Energy ends year with Costa Rica deal

By Jason Deign Energy storage systems developer Demand Energy and Latin America microgrid pioneer Rio Grande Renewables this week announced a record-breaking project in Costa Rica. The two companies have commissioned a battery storage-plus-solar-PV microgrid at Establishment Labs, a Costa … Continue reading →

Finland sees growing role for energy storage

By Jason Deign Finland’s nascent grid-scale battery market is set to expand rapidly in the coming years, according to Landis+Gyr’s Northern Europe CEO Ari Tolonen. He told Energy Storage Report his company was pursuing four other energy storage projects in Finland after completing the … Continue reading →

How phase-change materials are saving lives

By Jason Deign Phase-change materials (PCMs) are boldly going into an energy storage realm where even the most modern battery technologies have failed to deliver: saving lives. Dulas, a Welsh renewable energy technology company, is using PCMs in place of batteries as an essential … Continue reading →

HyperSolar moves along lonely path to hydrogen

By Jason Deign US-listed technology firm HyperSolar is looking to develop a commercial-scale solar-powered hydrogen generation system after unveiling a working prototype last month. The Santa Barbara, California-based company is hoping to give the hydrogen fuel cell industry a boost by … Continue reading →

What does the PV glut mean for energy storage?

By Jason Deign Present forecasts of PV-and-battery adoption could end up significantly underestimating true adoption levels by not taking into account a massive glut in solar capacity. Josefin Berg, senior analyst for solar demand at IHS Technology, told Energy Storage Report there are … Continue reading →