Interview: John Breckenridge, CEO, Arevon Energy
With $12bn of assets and a 4.5GW portfolio of solar and battery projects, Arevon Energy is well-placed to make a major impact in energy storage.
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Urgent steps needed to embrace green hydrogen
BY CHARLES YATES, MANAGING DIRECTOR, CMY CONSULTANTS: Europe is leading a green hydrogen revolution that is gaining pace worldwide. Global consultancy Afry has identified ten large green hydrogen projects in development in eight western European…
Co-location could make wind-plus-storage projects work
BY ILARIA VALTIMORA: Questions about wind-and-storage projects have come up at pretty much every event held by ESR sister title A Word About Wind in the last two years. However, while we can all agree that the…
The nuclear plant powering debate over storage
By Jason Deign A surprise U-turn over a UK nuclear power plant has ignited debate over whether renewables, backed by storage, might not be a better alternative. Last month the UK’s new, post-Brexit administration raised…
Azores project key for island microgrid credibility
By Jason Deign A project on Graciosa, Azores, has become key for the credibility of island-based storage following concerns over another plant more than 1,500km away. The Younicos project on Graciosa is set to go…
Battery key to island’s hybrid system
By Jason Deign Inverter maker SMA Solar Technology yesterday confirmed commissioning of a hybrid battery, PV and diesel system covering the electricity needs of a small Caribbean island. The system will allow the 21km2,…
P2P energy player lobbies for storage
By Jason Deign Peer-to-peer (P2P) power supplier Open Utility is planning to pressure the UK electricity market regulator towards introducing grid-balancing measures that could include energy storage. The company, which runs an energy marketplace called…
Islands show how energy transition works
By Jason Deign Islands converting power supplies from diesel to renewables could be role models for the global transition to renewable energy, according to Younicos co-founder Clemens Triebel. “If we’re aiming for a high percentage…