Many new microgrid projects are still under the radar and many local projects originate organically without official designations or titles, making them very hard to track, according to a new report from Navigant Research. As a sector,…
Research company Roskill is forecasting the lithium industry will be increasingly reliant on production of lithium-ion batteries to sell its product and that the growth of hybrid electric vehicles means a shift away from portable electronics as…
A recent report compiled by the VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland claims that a switch to hydrogen-fueled transport would benefit the country’s balance of payments as well as its environment. The idea is that Finland could…
With a 2011 revenue of USD$39.5 billion, the global energy storage market is set to increase steadily through 2020, according to the latest report by GBI Research. According to GBI (‘Global Energy Storage Market to…
We are not the first to question this prediction and likely will not be the last. An article by Jesse Berst in Smart Grid News queries Global Information’s assertion that grid-scale energy storage will jump…
The worldwide market for PV storage is forecast to grow rapidly to reach USD$19 billion in 2017, from less than $200 million in 2012, according to a new report entitled ‘The Role of Energy Storage…
On May 9 a new report on the merits of liquid air as an energy vector will be launched, and its implications discussed, at the Royal Academy of Engineering in London. The possibilities of liquid…
Batteries will “play a critical role in the future of electricity supply” according to a Visiongain analysis which indicates the grid-scale battery storage market will reach USD$1.2bn in 2013. The authors of the Grid Scale…