We’re all familiar with the idea of utilities storing cheaply-produced, surplus electricity until market demand peaks to maximise profits, but now two engineers from Virginia Tech, USA, have proposed turning the concept on its head….
Pike Research claims that the global market for advanced batteries is going to more or less double each year over the next 5, reaching $7.6 billion in 2017. Although growth will slow thereafter, Pike predicts…
According to new estimates released by Climate Change Business Journal (CCBJ), the U.S. energy storage market exceeded $3 billion last year, and is expected to pass the $5 billion-mark by 2014. The CCBJ says that…
Market research company Zpryme says that the U.S. market for smart grid network management systems will grow from $225 million in 2012 to $1.05 billion in 2020. This translates to an impressive annual growth of…
A report from TechNavio entitled Global Ultracapacitor Market 2011-2015 claims that the worldwide market for ultracapacitors is expected to grow at 20.6% CAGR during the reporting period 2011-2015. The report, which also covers supercapacitors and…