Green hydrogen: Ready for take-off?
BY ALEX CURTIS: It was last month that the world’s first hydrogen-powered plane took flight. Simultaneously, the global green hydrogen market now seems to be ready for take-off after a surge in green new deals…
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New research confirms what we knew
By Jason Deign A new study has strengthened previous evidence that electrical energy storage is getting more distributed, more tied to solar, more long-term and more based on lithium-ion.
Study: flow batteries beat lithium ion
UPDATE: We have found data for EWE’s proposed flow battery system on the EWE Gasspeicher website. The actual values are not far off those calculated in our original article below. By Jason Deign A study…
Research hints at storage’s wider role
By Jason Deign Research in recent weeks suggests energy storage is being considered for a growing role on the grid as renewable penetration increases.
Study unveils secrets of long-duration storage
By Jason Deign More than half of upcoming energy storage projects could require assets with a discharge duration of around four hours or more, according to new research. About 30% of energy storage procurement decision…
Study: distributed storage is going to take over
By Jason Deign A major study published last week not only forecasts massive energy storage growth but also predicts a seismic shift in the structure of the market. The Global Energy Storage Forecast, 2016-24, from…
PG&E wins CAES research grant
In the last issue of Energy Storage Report, we ran a story about Pacific Gas and Electric Company (PG&E) of California issuing an energy storage request for information (RFI), which we interpreted as the company dipping its…