By Jason Deign Enel’s buyout of US project developer Demand Energy last week was largely down to a secret ingredient that has been cooking for several years. While Washington State-based Demand Energy has a decent…
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…
By Jason Deign Recent announcements have signalled growing interest in the development of software systems that can tie energy storage assets together to form virtual power plants. Last month, for example, the European utility E.ON…
By Jason Deign An energy storage player could become the first company to seriously undermine the utility business model following an announcement being made today. Sonnenbatterie, a storage firm with around 50% of the residential…
By Jason Deign Greensmith, the storage control system developer, is setting its sights on the development of sector-specific software packages after releasing new aggregation functionality this month. Long-term the company is hoping to have a portfolio of…
By Dr Geoff James Previously published on www.energystorageforum.com and republished with permission. When people buy batteries for their homes, they mainly expect to have more energy independence. But a sophisticated battery system can do more than providing…
Positive indicators for the forward march of energy storage continue to abound, such as the inclusion of the sector in McKinsey Global Institute’s list of 12 Disruptive Technologies That Are Changing The World. Meanwhile, ASD Reports forecasts the grid-scale…
The South Australian firm ZEN claims that its active balancing battery management system halves the expense of storing electricity, compared to other lithium-ion units, reports the Brisbane Times. ZEN is primarily a software company, rather than…