BY BEN COOK:
Hopes for the wider adoption of battery storage are largely pinned on the availability of affordable lithium.
Lithium is a highly reactive alkali metal, which conducts heat easily and is also relatively lightweight. That makes it an excellent component for batteries…
The lack of competition in the battery supply industry could be jeopardising the future of storage. That’s the view of some in the storage sector who argue that customers’ preference for what they see as the elite battery suppliers…
If storage is to truly fulfil its potential as part of the global energy transition, it has to surmount a number of challenges. These include ensuring it is priced competitively, sustainable, and able to be utilised at massive scale…
BY BEN COOK & KATHERINE DAMIAN: Is Europe failing to see the tremendous potential of energy storage?
BY KATHERINE DAMIAN: Tomorrow marks 150 days since Joe Biden was inaugurated as US president — and, so far during his presidency, energy storage has reached new heights.
BY RICHARD HEAP: Swedish battery maker Northvolt this week raised a cool $2.75bn of equity.
That’s the largest equity raise by a private company in Europe…
BY BEN COOK: In the opinion of Kees van de Kerk, president of the newly established industry association Flow Batteries Europe (FBE), flow batteries enable you to mitigate the risk of unpredictability…
BY RICHARD HEAP: Energy operators are increasingly aware of how software can boost profits at wind and solar farms. Now they want the same for storage. This week, Capital Dynamics affiliate Arevon Energy has picked…