Oil giants pile into energy storage
By Jason Deign The last week has seen two Big Oil firms move into energy storage as continuing low prices for crude force petroleum sector players to diversify. On Monday the French oil giant Total…
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ABB builds storage system in Italy
ABB will provide Enel Distribuzione with a battery energy storage system that will enable the utility to study the benefits of using such facilities in its distribution network. The system will be installed at the…
Japan adds backing to energy storage
In a week where continued fears over radiation leakage call the future of the country’s nuclear fleet into question, there is at least one piece of good energy news coming out of Japan. NGK Insulators…
Nanotech T-shirt offers storage to wear
What’s the best place to store electricity? Many solutions are being suggested, from household fuel cell energy storage units to your electric vehicle’s lithium-ion battery. But a fascinating article in Nanowerk explores the idea that we’ll one…
China to spend $166bn on energy storage
Analyst group Bloomberg New Energy Finance (BNEF) is predicting China could spend between USD$164bn and $192bn on energy storage between now and 2030. The figures are from a study released this week that considers four possible future…
And in other news…
As usual, we have been delighted by the volume of news on energy storage and related areas in the last week. And as usual, we lack the resources to cover them all. So here are…
News in brief
We are delighted to say that the number of stories on energy storage is growing on an almost daily basis, a sure indication that the interest in the sector is expanding. The only downside is…