US solar and storage event hears of financing hurdles, call for standalone ITC
Barriers to financing for energy storage could hold back the growth of solar in the US, while an Investment Tax Credit (ITC) for standalone energy storage should be introduced, the audience heard as our publisher Solar Media hosted the Solar and Storage Finance USA event last week.
Sonnen launches ‘affordable’ all-in-one home battery storage system in US
Germany-headquartered residential battery storage manufacturer sonnen has launched an “all-in-one” system in the US which comes at a recommended retail price of US$9,500.
VIDEO: Energy storage meets electric vehicles - solving critical infrastructure challenges
Energy-Storage.news was delighted to host a sponsored webinar with Wärtsilä Energy on how energy storage is being used to support the uptake of electric transport last week - and you can now watch the whole thing on our YouTube channel.
Australian utility AGL reveals latest big step towards 850MW of battery storage
Australian utility AGL has furthered its plans to develop 850MW of large-scale battery storage across a number of sites in the country, announcing a new project in Victoria.
Fluence helping Gore Street’s Ireland capacity expansion
UK stock exchange-listed energy storage investment fund Gore Street Energy Storage Fund has applied to triple its capacity in the Republic of Ireland, up to a total of 180MW.
California ROUNDUP: Thule’s thermal, Flow battery for fire station, CALSSA’s 10-point plan
This week's news in brief focuses on the Golden State - California.
Zenobe Energy gets $200 million investment to fuel 500MWh of UK battery portfolio growth
UK energy storage solutions provider Zenobe Energy is targeting an additional 500MWh of storage and 1,000 electric buses following a £150 million (US$198.94 million) investment the infrastructure equity investment arm of investment manager M&G.
Software ‘crucial to the bankability of energy storage’
The importance of software for the bankability of a project is growing, as the opportunities for energy storage around the United States continues to expand.
‘100% renewable energy’ luxury resort in Saudi Arabia will use 1,000MWh battery storage system
A tourism development in Saudi Arabia which will have its own international airport and hopes to attract over a million visitors each year will be 100% powered by renewable energy, with the help of a 1,000MWh battery storage facility.
Additional home solar, battery rebates in Australian state of Victoria’s new budget
The Australian state of Victoria has doubled down on its rooftop solar and home battery subsidy programme as part of a drive to help households cover the cost of their power bills while making properties more energy efficient.
Giga-Norway: Panasonic, Equinor check out green battery business potential in northern Scandinavia
With dozens of massive new lithium-ion battery factories planned or already under construction in Europe, Panasonic and Equinor are investigating the potential for a “green battery business” in Norway.
For lithium to still lead the way…
Although lithium-ion is currently the market leading battery technology in energy storage, this status cannot be guaranteed in perpetuity. Three leading figures from the lithium-ion battery industry give Andy Colthorpe their views on how the technology can continue to prosper.
UK firms make international expansion moves with residential solar-plus-battery offerings
Two UK-based firms, energy supplier OVO Energy and integrated home battery storage provider Social Energy, have expanded into international markets in Spain and in Australia respectively.
Construction begins in Georgia on RWE Renewables’ largest US solar-plus-storage project to date
Work has begun on a 195.5MW solar farm in Georgia, US, colocated with 40MW / 80MWh of battery storage for RWE Renewables, subsidiary of Germany-headquartered multinational energy company RWE Group.
VIDEO: What’s happened in UK energy storage since 2017
Find out what’s been going on in the UK energy storage market over the past three years, presented by not-for-profit clean energy expert group Regen at the Virtual Energy Storage Summit which took place online in late September.
Long-duration energy storage milestones achieved by Lockheed, Eos and Form Energy
While lithium-ion continues to dominate big project announcements worldwide, three providers of long-duration non-lithium battery technologies have claimed various milestones in commercialisation.