Discover the UK market at Solar & Storage Live 2018
16 - 18 October 2018 - Birmingham, UK - The NEC
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Five reasons to attend Solar & Storage Live 2018 11 Oct 2018, 15:23Solar & Storage Live 2018, the trade exhibition organised by Energy-Storage.news' & PV Tech's publisher Solar Media, opens its doors in a week’s time, with around 4,000 pre-registered visitors expected to flock to the NEC, Birmingham, England. Here’s why this year’s event is not to be missed.
- EDF calls on Nissan's 2nd life batteries to power commercial projects in the UK 11 Oct 2018, 15:09
- Virtual reality: VPPs in a break with tradition 8 Oct 2018, 14:50
- Duracell’s UK storage launch to enable huge revenue jumps, partner claims 3 Oct 2018, 17:42
- Leading lights of the UK: SPP & ESN Awards shortlist revealed 17 Jul 2018, 14:15
- Solar Power Portal and Energy-Storage.News Awards 2018: THREE WEEKS LEFT TO NOMINATE! 10 May 2018, 13:58
Hecate Energy, InfraRed Capital Partners start new energy storage company
Hecate Energy and InfraRed Capital Partners have announced a partnership to form a new energy storage company called Hecate Grid, which will develop, build, own and operate utility-scale energy storage projects across North America.
Lithium batteries simply the cheaper choice for UK businesses’ energy needs
The UK’s government has shied away from supporting large volumes of solar and other distributed energy technologies through subsidies, but commercial and industrial energy storage and solar-plus-storage could be a huge market opportunity in Britain and abroad.
Bosch makes play for emerging ‘digital climate and energy industry’ with investment in Ads-Tec
Bosch has said its investment in a German energy storage company, just announced today, fits in with a purpose of positioning the engineering giant at the forefront of the emerging ‘digital climate and energy’ industry.
SolarEdge targets ‘one-stop-shop’ destination with battery manufacturer acquisition
An agreement to buy 75% of Korean battery manufacturer Kokam gives SolarEdge a level of vertical integration that could make the PV company a ‘one-stop-shop’ for customers, while SolarEdge could diversify into areas outside solar energy.
‘World’s largest microgrid’ in Micronesia gets 30-year PPA
The small island nation of Palau in the western Pacific Ocean has moved a step closer to having what is said to be the largest ever microgrid spanning diesel, solar and battery energy storage.
Australian university to trial solar storage microgrid with EV charging
The Australian Renewable Energy Agency (ARENA) has partnered with Monash University and technology provider Indra Australia to trial a microgrid as a first step to powering Monash’s Clayton campus entirely with renewable energy by 2030.
Five reasons to attend Solar & Storage Live 2018
Solar & Storage Live 2018, the trade exhibition organised by Energy-Storage.news' & PV Tech's publisher Solar Media, opens its doors in a week’s time, with around 4,000 pre-registered visitors expected to flock to the NEC, Birmingham, England. Here’s why this year’s event is not to be missed.
EDF calls on Nissan’s 2nd life batteries to power commercial projects in the UK
EDF Energy has partnered with Nissan to launch a new energy storage proposition using second life batteries with the utility’s proprietary demand side response (DSR) platform in the latest high profile collaboration in the UK energy sector.
SolarEdge to acquire battery manufacturer Kokam
Smart energy and inverter company SolarEdge will acquire the South Korean battery manufacturer Kokam.
New York offers US$40 million to spur C&I and community solar-plus-storage projects
New York plans to incentivise commercial and industrial (C&I) solar-plus-storage projects, kicking off by making $40 million funding available to support 50MW of storage paired with solar from early November.
Duke Energy to invest US$500 million in battery storage in Carolinas over 15 years
As part of Duke Energy’s efforts to advance battery storage technology within the Carolinas, the company announced US$500 million in projects over the next 15 years within both US states.
Grid trading, off-peak incentives to spark ‘huge growth’ for home batteries in Britain next year
The rise of grid trading and off-peak tariffs, rather than the closure of the feed-in tariff and potentially the export tariff, will see the domestic storage market experience “huge growth” over 2019 according to SolaX’s European product manager ahead of next week’s Solar & Storage Live conference and exhibition in England.
RES breaks ground on dispatchable PV project that shows a ‘Flexible Path’ for San Antonio
CPS Energy, a utility serving residents of San Antonio, Texas, has just broken ground on the first solar-plus-storage project it will own outright.
Siberia to get initial 10MW solar-plus-storage project from Saft-Hevel partnership
Lithium-ion battery energy storage will be deployed at a 10MW solar farm in a remote part of Siberia, as a pilot to investigate the potential for the technologies to combine in the region.
Virtual reality: VPPs in a break with tradition
Cloud-aggregated virtual power plants using residential or C&I battery storage as part of a smart energy management system can benefit the grid, integrate renewables and EVs and hopefully add a powerful long-term value proposition for home storage. Andy Colthorpe and David Pratt report on how some of the UK’s first VPP projects are proving the concept.
Rolls Royce invests in ‘autonomous energy supply’ with strategic stake in microgrid company Qinous
Luxury car brand Rolls Royce, yet to make significant strides towards electrification of its vehicles, has nonetheless made an investment in the clean and distributed energy sectors, acquiring a stake in a microgrid solutions developer.