EnergyNest’s thermal storage to replace natural gas at Austrian manufacturing plant
Norwegian firm EnergyNest is to deploy its thermal battery storage technology at a manufacturing plant in Austria.
Standalone energy storage a worthy venture, says Nextera CEO Jim Robo
New-build solar and wind could outcompete most existing fossil fuels by 2025, while standalone energy storage also has a future in its own right, Nextera Energy executives have predicted.
Taking charge: Energy Storage Association CEO Kelly Speakes-Backman
Despite making huge strides forward, the energy storage industry’s work in helping stakeholders across the value chain understand the technologies and the roles they can play in a renewable energy future is far from done. Andy Colthorpe speaks with Energy Storage Association chief executive, Kelly Speakes-Backman, at the forefront of the industry’s push into unchartered regulatory, policy and public affairs matters.
California’s Home Solar Mandate pulls together roofer PetersenDean and Enphase
US construction and home improvement company PetersenDean has selected Enphase’s equipment including battery storage for its solar home offerings.
Schneider Electric launches DERS ‘grid management solution’ with Autogrid
Schneider Electric has partnered with Autogrid for a “grid management solution” that can incorporate and optimise diverse assets including customer-sited energy storage.
‘Global flow battery partnership’ between Avalon and redT set to seal deal in March
The proposed merger between flow energy storage companies Avalon Battery and redT continues to progress, with the transaction set to be completed around the end of March 2020.
‘Breakthrough’ California solar-plus-storage project bought by Capital Dynamics
Asset manager Capital Dynamics has purchased the mammoth Eland solar-plus-storage complex under development by 8minute Solar Energy in California.
#SmartSolarStorage2020: Massachusetts city saves big cash on power costs
NEC and developer Kearsage Energy have completed work on a 4.5MW solar PV array, combined with a 1.6MW / 2.8MWh AC-coupled battery energy storage system in Amesbury, Massachusetts.
UK investment fund Gresham House pens optimisation deal for 74MW of storage
UK-based Gresham House Energy Storage Fund has sealed the deal on its latest battery optimisation agreement.
New analysis says 4.5 million people will be working in energy storage worldwide by 2050
New study predicts the energy storage industry will grow to employ millions by 2050, fuelling a renewables jobs boom as fossil fuel industries shed millions of workers.
#SmartSolarStorage2020: Sonnen, Centrica complete 100-battery phase of UK virtual power plant
Centrica and sonnen have completed a virtual power plant (VPP) project in the south of England, which will allow customers to maximise the potential of their solar panels while providing flexibility to the grid.
Data centre batteries: ZAF retrofits nickel-zinc solution in Atlanta
ZAF Energy Systems, a maker of nickel-zinc (NiZn) batteries which in 2019 claimed a “breakthrough in cycle life” has netted a contract to outfit a data centre in the Southern US for integrator Capitol Power Group (CPG).
Navigant: Li-ion for ESS to exceed 28GW globally by 2028
While pumped hydro plants still account for around 96% of installed capacity of stationary energy storage worldwide, there will be more than 28GW of lithium batteries deployed for stationary storage applications by the year 2028, Navigant Research has predicted.
#ESSummit2020: Pivot Power says ‘the hint is in the name’ when it comes to revenue agility
Pivot Power is keeping an eye on solutions other than lithium-ion, but chief executive Matt Allen stressed the need to focus on the now and deploy chemistries that are "ready and investable".
Redox flow batteries for renewable energy storage
As energy storage becomes an increasingly integral part of a renewables-based system, interest in and discussion around non-lithium (and non-pumped hydro) technologies increases. A team of experts from CENELEST, a joint research venture between the Fraunhofer Institute for Chemical Technologies and the University of New South Wales take a deep dive into redox flow batteries.
“Unless you understand the investor point of view, decarbonisation won’t happen”
The success of efforts to decarbonise economies in the UK and elsewhere could hinge largely on how governments and business communities – particularly large commercial lenders – engage with the sector in 2020, a UK-based financier of solar and storage has said.