Subscribe To Premium
Premium Homepage

News

SolarCity: Energy storage is ‘inevitable’

January 17, 2014

The coming of energy storage to electricity markets is “inevitable”, according to Eric Carlson, senior director of grid systems integration storage at US solar energy provider SolarCity.

Subscribe to Newsletter

Most Popular

‘US battery manufacturing will surpass 100% of demand’, US ESC report states

UL9540A: New edition of key BESS fire safety standard ‘establishes new precedent’

LG Energy Solution’s US$4.3 billion agreement with Tesla, and LFP manufacturing with GM

US 100-hour battery startup Form Energy’s first overseas deployment ‘set to fill a critical gap in Ireland’s power system’

NSW’s storage target jumps 40% to 56GWh as solar surge rewrites 2030 grid equation

Ormat Technologies begins commercial operations at 320MWh California BESS

Upcoming Events

SolarPLUS USA

March 24
 - March 25
, 2026
Dallas, Texas

Energy Storage Summit USA

March 24
 - March 25
, 2026
Dallas, Texas

Grid-Forming: From Niche BESS Application to Standard Requirement

March 24
 - March 24
, 2026
10am ET / 3pm GMT

Extract more value from BESS assets in the NEM: from advanced analytics to the full stack

March 31
 - March 31
, 2026
11am AEDT

Energy Storage Middle East

April 7
 - April 9
, 2026
Dubai World Trade Centre, Dubai

SolarPLUS Europe

April 15
 - April 16
, 2026
Milan Marriott Hotel, Italy