Breaking Shell to acquire battery firm sonnen
Shell is to acquire German battery storage manufacturer sonnen in a bid to accelerate its home energy services position.
Senate examines scope and exclusivity of Solar Philippines mini-grid franchise
The Senate committee examining a house bill granting a PV mini-grid franchise to renewable energy firm Solar Phillipinnes has been debating the reach of the franchise as well as its exclusivity, with the discussion to reconvene in May after the general election.
Storage, smart energy touted as post-Brexit stability drivers
Expert briefing held six weeks before the Brexit deadline explores strategies for UK energy players to counter price volatility under a no-deal scenario
‘First of a kind’ for the US: Utility to co-locate 30MW battery with 300MW wind, 50MW solar
After China connected a huge battery to a project combining solar, wind and other generation sources, a US utility project has just been announced which will likewise combine solar and wind with a grid-scale battery.
EDF launches blockchain solar-plus-storage, P2P trading pilot in South London
Consumers in a South London housing estate will soon be able to trade solar power amongst themselves as an blockchain-enabled pilot project backed by EDF gets underway.
Renewable utility Good Energy pushes forward with UK commercial energy storage partners
Renewable energy utility Good Energy has partnered with manufacturer Powerstar and engineering tech provider Belectric to push ahead its commercial and industrial (C&I) energy storage offerings in the UK.
India’s first grid-scale storage project launches: 10MW li-ion system will ‘pave way’ for the future
Described as a project of ‘strategic importance’ for India's entire energy sector, the country's first grid-scale lithium-ion battery energy storage system officially went into service this week.
‘Breakthrough moment’: Sunrun’s home solar-plus-storage to provide 20MW capacity in New England
Solar-plus-storage systems in ordinary households will provide 20MW of energy capacity in New England, with Sunrun announcing the award of a contract from the state’s ISO (independent system operator).
UK’s Capacity Market becomes target for flow battery maker CellCube
Long duration flow battery manufacturer CellCube will bring its large-scale vanadium redox flow systems to the UK, with the country's Capacity Market firmly in its sights, according to Immersa, which the Canadian energy storage company has signed up to partner with.
UK’s Zero Carbon homes policy axe will cost households more than it would’ve saved
The scrapping of the UK's Zero Carbon homes policy is costing occupants of new-build homes more than £200 (US$257.14) per year, essentially three times the targeted savings from a price cap set by the regulator, Ofgem.
Solar and storage becomes key focus in New South Wales election battle
Both major parties in the election race for the Australian state of New South Wales have put forward plans focusing on solar and storage for households, with some mixed but mostly positive reaction from the industry.
Funding boost for Australia’s first compressed air energy storage system
The Australian Renewable Energy Agency (ARENA) has approved A$6 million of funding for the country’s first compressed air energy storage (CAES) project.
Schneider Electric to perform microgrid expansion at US Marine Corps station
Schneider Electric will perform an expansion of its microgrid project at Marine Corps Air Station (MCAS) Miramar in order to boost grid resilience at the facility.
California clears another hurdle to energy storage net metering
Regulator approves an industry-led roadmap for solar-plus-storage systems to take advantage of net metering.
UK developer Anesco to combine battery divisions in sweeping restructure
UK battery storage developer Anesco has combined its behind- and in front of the meter storage divisions as part of a wider internal restructure which has triggered the loss of 18 jobs.
Australian gold mine will rent ‘storage-as-a-service’ to power operations
A megawatt-scale energy storage system will be rented out to power a gold mine in Western Australia by Aggreko, the mobile power solutions company which bought up energy storage provider Younicos last year.