‘Rapid change’ needed to keep global warming below 1.5 degrees, IPCC warns
Rapid, far-reaching and unprecedented change is required to limit climate change to 1.5C, the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) has warned.
Britain’s second energy storage fund seeks US$260m for 262MW pipeline
Investment management firm Gresham House is to float an energy storage fund on the London Stock Exchange next month, with an aim to raise £200 million to fund 262MW of energy storage projects over the next year.
Energy storage procurement targets could work for Nevada, PUCN-commissioned study says
Nevada could cost-effectively deploy between 750MW and 1,000MW of energy storage by 2030, according to an economic study commissioned by the state’s rulemakers to investigate the potential for the technology.
Fluence now contracted to deliver UK Power Reserve’s full 120MW pipeline
UK Power Reserve, a British developer of flexible electricity assets, has confirmed that battery storage solutions from Fluence will be used to build out its entire 120MW portfolio of projects.
Duracell’s UK storage launch to enable huge revenue jumps, partner claims
International battery brand Duracell is set to launch a home energy storage system in partnership with a UK energy supply and services company which claims it has enabled big increases in revenues available to owners of the devices.
Modi fires starting gun on India’s National Energy Storage Mission
India’s prime minister Narendra Modi made an official commitment towards the launch of the country’s first National Energy Storage Mission yesterday at a ministerial event also attended by the UN Secretary General, Antonio Guterres.
ROUNDUP: Batteries and Oktoberfest, Massachusetts bus charging, APS ‘Rewards’ Sunverge owners
News in brief from around the world of energy storage.
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Long time coming: Part 2
First developed by NASA, flow batteries are a potential answer to storing solar – and wind – for eight to 10 hours, far beyond what is commonly achieved today with lithium-ion. In the second of a two-part special report, Andy Colthorpe dives deeper into questions of bankability, market segmentation and manufacturing strategies with four very different providers of flow energy storage technology.
‘Act responsibly’, US regulator tells Tesla as Musk is ordered to step down as chair
Charges of fraud levelled at Elon Musk after the Tesla CEO recently tweeted his desire to take the company into private ownership have resulted in a settlement with the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) and an agreement that Musk will step down in his other role as chairman of the company’s board.
Energy storage-plus-natural gas a ‘game changer’ in pathway to 100% renewable grids
While the relationship between renewable energy and energy storage is a close one, combining storage with natural gas is also an important stepping stone measure in the transition to 100% renewables, Energy-Storage.news has heard.
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In pictures: Energy Storage International 2018, Anaheim, California
Some highlights from the show floor at Solar Power International's co-located Energy Storage International show in Anaheim, California this week.
Rapid changes in US market driving up value of residential and other BTM energy storage
Regulatory changes at the national level coupled with policy programmes in leading states will drive residential and commercial energy storage to new heights, according to various sources at this week’s Energy Storage International in California.
‘100% renewable is 100% doable’ for California, storage industry insider says
The opening address and a handful of sessions took place on Monday for SPI/ESI at Anaheim Convention Center, California. While the two shows are national and international, it is expected there will be a great deal of attention paid to the state’s SB100 bill.
ADB finances solar-wind-storage and thermal pump hybrid project in Mongolia
The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has approved a US$40 million loan to support a 41MW hybrid distributed renewable energy system combining wind, solar, battery storage and a thermal heat pump in Mongolia.
Sonnen’s newest technology deployed in UK energy market for the first time
Installations of sonnen’s latest hybrid battery storage units are underway, alongside new residential solar arrays, as part of a Local Energy Market (LEM) being built by one of the UK’s largest energy companies to test the capabilities of a virtual marketplace of distributed energy resources.
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SPI/ESI hits California: energy storage policy, smart controls and backup at the show this week
It’s Solar Power International this week and bigger than ever is its co-located sister show Energy Storage International in Anaheim, California. Here are some of the reasons why we're excited to attend.