Feature
Editor's blog
Picture special: Energy storage at Intersolar Europe 2018
The doors opened for Intersolar Europe/ees Europe this year. Here are some photographic highlights taken from the exhibition.
Technology
Interviews
CEO Q&A: Detlef Neuhaus, Solarwatt
While at Intersolar Europe/ees Europe this week, we caught up with Detlef Neuhaus, CEO of the Dresden-headquartered Solarwatt who told us more about his company's strategy, as well as offering up some candid views on the industry.
EC wants to make sure ‘world’s cleanest batteries’ are made in Europe
European Commission vice president for energy, Marcos Sefcovic has referred to an EU action plan for ‘green batteries’ to be made in Europe, citing the technology as vital for renewable energy integration as well as giving the continent a ‘competitive edge’.
Editor's blog
Intersolar overdrive: Energy storage at the Europe edition this week
This week the editorial teams of Solar Media’s international brands, PV Tech and Energy-Storage.news, will be among those travelling to Munich for the Intersolar Europe trade show, which once again includes the electrical energy storage Europe (ees Europe) event.
Feature
Analysis
Long time coming
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 first of a two-part special report, Andy Colthorpe learns what the flow battery industry faces in the fight for commercialisation.
UK can meet climate goals ‘predominantly’ using wind, solar, batteries and DSR
A new study has found that the UK could meet its growing power needs predominantly with solar and wind energy, with battery storage and demand response providing flexibility.
Indian Space Department offers lithium-ion tech transfer to spur domestic manufacturing
Vikram Sarabhai Space Centre (VSSC), part of the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO), has offered to transfer its lithium-ion cell technology to Indian companies to support them in establishing lithium-ion cell production facilities in India.
India steps closer to first lithium-ion cell facility, with cost and lifetime goals
An Indian clean energy firm hopes to bring down the cost of lithium-ion cell manufacturing below INR15,000/kWh (US$222) by setting up a facility in the southern state of Tamil Nadu.
Xcel’s plan: Accelerate coal retirements, 275MW of storage for PV at ‘unprecedented low prices’
Xcel Energy has filed a plan which would retire two coal plants, add significant capacities of renewables and gas – and deploy 275MW specifically in combination with PV.
UK aggregator Kiwi’s 2.4MWh C&I Tesla battery could make US$400k of savings in first year
UK demand response aggregator Kiwi Power has completed its latest behind-the-meter battery installation at a manufacturing site in Plymouth as the company continues to target the commercial and industrial (C&I) sector with similar projects.
More four-hour battery projects approved in SDG&E’s California territory
California investor-owned utility (IOU) San Diego Gas & Electric (SDG&E) has contracted companies including RES, AMS and Enel Green Power to execute five energy storage projects totalling 85MW / 334MWh in its service area.
Turkey studying impact of storage on solar LCOE ahead of gigawatt auctions
Advisory and certification house DNV GL is supporting Turkish plans to source 30% of total electricity generated in the country from renewable sources, carrying out a feasibility study for combinations of solar PV and energy storage.
World first grid-scale liquid air energy storage project completed in northern England
The UK's energy storage sector took “a great step forward” after completing what is thought to be the world’s first grid-scale liquid air energy storage (LAES) plant at the Pilsworth landfill gas site in Bury, near Manchester, the two companies involved have said.
Queensland funds feasibility study, Siemens joins Townsville ‘Gigafactory’ project
Australia could be getting its first lithium-ion battery ‘Gigafactory’, with some progress made in the past few days for a facility proposed to be built in Queensland.
National Grid wants UK storage to provide black start next year
Britain’s transmission system operator (TSO) National Grid has said it wants a new procurement process for 'black start' capabilities up and running by the mid-2020s, and wants it to involve renewables and battery energy storage.
Smart islands, flow batteries and Internet of Energy: your free copy of PV Tech Power
Volume 15 of PV Tech Power, from our publisher Solar Media, has just hit the virtual shelves - and the quarterly technical journal is free to download from the PV Tech site.