Energy Storage News

The Hybrid Solar Wind Energy Storage Market is set to grow from its current market value of more than $1 billion to over $1.5 billion by 2024; as reported in the latest study by ...

Apr. 4, 2018

By Global Market Insights, Inc.

The U.S. Department of Energy's Advanced Research Projects Agency-Energy (ARPA-E) today (3/29) joined NASA in launching a new NASA iTech challenge, a competition inviting the nation's top entrepreneurs and researchers to showcase their ideas for transformative energy concepts. The challenge seeks to ...

Apr. 3, 2018

By Smart Grid Observer

The Public Investment Fund of Saudi Arabia (PIF) recently (3/28) announced the signing of a non-binding Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Softbank Vision Fund LP (SBVF) to create the New Solar Energy Plan 2030, the world’s largest project of its type, following the launch of the concept in October 2017. PIF and SBVF intend to complete due diligence by the end of May 2018. ...

Mar. 30, 2018

By Smart Grid Observer

A new report from Navigant Research examines key trends, challenges, and growth projections in the energy storage for the grid and ancillary services (ESGAS) market. While the ESGAS industry has matured significantly over the past two years, activity remains concentrated in select countries. In these countries, the ...

Mar. 30, 2018

By Smart Grid Observer

 Lockheed Martin and Cypress Creek Renewables have commissioned 12 MWh of  ...

Mar. 27, 2018

By Smart Grid Observer

Hydro-Québec and the Gouvernement du Québec recently announced the opening of the center of excellence in transportation electrification and energy storage, with the mission of maintaining and ...

Mar. 26, 2018

By Smart Grid Observer

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Mar. 22, 2018

By Smart Grid Observer

Schneider Electric recently (3/14) announced a project with REC Solar to build an advanced microgrid at its Foxboro, Massachusetts facility. The microgrid will be funded by Schneider Electric’s innovative Microgrid-as-a-Service (MaaS) business model ...

Mar. 20, 2018

By Smart Grid Observer

(Wohlen AG, March 2018) The trend towards efficient utilization of limited resources has led to the introduction of a host of activities for energy efficiency improvement. For DC systems especially, monitoring their performance and error-free operation is fundamental. Photovoltaic and battery storage systems are particularly relevant here and the focus is also evidently on the power supplies of ...

Mar. 19, 2018

By Camille Bauer Metrawatt AG

sonnen, a global market leader in intelligent residential energy storage, recently announced the commissioning of a solar + battery storage microgrid at S.U. Matrullas, a K through 9 school that educates over 150 students in the remote town ...

Feb. 22, 2018

By Smart Grid Observer

In order to power entire communities with clean energy, such as solar and wind power, a reliable backup storage system is needed to provide energy when the sun isn’t shining and the wind doesn’t blow. ...

Feb. 21, 2018

By Smart Grid Observer

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Feb. 20, 2018

By Smart Grid Observer

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Feb. 13, 2018

By Smart Grid Observer

Florida Power & Light Company recently unveiled a new, cutting-edge solar-plus-storage system that is believed to be the first in the country to fully integrate battery technology with a major solar power plant in a way that increases the plant's overall energy output. By incorporating this ...

Feb. 12, 2018

By Smart Grid Observer

California’s new utility rates undercut the value of rooftop solar. To help customers combat this dynamic, JLM Energy has deployed ...

Feb. 6, 2018

By Smart Grid Observer

Arenko has selected GE to deliver a 41MW battery energy storage system capable of responding quicker and more effectively than traditional energy technologies to meet real time demand of consumers.  The new energy storage system will supply on demand power to approximately 100,000 UK homes and ...

Feb. 6, 2018

By Smart Grid Observer

Mercom Capital Group, llc, a global clean energy research and communications firm, recently released its report on funding and mergers and acquisitions (M&A) activity for the battery storage, smart grid, and energy efficiency sectors for 2017.  In 2017, a combined $1.5 billion was raised by battery ...

Feb. 2, 2018

By Smart Grid Observer

– Findings presented in a new paper by the U.S. Department of Energy’s National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) and Clean Energy Group (CEG) show that more integrated solar photovoltaic (PV) and battery storage projects could make economic sense if the value of avoiding power outages is taken into account in project economics. Based on in-depth modeling of various building types, ...

Jan. 31, 2018

By Smart Grid Observer

Adam Bond, CEO, said:” The ability to deliver this extended operational lifetime in our electrodes is the critical factor in reducing the levelized cost of power. This would be an incredible outcome not only for AFC Energy, but for the fuel cell industry and the wider hydrogen economy, and will put our technology on a comparable footing with other ...

Jan. 19, 2018

By Industrie De Nora S.p.A. | De Nora Water Technologies

NEC Energy Solutions (NEC ES), a wholly-owned subsidiary of NEC Corporation, announced recently (1/8) it has completed the commissioning of a total of 50 MW of energy storage projects in the UK with VLC Energy, a joint venture between Low Carbon, a renewable energy investment company, and VPI Immingham, owner of one of the largest combined heat and power plants in Europe and part of the Vitol ...

Jan. 11, 2018

By Smart Grid Observer