Batteries/Storage
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Global Clean Energy Revolution Kicks Into High Gear
Renewable energy stalling the rise of carbon pollution, falling solar and wind prices, and a “new generation of cheaper, smaller, better batteries” courtesy of ... -
Batteries/StorageCanadaClimate & SocietyDemand & DistributionElectricity GridFinance & InvestmentJurisdictionsRenewable EnergyResearch & Development
Hydro-Québec, Sony Launch Grid Storage Research Venture
Hydro-Québec and Sony have launched Esstalion Technologies, a joint research and development venture to test a 1.2-MWh grid storage prototype involving 576 lithium-ion batteries. -
AustraliaBatteries/StorageChinaDemand & DistributionInternationalJurisdictionsSupply Chains & Consumption
In Off-Oil Shift, Lithium is the New Strategic Resource
Chile, China, Argentina, Australia, and possibly Bolivia could be the big geopolitical winners if the rise of electric vehicles boosts the status of lithium ... -
‘Deployment is the Key’ in Ontario Battery Storage Pilot
Ontario is leading the way in the Canadian energy storage market, with 34 MW of projects under way and a total of 50 MW ... -
Batteries/StorageDemand & DistributionElectricity GridEuropeJurisdictionsRenewable EnergyUnited StatesWind
UK Smart Grid Startup Joins U.S. Software Trial
A UK-based smart grid startup is one of five companies participating in a test of distributed energy resource management software (DERMS), conducted by the ... -
Tesla Unveils Partnership with Dalhousie University Researcher
Tesla Motors has announced a five-year partnership with Dalhousie University lithium ion pioneer Dr. Jeff Dahn. -
Haiti Completes First of 80 Local Microgrids
Haiti will soon flip the switch on the first of 80 microgrids that EarthSpark International hopes to install in a bid to reduce energy ... -
Tesla Batteries ‘Gain Traction’ Beyond Automobiles
Energy storage provider Advanced Microgrid Solutions has announced plans to buy 500 megawatt-hours (MWh) of battery storage from Tesla Motors. -
Batteries/StorageClimate & SocietyDemand & DistributionElectricity GridFinance & InvestmentJurisdictionsRenewable EnergySolarUnited States
U.S. Energy Storage May Be Over-Hyped, Shah Warns
Although the U.S. energy storage market is expected to grow 250% this year and complete 900 MW of deployments by 2019, clean energy entrepreneur ... -
Batteries/StorageCoalDemand & DistributionElectricity GridJurisdictionsNon-Renewable EnergyUnited States
Duke Opens 2-MW Battery System in Shuttered Coal Plant
A former coal-fired power plant in Ohio will become the home of a two-megawatt battery storage system that can deliver power within seconds and ... -
New, Non-Flammable Battery Design Offers 350 Kilometres Per Charge
The Hydro-Québec research institute (IREQ) in Varennes, QC and Spain’s CIC Energigune are working on a solid state battery they hope will replace today’s ... -
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Home Battery Orders Could Swamp Tesla’s Giga-Battery Plant
With 85,000 Powerwall battery packs reserved in less than a week, and demand for battery storage products “just nutty,” at least one observer is ... -
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CUE THE REVOLUTION: Tesla Unveils Home Storage Battery
The clean energy revolution entered a new phase yesterday with the formal release of Tesla’s Powerwall, a US$3,000 battery system that will provide storage ... -
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Tesla’s Ready to Lead. Are Consumers Ready to Follow?
Just ahead of Tesla’s home battery announcement April 30, Greentech Media’s Stephen Lacey reported on concerns that the move toward solar smart homes may ... -
U.S. Energy Storage Management Systems to Grow Tenfold by 2019
The U.S. market for intelligent energy storage management systems (ESMS) is poised to grow tenfold by 2019, as batteries move to the centre of ...
