A vast grid of homes combining to create first virtual power plant

As we well know, Tesla is doing more than firing its cars towards Mars. Thomas Tamblyn writes in the Huffington Post about plans in Australia to create a virtual power plant. Participating homes in South Australia will get free solar panels and a Tesla battery. Australia And Tesla Are Building The First 'Virtual Power … Continue reading A vast grid of homes combining to create first virtual power plant →

Good news from Australia about energy storage developments

We read about Tesla’s efforts to build a large energy storage system in Australia. Now it has come to fruition and Brian Fung writes in the Washington Post that the results are promising. Tesla’s enormous battery in Australia, just weeks old, is already responding to outages in ‘record’ time Less than a month after … Continue reading Good news from Australia about energy storage developments →

The energy storage revolution is underway

It is encouraging to see the progress that is being made in energy storage. Don Pittis writes on the CBC website about recent developments in Canada. The wait is over. The battery revolution is here On an industrial site in Toronto's Port Lands, not far from Google's planned new urban experiment, are two warehouse-sized … Continue reading The energy storage revolution is underway →

“Solving problems rather than creating something new . . .”

You should enjoy this article by Brentin Mock on the citylab.com website. He raises an important question whether Tesla is making progress or whether it is simply solving problems. I leave it to EID readers to react to this. It makes for good summer reading. Is Tesla Really Making Progress? The answer lies in … Continue reading “Solving problems rather than creating something new . . .” →

Competition increases in battery storage sector in Australia

While we have read about individual initiatives to expand the battery storage sector, we have seldom heard about the increasing level of competition. Sophie Vorrath writes on the RenewEconomy website about how a German-Australian consortium is launching an integrated solar tile, hoping to compete head on with Tesla. German battery giant Sonnen teams with … Continue reading Competition increases in battery storage sector in Australia →

Wales certainly active in the energy transition

It is encouraging to read the article by Adam Vaughan in The Guardian about efforts in Wales to unlock the potential for the use of renewable energy through a battery scheme. Charging ahead: Welsh battery scheme may aid growth of green energy Nestling alongside rows of conifers and wind turbines in a Welsh valley, … Continue reading Wales certainly active in the energy transition →

Recent energy storage developments

In a recent article on the engineering website, Tom Lombardo explains about recent developments in battery technology. New Battery Technology for Renewable Energy and Electric Vehicles Energy storage is a continually evolving industry, with new devices being engineered and mature technologies undergoing refinement. Here are a few battery innovations that could give a boost … Continue reading Recent energy storage developments →

Innovative project in Germany’s energy transition

EiD has often provided posts on energy storage. Lorraine Chow now writes on the EcoWatch website about a storage project on an entirely different scale – converting a coal mine into a giant energy storage battery. Have you heard of similar scale projects? Germany Converts Coal Mine Into Giant Battery Storage for Surplus Solar … Continue reading Innovative project in Germany’s energy transition →

More breakthroughs in energy storage

Leah Burrows writes on Harvard’s John A. Paulson School of Engineering and Applied Sciences website about recent developments in flow batteries that store energy in non-toxic, non-corrosive aqueous solutions. Long-lasting flow battery could run for more than a decade with minimum upkeep Flow batteries are a promising storage solution for renewable, intermittent energy like … Continue reading More breakthroughs in energy storage →

Advances in a new low-cost, high-performance battery

We are always interested in seeing new innovations. A news item on the Xinhuanet website explains about a new storage battery developed at Stanford University that uses urea, commonly found in fertilizers and mammal urine. "With this battery, the dream is for solar energy to be stored in every building and every home," Professor Dai … Continue reading Advances in a new low-cost, high-performance battery →