Category: batteries

Reviewing the progress made in the market for lithium used for battery technology

Nick Butler writes in the Financial Times about the changes that are taking place in the market for lithium used in more effective, long-life batteries. Butler questions whether this market boom will last. What do you think?   Lithium: is the hype justified? After two years of unrelenting gloom it is good to see that … Continue reading Reviewing the progress made in the market for lithium used for battery technology →

Batteries are becoming an increasingly viable option for supporting the stability of power grids

EiD provides our readers with many posts on batteries and energy storage because the pace of development is increasing. Ed Crooks writes a good article in the Financial Times about some of those recent developments.   Batteries start to compete for power grid The cost of batteries is falling to the point that they are … Continue reading Batteries are becoming an increasingly viable option for supporting the stability of power grids →

Why not re-use old electric vehicle batteries?

We know about the problems of the life of electric vehicle batteries. It only makes sense to find another use for them, but this really has not been done – until now. Megan Geuss writes on the Ars Technica website about Daimler’s plan to have its stationary storage unit will come online in early 2016. … Continue reading Why not re-use old electric vehicle batteries? →

Overcoming technical challenges in the development of lithium-air batteries

We are always looking for technical breakthroughs. The latest news comes in electrochemistry. Clive Cookson writes in the Financial Times about latest developments at Cambridge University that have the potential for greatly extending the range of electric vehicles and potentially transforming the economics of electricity storage.   Cambridge chemists make super-battery breakthrough A breakthrough in … Continue reading Overcoming technical challenges in the development of lithium-air batteries →

Siting batteries “behind the meter” makes major economic sense

Every week there are more and more articles on the so-called “energy storage revolution.” Chris Mooney writes a good article in the Washington Post about the findings of a recent new study. What are your views?   How batteries for homes and businesses could already make economic sense Last week, a study in Energy Policy … Continue reading Siting batteries “behind the meter” makes major economic sense →

Latest developments in energy storage

EiD has had several storage stories recently, but recent developments are quite impressive. Chris Mooney writes a good article in the Washington Post about these developments.   Why storing solar energy and using it at night is closer than you think In May, when Tesla Motors announced its new battery product to vast media buzz, … Continue reading Latest developments in energy storage →

New developments in domestic batteries

Shane Hickey writes a good article in the Guardian about a London startup that tailors smaller, cheaper batteries for UK households to use more of their own generated solar energy   The innovators: how smaller batteries give more power to UK solar households When Elon Musk, the chief executive of Tesla, took to the stage … Continue reading New developments in domestic batteries →

Solar-battery combinations could be coming to your home system

Chris Mooney writes in the Washington Post about important developments that will see batteries combined with rooftop solar panels deployed more widely. This could lead to a “load defection” away from the traditional electricity grid.   Experts: Powering your home with batteries is going to get cheaper and cheaper In the past few weeks, there’s … Continue reading Solar-battery combinations could be coming to your home system →