Combining renewable energy and low-cost thermal storage to deliver heat for high-temperature industrial processes

It is encouraging to see a news item on the phys.org website about a new technique by researchers at the University of South Australia to reduce industrial emissions through deploying renewable energy technologies and low-cost thermal storage. Renewable energy solution for industrial heat applications Researchers at the University of South Australia have developed a … Continue reading Combining renewable energy and low-cost thermal storage to deliver heat for high-temperature industrial processes →

Energy storage playing increasing role in utility business models

Jeremiah Johnson and Joseph F. DeCarolis from North Carolina State University write on The Conversation website about the role energy storage could play for utilities within coming years. Utilities are starting to invest in big batteries instead of building new power plants Due to their decreasing costs, lithium-ion batteries now dominate a range of … Continue reading Energy storage playing increasing role in utility business models →

January’s deep freeze in US confirms importance of energy storage

Dan Gearino writes on the Inside Climate News website about the impact of the recent deep freeze in the US Midwest. Energy analysts used power demand data from the Midwest’s January deep freeze and wind and solar conditions to find the gaps in an all-renewable power grid. 100% Renewable Energy Needs Lots of Storage. … Continue reading January’s deep freeze in US confirms importance of energy storage →

Energy storage is turning into big business

We are reading more and more about how energy storage is making great strides forward. Fereidoon Sioshansi writes on the CleanTechnica website about how energy storage is becoming the next game changer. Energy Storage: Next Game Changer Everybody agrees that storage is turning into big business, and soon, but exactly how big and how … Continue reading Energy storage is turning into big business →

Abu Dhabi reports it has world’s largest virtual battery plant

We are always looking for new innovations during the low carbon energy transition. Akshat Rathi writes on the Quartz website about the world’s largest “virtual battery plant.” Interestingly, the batteries are installed in 10 different locations in Abu Dhabi but they can be controlled by one plant. What are your views? The world’s largest … Continue reading Abu Dhabi reports it has world’s largest virtual battery plant →

PV combined with batteries see real potential in Jordan and Morocco

Even the world’s most efficient gas technology is falling behind PV combined with batteries, Jason Deign argues in an article on the Green Tech Media website. This is according to a recent study that looked at the markets in the Middle East and Africa. Is this your experience? Solar-Plus-Storage Beats Combined Cycle Gas in … Continue reading PV combined with batteries see real potential in Jordan and Morocco →

Under water energy storage possibility

Josh Gabbatiss writes on The Independent website about using rocks at the bottom of the North Sea to store energy. ‘This method could make it possible to store renewable energy produced in the summer for those chilly winter nights’. North Sea rocks could act as large-scale underwater renewable energy stores, study finds Rocks at … Continue reading Under water energy storage possibility →

New development in energy storage

Rima Sabina Aouf writes on the dezeen website about a new development using concrete bricks to store energy. Energy-storing concrete bricks could be key to proliferation of renewables Renewable energy could reliably power the grid at peak times using an eco-friendly and cost-effective storage solution designed by Swiss start-up Energy Vault. The technology, which works … Continue reading New development in energy storage →

Important advances in energy storage

Ivan Penn writes in the New York Times about the use of zinc batteries for energy storage. Making the batteries rechargeable and lowering their cost are seen as important advances in enabling the electric grid to depend on power from renewable sources. How Zinc Batteries Could Change Energy Storage Over the past six years, … Continue reading Important advances in energy storage →

Utility in California sets up programme to offer software-controlled batteries to commercial and industrial businesses

It is always encouraging to read how energy storage systems are being deployed in various countries. Hannah Beausang writes in The Press Democrat about a partnership between a public electricity provider and the California-based private company, Stem, a leader in smart energy storage networks, offering commercial and industrial businesses smart batteries that provide power during … Continue reading Utility in California sets up programme to offer software-controlled batteries to commercial and industrial businesses →