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 →

Importance of energy storage in emerging economies

EiD reports regularly on developments in energy storage. Alzbeta Klein, together with Bernard E. Sheahan, write a blog on the World Bank website about how energy storage is increasingly seen as a crucial tool for enabling the effective integration of renewable energy and unlocking the benefits of the local generation of clean resilient energy supply. … Continue reading Importance of energy storage in emerging economies →

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 →

California strengthens sustainability of its power grid

As Diane Cardwell writes in the New York Times, California is on track to have an overabundance of energy during the day, in large part because of power coming from solar cells. This leads to shortages throughout the night. Ms. Cardwell’s article explains about recent developments to expand the use of storage batteries. Tesla … Continue reading California strengthens sustainability of its power grid →

Report on state of Energy Union provides a little gem on energy storage

On 25 February 2015, the European Commission adopted "A Framework Strategy for a Resilient Energy Union with a Forward-Looking Climate Change Policy". Since then, the concept of the Energy Union has gained currency and plays a major role in bringing all the elements of energy policy together into a neat package. This week, the Commission … Continue reading Report on state of Energy Union provides a little gem on energy storage →

Storing electricity is coming into the mainstream

Many in Europe will have noticed how the European Commission’s recent “winter package” for sustainable energy has given increasing attention to energy storage. Now Diane Cardwell and Clifford Krauss write in the New York Times about recent developments in the US. A Big Test for Big Batteries This idea has far-reaching potential. But the … Continue reading Storing electricity is coming into the mainstream →

Tesla’s “Gigafactory” will produce 35 GWh/year of lithium-ion battery cells annually

The energy storage business has shown significant progress in recent years. Lorraine Chow writes on the Ecowatch website about a project of Tesla and Panasonic to “accelerate the world's transition to sustainable energy through increasingly affordable electric vehicles in addition to renewable energy generation and storage.” Tesla Flips Switch on Gigafactory to Accelerate World's … Continue reading Tesla’s “Gigafactory” will produce 35 GWh/year of lithium-ion battery cells annually →