Deployment of energy storage systems should expand when you consider who is investing in them

EiD has had many posts on energy storage, in terms of their deployment and in terms of new technological breakthroughs. Alan Boyle writes on the Geek Wire website about important new investments in energy storage by a company backed by Bill Gates and Jeff Bezos. They have done quite well in the past. Will this … Continue reading Deployment of energy storage systems should expand when you consider who is investing in them →

Increased deployment of solar PV together with energy storage playing important role in energy transition

The increasingly competitive dynamic duo of solar photovoltaic plus battery storage is taking energy markets by storm according to Daniel Rothberg in an article on the Resilience website. Suddenly, Solar Energy plus Storage is Giving Conventional Fuels a Run for their Money The energy dynamic around renewables is changing so quickly in Colorado that … Continue reading Increased deployment of solar PV together with energy storage playing important role in energy transition →

New developments in energy storage

There has been an important new technology breakthrough at Stanford University in developing a manganese-hydrogen battery. Tom Abate explains on the Stanford News website. New water-based battery offers large-scale energy storage Stanford scientists have developed a manganese-hydrogen battery that could fill a missing piece in the nation’s energy puzzle by storing wind and solar … Continue reading New developments in energy storage →

There are effective energy storage solutions available now

While we are always looking for new technological breakthroughs, Jake Richardson writes on the CleanTechnica website that there are already many energy storage options that can have an important impact today. No Huge Energy Storage Breakthrough Needed For Renewable Energy To Flourish In the last couple of years, there has been a growing a … Continue reading There are effective energy storage solutions available now →

We will need a truly gargantuan amount of electrical energy storage and “proton” batteries could make a valuable contribution

With increased frequency we are reading about developments in energy storage. John Andrews,, Professor, School of Engineering, at RMIT University in Australia writes about the development of a proton battery. What do you think about it? How protons can power our future energy needs As the world embraces inherently variable renewable energy sources to … Continue reading We will need a truly gargantuan amount of electrical energy storage and “proton” batteries could make a valuable contribution →

Rapid growth in energy storage in the US

The rate of growth in energy storage is increasing and may double in 2018 alone. This is when prices for storage still remain quite high, limiting uses and deployment, according to many. Chris Mooney explains in an article in the Washington Post. The U.S. just hit a major milestone for energy storage — which … Continue reading Rapid growth in energy storage in the US →

Expected developments in energy storage technology could lead to electric vehicles recharge in minutes rather than hours

We are regularly hearing about technology developments that are helping the energy transition. Adam Vaughan writes in The Guardian about a breakthrough in energy storage technology that could enable electric cars to be driven as far as petrol and diesel vehicles. Energy storage leap could slash electric car charging times Researchers have claimed a breakthrough … Continue reading Expected developments in energy storage technology could lead to electric vehicles recharge in minutes rather than hours →

Role of batteries in the energy transition

The opening sentence of this article by John Campion, writing on The Hill website, is quite revealing: “It is an exciting time to be involved in energy innovation.” And it is. You should enjoy this article on the energy transition and the exciting times we live in. Battery technology will define the future of … Continue reading Role of batteries in the energy transition →

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 →