Solar and storage new competing with coal and other fossil fuels

We know that the costs for various renewable energy technologies have been coming down significantly in recent years. Travis Hoium writes on the Motley Fool website about some of the progress that has been made. Importantly, solar together with storage can now compete with coal and other fossil fuels on its own. The Energy … Continue reading Solar and storage new competing with coal and other fossil fuels →

Novel solution for energy storage

The University of Southern California reported on the eurekalert website about a miniature solution for storing renewable energy. If you know of other such solutions, please let us know. A new miniature solution for storing renewable energy Scientists have long searched for the next generation of materials that can catalyze a revolution in renewable … Continue reading Novel solution for energy storage →

Tasmania planning to increase its storage capacity as part of Australia’s energy transition

As Australia is looking for ways of reducing dependence on coal, new studies are assessing the feasibility of adding 10 to 15 pumped hydro energy storage sites. Sophie Vorrath explains in an article on the RenewEconomy website. Tasmania ups quest to become renewable energy "battery of Australia" The potential for Tasmania to double its … Continue reading Tasmania planning to increase its storage capacity as part of Australia’s energy transition →

Energy transition in Australia takes energy storage to a new level

Recently, Tesla announced its plans to install the world’s largest storage battery in Australia. Ariel Liebman and Kaveh Rajab Khalilpour from Monash University explain what this means in an article on The Conversation website. What can Tesla's giant South Australian battery achieve? Last Friday, world-famous entrepreneur Elon Musk jetted into Adelaide to kick off … Continue reading Energy transition in Australia takes energy storage to a new level →

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 →

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 →