Europe’s battery storage market charged up by 49% in 2017
This followed a trend of steady growth since 2015 and brought the continent to a total storage capacity of 589MWh
Stationary storage will follow EVs in gaining public confidence
BYD has just opened a gigawatt-scale lithium battery factory in Qinghai Province, a few days after a senior company representative told Energy-Storage.news that, like electric vehicles (EVs), it is only a matter of time before lithium batteries for stationary storage reach mainstream acceptance.
40% off batteries for farmers
The deadline of 3rd December is approaching for submitting your grant application to receive up to £1,000,000 grant funding to support a battery storage system that increases farm productivity. Now is the perfect time to develop a proposal that improves your farm and maximises the support from DEFRA.
Solar delivers more electricity than any other technology as heatwave continues
The UK’s solar output topped that of any other generation technology over the weekend as the UK’s heatwave continues the record-breaking trend of solar generation.
Solar Electricity And Electric Cars Go Together Like Cheese And Wine
Solar energy and electric vehicles are such a great combination which means that you are using a clean source of energy, free of fossil fuels
Industry poised for UK solar and storage recoil
The UK solar and storage markets are on the brink of overcoming a deployment roadblock, according to a number of vendors actively monitoring the territory.Deployment of solar has reportedly halved in the UK as support has waned and the economics of post-subsidy projects remain on a knife-edge. Uncertainty around the future of the minimum import
UK home solar power faces cloudy outlook as subsidies are axed
Lower costs and battery technology offer hope – but industry says it needs support
Climate watchdog raps government for missing decarbonisation plans
The Committee on Climate Change (CCC) has rebuked the government for failing to deliver a pipeline of decarbonisation policies across several sectors, stressing that the time for it to address climate matters is running out.Today the independent watchdog has issued its annual progress report to government, providing an update on measures taken by the government
Solar Storage Systems Have Finally Hit The Mainstream
Amid a rush of global offerings, solar storage systems are now commonplace and much improved, writes Melissa Hancock There was no shortage of innovative products and services vying for attention at this year’s Intersolar held in Munich from 20-22 June but it was arguably both the prevalence and prominence of new solar storage system solutions
Black to gold: The oil & gas majors plotting course for solar
An unavoidable transition towards cleaner power solutions is occurring. And as that transition accelerates, the companies that have historically dominated global energy markets through fossil fuel exploration and extraction are having to move with it.This has led to something of a tectonic shift in approach, with solar now a priority destination for investment. Both Shell