Oil Majors Double Down On Battery Investment
Last week, Shell became the latest supermajor to make a big bet on battery storage with the announced acquisition of German energy storage startup Sonnen.
Last week, Shell became the latest supermajor to make a big bet on battery storage with the announced acquisition of German energy storage startup Sonnen.
Behind-the-meter (BTM) energy storage—on-site options that allow energy customers to store capacity for use as needed—surged in 2018.
The UK has had something of a rocky relationship with new nuclear in the past few years, but developments in January 2019 pushed it firmly into ‘it’s complicated’ territory, and sent the country scrambling for alternatives.Horizon Nuclear Power, the Hitachi division response for the development of a new nuclear power station at Wylfa in Wales,
ScottishPower has unveiled a £2 billion investment programme for 2019 to target large-scale battery storage and public EV charging points.The investment, the company’s largest in a single year, comes after the sale of ScottishPower’s thermal generation business late last year.Keith Anderson, chief executive at ScottishPower, said that the firm’s growth plans were now about “cleaner
The Microgeneration Certification Scheme (MCS) is to launch a new certification scheme for battery energy storage systems.The pilot, set to launch in mid-2019, will “better equip the industry to roll out energy storage installations while ensuring consumer protection,” the industry body said.The scheme is being developed in response to the growing adoption of energy storage
LONDON, Feb. 17, 2019 /PRNewswire/ — Centrica is to expand its smart home activity in a move that will unlock the power of millions of customers’ homes, driving down electricity bills through the development of new propositions that will also support the flexibility of the grid.The company is working to integrate solar, battery and heat
Thousands of students are set to go on strike at 11am on Friday [15th February] as part of a global youth action over climate change.Strikes are taking place in 60 towns and cities across the country from Cornwall to the Scottish Highlands.Students in the UK are demanding the Government declare a climate emergency and take
For businesses operating complex supply chains and delivering vital services, maintaining a stable and dependable level of power is paramount when it comes to energy storage
Renewables will be the world’s principal source of power by 2040 and are penetrating world grids faster than any other energy source in history, O&G major BP has said.BP today published its outdated Energy Outlook for 2019, revising upwards its forecasts for the penetration of renewables out to 2040.Its Outlook, which establishes four potential scenarios