Going off grid: The future of electricity generation?
As the National Grid continues to creak under increasing demands for electricity, Jason Yates of Riello UPS explores whether it’s time businesses go it alone and put their power generation needs in their own hands.With the much-heralded – and much-delayed
Study Shows Strong Growth for Behind the Meter Energy Storage
Storage equipment market is expected to hit $4.6 billion and 3.9 GW in annual new deployments by 2023.
‘Staying alive’: How solar-plus-storage, VPPs and new building standards can drive UK solar
Solar-plus-storage installs and virtual power plant roll-outs are providing a route to market for installers even in the absence of feed-in tariffs.That is the verdict of ex-Tesla and Trina Solar stalwart Ben Hill, who has recently joined virtual power plant
Vehicle-to-grid offer launched in bid to unlock gigawatts of flexibility
Vehicle-to-grid (V2G) technology could provide 38GW of flexible capacity to the grid by 2030 according to Octopus Energy, which is calling for drivers to sign up to the Powerloop V2G consortium launched earlier this week.Having been awarded over £3 million
Grenades, Swiss Army Knives and Bacon: Storage is a high-impact disruptor
When Solar Power International (SPI) opens its doors in Anaheim on Sept. 23, thousands of the industry executives and professionals flooding in will be there for a different event — Energy Storage International (ESI). The co-location of the two trade
Scotland’s first utility-scale battery brought online to deliver sub-second balancing
Scotland’s first utility-scale battery storage facility has been officially opened today, having begun delivering sub-second balancing services to National Grid at the end of June under a bespoke agreement secured before the hotly contested Enhanced Frequency Response (EFR) auction of
Proof of climate change: How do we cool a heating world?
As the world warms, energy demand is shifting. More and more energy is needed for cooling systems as heatwaves create health and safety concerns, yet little is being done to meet this requirement. What are the implications of a warming
Battery material shortage pushes developers to shift li-ion chemistries
Recent changes in the economics of the energy storage are causing a shift in the market for lithium-ion batteries, which could accentuate China’s position in the global energy storage market.Surging demand has led to a shortage of nickel manganese cobalt
Getting my MP to help the Environment
I tire quickly of the simplification of politics in which everyone is left or right. The reality of my life is that there are policies in nearly all political parties that I like, as well as those I hate.