South Australia marches on with pumped hydro, PV-plus-storage and commercial microgrid projects
(REPOST: Energy Storage News)Energy storage in the state of South Australia has continued its prolific pace of development with the announcement of two new grid-scale projects and a sizeable commercial and industrial (C&I) installation.
Nissan Leaf Tekna review: A ‘belting’ car you really need to try
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FERC ruling a ‘significant step’ towards wholesale market participation for energy storage
(REPOST:Energy Storage News)A unanimous vote taken by the US regulator FERC (Federal Energy Regulatory Commission) which would allow energy storage and other distributed energy resources to play into wholesale markets has been hailed as a “significant step” forward.
Electric Vehicles Set U.K. Sales Records in 2017
(REPOST: Wards Auto)LONDON – Electric and plug-in hybrid vehicles continue to break sales records in the U.K., according to figures released by emissions-abatement lobbying group Go Ultra Low.
Big Batteries Are Becoming Much Cheaper
(REPOST: Oil Price.com)Batteries are hot right now. Energy storage was referred to as the Holy Grail of renewables by one industry executive, as it would solve its main problem: intermittency. No wonder then that everyone is working hard on storage.
First Drive: Nissan’s punchy and composed Leaf update is set to dominate the EV market yet again
(REPOST: Yahoo News) Nissan says 12,000 orders have been taken since it was revealed three months ago, with 7,000 of those previous Leaf owners.
Electricity is core to our lives, but Are We Looking After it?
Interesting Radio 4 analysis of the importance of electricity in our lives and the ways in which its generation and distribution is becoming a defining issue of our times.
Falling costs, coal and renewable co-location to drive ‘explosive’ UK battery storage growth
(REPOST: Clean Energy) Lauren Cook of Solar Media’s Market Research division spoke to CEN sister publication Energy-Storage.News this week on the publication of ‘UK Battery storage: Opportunities & Market Entry Strategies for 2018-2022’, a new report.
Renault strives to keep Zoe competitive in growing EV market
(REPOST: Automotive News Europe)Zoe sales in Europe jumped 48 percent to 27,245 through November last year,, according to JATO Dynamics. Sales of its nearest competitor, the Leaf, from alliance partner Nissan, were flat, at 16,531.