Record year for electric vehicle registrations as charging infrastructure shifts gear
(REPOST:Clean Energy News)
‘Digital inertia’: Energy storage can stabilise grid with 1/10 the capacity of thermal generation
(REPOST:Energy Storage News)Operators in places as diverse as Ireland, Puerto Rico and Australia frequently rely on inertial response from thermal power plants like coal or gas-fired generators to balance sudden mismatches between supply and demand.
Chargemaster to tap into electric car boom with £170m float
(REPOST:SkyNews)Britain’s biggest provider of infrastructure to the electric vehicle market is plotting a £170m bid to charge on to the London Stock Exchange (LSE).
The future of clean drinking water is hybrid renewable energy
(REPOST: Gulf News)The demands for clean water have never been as pressing as they are today. Approximately 2.1 billion people around the globe do not have access to clean drinking water and that number keeps increasing by the day, as per a report by the World Health Organisation.
Nissan announces new Leaf prices
(REPOST: eurekar)THE next generation of the Nissan Leaf electric car will be priced from £21,990 when it arrives in February.
‘Energy revolution’: Farmers look to invest in energy storage technology
(REPOST: Farming UK)Renewable energy storage systems, which include batteries and thermal storage systems, run from very small units to power plant and grid-scale technologies.
Volkswagen To Double e-Golf Production To Meet High Demand
(REPOST: InsideEVs)The German manufacturer will switch the Transparent Factory Dresden from single-shift operation to 2-shift operation to double output from 35 to 70 car a day (up to 1,050 to 2,100 per 30 days), however the increase will be gradual and begins in March 2018.
Electric vehicles replace power plants to maintain supply-demand balance on high-voltage grid
(REPOST:Tennet)The entire process is based on blockchain technology. This blockchain project is part of a wider TenneT programme that includes pilot projects aimed at increasing the flexibility of the electricity system, in order to accommodate the substantial increase in sustainable electricity production (mainly from wind and solar energy) at the expense of conventional power plants.
Northern Territory poised to host up to 45 MW battery storage
(REPOST: PV Magazine)