Battery storage – the future for housing developments?
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World Bank plans ‘Scaling Solar and Storage’ program
(REPOST: PV-Tech)The World Bank plans to make energy storage an integral part of its ‘Scaling Solar’ program, that until now has been focused purely on facilitating large-scale solar tendering, predominantly in Africa.
China officially installed 52.83GW of solar modules in 2017
(REPOST: PV-Tech)According to China’s National Energy Administration (NEA), solar PV installations reached 52.83GW in 2017, up from 34.54GW in 2016, and accounting for around 50% of expected global solar demand last year.
Can the UK be a global leader in battery storage?
(REPOST: Open Access Government)In a speech in November 2017, the UK Energy Secretary Greg Clark set out an apparently ambitious vision of UK energy policy in general and for battery energy storage in particular. What is more, the UK’s Faraday Challenge comes with a promise of £246 million to boost expertise in battery technology.
Home energy bills can be slashed by up to two thirds by adapting electric car battery technology for houses, claims Nissan
(REPOST:ThisIsMoney)UK house-holders can slash their domestic energy bills by up to 66 per cent by turning their homes into mini-power stations, claims Japanese car giant Nissan.
Audi testing its own Smart Energy Network home battery system
(REPOST: Slash Gear)Tesla may have made waves with its Tesla Energy home batteries, but more luxury car makers are looking to do something similar as they make the jump to all-electric vehicles. Audi is one of the latest, as the company has just announced its own “Smart Energy Network,” which combines home energy storage, solar
Nissan Energy Solar: Cheap EV charging and LOWER home electricity bills
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Tesla helps Kiwi company with mission of energy freedom
(REPOST: IT Brief)Tesla has been confirmed as the battery provider for Mercury’s scalable national grid connected battery trial.
‘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.
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.