Battery site to store power for 30,000 South Somerset homes
SOUTH Somerset is building up reserves of a different kind by investing taxpayers’ money in renewable energy.
Tesla unveils new large Powerpack project for grid balancing in Europe
Tesla has unveiled yet another new large Powerpack energy storage project and this time, it’s going to be used as a virtual power plant for grid balancing in Europe. The new project has been unveiled today in Terhills, Belgium.It is made of 140 Powerpacks and a bunch of Tesla inverters for a total power output
How Energy Storage Options Are Changing The Electricity Industry
The way we power our world is changing more quickly than most people expected.
The Energy Of The Future Is Solar Power
Not so long ago, solar power was something of a dream for those who were ahead of the curve in the environmental movement.
US to ‘quadruple residential battery storage by 2022’
New research expects more than 850MW will be deployed across the market in this timeframe
Records tumble as solar PV dominates UK bank holiday power supply
The bank holiday sunshine helped solar PV become the UK’s dominant source of electricity for three hours on Sunday afternoon.Data compiled by Drax Electricity Insights shows that between 12:15pm and 3:15pm on Sunday, the country’s solar fleet generated more power than any other generation source, including gas.
California set to become first US state requiring solar panels on new homes
California is set to become the first US state to make solar panels mandatory on most newly built homes.The state’s Energy Commission is due to vote next week on new energy standards that would require virtually all new homes to be constructed with solar panels from 2020.Currently around 20 per cent of single-family homes are
Renewable Energy Storage Takes Off in Europe
Just weeks after the 12th International Renewable Energy Storage Conference (IRES2018) concluded in Düsseldorf, Germany, newly announced figures from Bloomberg New Energy Finance (BNEF) confirmed that battery storage technologies coupled with rapidly expanding renewables are blunting new fossil fuel investments.
Local authorities now ‘leading the way’ in UK solar
Ongoing frustration with national solar policy has allowed local authorities and regional government to take the lead in UK solar deployment, the Solar Trade Association (STA) has said in a new report.The report, dubbed ‘Leading Lights: How local authorities are making solar and energy storage work today’, compiles more than 20 examples where local authorities
Walt Disney plans another 50MW solar project to power two theme parks
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