Blockchain in action: stabilising the grid in Germany and the Netherlands
Case study: Blockchain technology is being put to the test in northern Europe, writes Jean-Baptiste Cornefert of Sonnen.
Samsung is going to recycle old smartphone batteries to power electric vehicles
Battery supplier Samsung SDI has announced it will recycle cobalt from used smartphone batteries as a way to secure supplies of the metal.
Introducing Night-time Solar Charging for Electric Vehicles
As we transition away from polluting fossil-fuelled vehicles to electric vehicles it is common for owners to think about the source of the electricity they use for charging.
A Powerful Mix of Solar and Batteries Is Beating Natural Gas
Renewable energy developers pairing with storage to beat gas NextEra’s Florida utility just added storage to solar farm Natural gas is getting edged out of power markets across the U.S. by two energy sources that, together, are proving to be an unbeatable mix: solar and batteries.In just the latest example, First Solar Inc. won a
The 4 Main Applications for Battery Storage
There are three primary benefits of energy storage: Access to lower priced electricity Retention of surplus self generated electricity Emergency power supply However, this can look many different ways. At a recent presentation*, we had an interesting view of the main applications of battery storage that may help explain some of the questions. In this
Consortium finds viable business case for community energy storage
[repost] Small-scale, grid-connected energy storage solutions – or “community batteries” – can have a viable business case, supporting the ongoing growth of decentralised energy generation resources. This is one of the key findings of a feasibility study published by DNV GL, based on work by an industry-wide consortium that includes energy storage firm Alfen and
A Better FiT – Two years on from UK Solar’s ground zero
[Repost] 8 February 2016 is a date reviled by the UK’s domestic solar industry. On that day a revised version of the small-scale feed-in tariff came into effect. It’s a date that will be firmly etched into UK renewables folklore, one that flipped an entire industry on its head and one, ultimately, that UK solar
Government quietly shelves plans for Solar FIT review
Repost from February: Currently there appear to be no plans to keep the solar feed-in-tariff going after it ends in April next year.
PowerBanx Smartphone Monitoring: Setting Up The SolarMAN App
One part of the SolarMAN suite of software that can be used to monitor the PowerBanx home battery system is the SolarMAN smartphone app. It allows the PowerBanx owner to monitor their solar generation, power usage and battery charging status while away from home (and even while moving around in
Energy Storage Technical White Papers
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