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.
UK battery storage to enjoy ‘explosive growth’ to 2022
(REPOST: Energy Storage)Over 9,000MWh of battery energy storage could be deployed in Britain over the next five years as the sector enjoys a trend towards “explosive growth”, a market analyst has said.
From plug-in cars to plug-in homes – EV batteries get a second life
(REPOST: Automotive World)In a world where recyclability has become a necessity, it seems counterintuitive to simply discard something that could still hold a significant amount of energy. The battery pack used to power an electric vehicle (EV) is a prime example, and the industry is investigating how to use, reuse and repurpose old battery packs.
New-build homes with solar and storage? “It’s going to be the norm
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Energy storage being stalled by slow policy development claim MPs
(REPOST: Clean Energy) Speaking at last week’s Energy Storage and Connected Systems event, hosted by the Renewable Energy Association (REA), shadow minister for energy and climate change Alan Whitehead claimed current energy legislation was now “obsolete” in the face of the changes underway in the sector.
Nissan coy over energy future as it aims for new partnerships
(REPOST: Clean Energy) Speaking to Clean Energy News, Francisco Carranza Sierra, managing director at Nissan Energy, said the solar launch fed into the firm’s vision of developing a “sustainable ecosystem” that incorporated homes and buildings as well as cars.
Tesla confirms 50,000 home virtual power plant is on the way in South Australia
(REPOST: Energy Storage)Virtual power plants (VPP) take the capabilities of several home or commercial solar-plus-storage systems and aggregate them together to form a bigger grid or capacity resource than would otherwise be possible.
5 things I found since installing Solar Panels and a Powerwall 2
(REPOST: Cyber Shack) Before you make such an investment you undertake a massive research initiative to ensure that you are investing your money correctly by installing such a system. However, since I have completed the installation and use it over summer I found out a lot more that I never learnt during the research phase.
what do you do when the lights go out?
One great side-benefit of home battery storage is having an emergency power supply. We asked what was important to you when the lights go out in a power cut. Thanks for the enthusiastic response. We thought you would be interested in the results, so here they are: Do you ever get power cuts? Interestingly, 84% of
The Energy Revolution Of 2018: Electricity Storage
(REPOST: Forbes)In 2017, utility-scale energy storage moved from a handful of experimental programs to front-page news, with prominent deployments in Australia, Texas, Southern California, and hurricane-ravaged Puerto Rico.