SIZE REALLY DOES MATTER
We are often asked how big a home battery should be to get the best value for money.
The home battery that stores renewable energy
(REPOST: CNN)Though renewable energy is on the rise, a significant challenge has always been finding ways to store it on days when the sun doesn’t shine and the wind doesn’t blow. In the small Bavarian town of Wildpoldsreid, technology company Sonnen is creating a battery that not only stores residential renewable energy, but allows users
Europe’s ‘largest’ shared battery installed in Nottingham
(REPOST: BBCNews)The two-megawatt-hour battery is part of a renewable energy network in a 500-home development in the Trent Basin.
£42m funding for energy storage research
(REPOST: NetworksOnline)The funding, which has been announced by the Faraday Institution, will see four UK-based consortia conduct application-inspired research aimed at overcoming battery challenges to accelerate the electric vehicle (EV) revolution.
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