Australia’s first unsubsidised grid-scale battery helped by CEFC debt-financing The site at Lincoln Gap, near Port Augusta, South Australia. Image: Nexif Energy Australia. Australia’s Clean Energy Finance Corporation (CEFC) will help finance the country’s first “unsubsidised large-scale grid-connected battery”, co-located with a wind farm in South Australia. Lincoln Gap wind farm is currently being developed … Continue reading #Australia ’s first unsubsidised grid-scale battery helped by #CEFC #debt_financing→
Battery storage: Where’s the smart money? As an enabler of greater renewables penetration, “storage is a key area that the bank is looking to support,” says Philip Bazin, Environment Team Manager, Triodos Bank. Triodos is therefore “keen to support the right type of projects for customers with medium to long-term outlooks in this space”, says … Continue reading Battery storage: Where’s the smart money?→
Will better batteries dim electric utilities’ prospects? Imagine a fantasy world where solar roofs or panels efficiently and cheaply generate electricity to be stored for weeks in a customer’s diminutive and low-cost battery. Such a world would have little need for a centralized, fully integrated (generation, transmission, and distribution) electric utility, relying instead on self-sustaining … Continue reading Will better batteries dim electric utilities’ prospects?→
National Grid plans to install a 48 MWh battery storage system on Nantucket National Grid plans to install a 48 MWh battery energy storage system on Nantucket, Massachusetts, to help address some of the island’s unique energy challenges. National Grid plans to install a new backup diesel generator on the island and augment with a … Continue reading #National_Grid plans to install a 48 MWh battery storage system on Nantucket→
Toshiba, NRG to deliver 2MW battery for Texas wind farm Toshiba and NRG Energy have completed a new battery energy storage system that will benefit the Electric Reliability Council of Texas (ERCOT) grid. The Elbow Creek Energy Storage project is a lithium-ion based Toshiba battery system that is able to store and provide up to … Continue reading #Toshiba, #NRG to deliver 2MW battery for Texas wind farm→
In 5 Years, Batteries Will Blanket The U.S., Duke Executive Says Five years. That’s how soon batteries can be expected to sprout all over the electric grid as utilities and homeowners drop in on a wave of falling prices, a Duke Energy executive said in Chicago Thursday. “There’s going to be a lot of excitement … Continue reading In 5 Years, Batteries Will Blanket The U.S., Duke Executive Says→
Which solar incentive would you choose? Net metering, battery storage or both? The JEA board Tuesday will consider four major solar advancements and a major solar net metering policy change for this community. Three of the four advancements should be applauded but the battery storage incentive and net metering policy change should undergo more discussion … Continue reading Which solar incentive would you choose? Net metering, battery storage or both?→
In the Future, Your Home May Be Powered by a Tesla Battery THE BATTERY-POWERED FUTURE Battery technology has essentially been the same over the past years, albeit with a bunch of improvements that increase battery capacity and prolong battery life. Lithium ion batteries remain the popular choice, and they’re found in all of today’s battery-powered … Continue reading In the Future, Your Home May Be Powered by a #Tesla Battery→
Thousands of solar homes with battery storage systems coming to Arizona Mandalay Homes and German battery maker Sonnen GmbH are partnering to build 2,900 solar-powered homes in Prescott Valley north of Phoenix. That is according to reports from Greentech Media and Reuters. Sonnen will outfit the homes with battery systems that will store power generated … Continue reading Thousands of solar homes with battery storage systems coming to #Arizona→
Stanford’s Ultra-Cheap Batteries Are Ushering in a New Age in Energy A team of researchers from Stanford University has developed a battery using sodium that costs much less than lithium-ion batteries. The new batteries could offer a cheaper alternative to lithium without sacrificing performance. LET’S GET SALTY Researchers from Stanford University have developed an inexpensive … Continue reading #Stanford ’s Ultra-Cheap Batteries Are Ushering in a New Age in Energy→
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