Hitachi to introduce 1 MW storage system
The company is aiming to meet growing demand for energy storage and stabilization solutions as power grids face increasing challenges in coping with ever more renewable energy. Tests are to start in the U.S. early next year.
Germany's requirements for a stable, renewables grid
Attendees at the 14th Forum Solarpraxis in Berlin have called for the role of renewables installations in stabilizing the electricity grid to be recognized. Grid representatives acknowledge possibilities but lament the lack of a political framework.
Storage: value in 'unloading grid'
The 8th International Renewable Energy Storage Conference (IRES) in Berlin has highlighted the potential of small battery solutions to increase stability and prevent surges of PV electricity.
Germany: SolarWorld drills further for lithium
The German state of Saxony has approved a request by SolarWorld to conduct six further test drillings into the lithium deposits in Zinnwald, a mountainous area near the Czech border.
Japan selects projects to develop large-scale storage batteries
The Japanese Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (METI) has announced the companies that will introduce large-scale storage batteries into electricity grid substations.
Developing better batteries
Researchers at Berkeley Lab have been awarded an R&D 100 Award for their work in developing PEFM, an adhesive that can be used as part of a battery’s anode.
Global market for residential PV storage expected to boom
Global installations of residential PV storage systems will grow to 2.5 GW by 2017, according to a new report by research group IHS, which finds that Germany’s energy storage subsidy has kickstarted the surge.
Large storage project to stabilize UK power grid
Storage and energy production developers S&C Electric, Samsung SDI, UK Power Networks and Younicos have joined forces on a storage project that will see the deployment of a 10 MWh battery to help stabilize the U.K. grid
Saft enters high volume production
Lithium-ion battery manufacturer Saft has entered high volume series production of lithium-ion batteries for Bosch’s new storage systems aimed at the residential self-consumption segment.
PV users help shine light on UK's future energy needs
The Customer-Led Network Revolution (CLNR), the U.K.’s largest smart grid project, is conducting innovative smart grid trials with more than 400 PV customers, who are taking part in an effort organizers hope will help pave the way towards a low carbon Britain.
