U.S. federal government leads energy storage commitments
At a summit at the White House a wide array of actors made commitments to fund and deploy energy storage, accompanied by the release of a new report on technical and economic dimensions of renewable energy integration.
SunPower, Sunverge collaborate on 4 MWh solar+storage project in New York
Virtual power plant plan will see 300 New York homes fitted with solar panels and battery to create system designed to feed stored energy to grid managed by utility, Con Edison.
Worlds largest off-grid battery system headed to Rwanda
The 2.68 MWh storage system will be supplied by German commercial system manufacturer Tesvolt, and will be connected to a 3.3 MW PV plant as part of an agricultural project.
Energy storage market to grow to USD250 billion by 2040
This is the forecast in Bloomberg New Energy Finances New Energy Outlook 2016 report, which expects to see the price for energy storage systems significantly drop, as batteries will help to wean power dependency away from large-scale fossil fuel plants.
Solar Impulse 2 lands in New York City
This weekend the solar-powered plane landed in New York City, as the latest leg of its round-the-world tour.
LG Chem supplies 7 MW battery to Ohio community
A 7 MW utility scale battery has been coupled with a 4.2 MW PV array in the Village of Minister, Ohio, to provide a range of electricity supply services to the community. The array was commissioned for the S&C Electric Company and will provide a number of grid and power supply services.
Greece’s islands are in need of more PV and storage
While Greece’s solar PV market starts to gather heat, pv magazine explores why Greece’s non-interconnected island region is the country’s number one spot in need of more solar PV and storage projects.
GE Ventures invests in Sonnen
Undisclosed amount from GE into German battery manufacturer part of latest round of fundraising by Sonnen, which produces lithium-ion storage solutions.
UK: Nissan switches on 4.75 MW solar farm to power electric vehicle production plant
The Japanese car giant’s largest EU factory is now powered by 4.75 MW of solar PV, edging it closer towards a virtuous circle of clean energy production and electric vehicle output.
Leclanché battery cell fab returns to full operation after fire incident
The Swiss battery developer announces that its battery cell production plant in Willstaett, Germany, is back in full operation and will be able to meet delivery requirements.
