Sheffield set to welcome UK’s first mega-battery plant
Sheffield will host Britain’s first industrial-scale battery plant, in a bid to help the grid adopt to the rapidly increasing amount of renewable power in the U.K.
Czech storage market on the starting blocks
Storage systems with a combined capacity of up to 100 MW could be installed in the Czech Republic under a specific incentive program by 2020.
Doubling of global renewable capacity by 2030 could drive 66% storage cost reduction, IRENA says
The International Renewable Energy Agency calculates that storage capacity could triple by 2030 if current renewable energy capacity doubles, with battery prices potentially driven down by 66% from current levels.
Solar PV in Ireland goes to the rooftops
A seminar held at the Solar and Storage show in Birmingham provided the latest information about solar PV development in the Republic of Ireland. The Irish PV market has started taking shape, focusing on rooftop projects.
EDF to deploy 10 MW of solar-plus-storage in French Guyana
The French energy giant is adding 5 MW of solar capacity to an operational 5 MW site in the commune of Montsinery-Tonnegrande.
US grid-tied residential storage surpasses off-grid use, finds GTM report
Until 2017, most residential battery storage systems were installed off-grid – but GTM Research says 2017 is the year that changes – and changes dramatically.
AGL plans its own “big battery” and renewables to replace Liddell Coal Plant
AGL Energy is planning its very own big battery, considering a 250MW battery storage facility at the Liddell coal plant in the Hunter Valley as part of a suite of investments designed to replace the capacity and output of the ageing generator that is due to close in 2022.
Dyson aiming to hoover up EV market with new battery-powered car
The British engineering firm will invest £2bn in the development of a new electric car that Sir James Dyson has labelled ‘radical’. News prompts U.K. Renewable Energy Association to urge government to develop national EV charging strategy.
Record-setting summer for UK solar, but challenges ahead finds National Grid
The U.K.’s National Grid has published data showing that summer 2017 achieved a new landmark for clean energy, with the electricity powering the nation’s homes and businesses the “greenest ever”.
ABB signs MoU, will part-finance Europe’s largest lithium-ion battery fab in Sweden
The Swiss power electronics specialist is to work alongside Northvolt on the development of battery solutions, R&D and factory automation at a new state-of-the-art lithium-ion battery factory in Sweden.
