Originally published on RenewEconomy. By Sophie Vorrath The University of South Australia researchers behind a low-cost energy storage solution that uses salt to store excess electricity have been honoured in Australia’s top science awards, winning the ANSTO Eureka Prize for Innovative Use of Technology. The “phase change” energy storage technology, … [continued]
Originally published on RenewEconomy. By Sophie Vorrath The world must almost completely decarbonize in the next 30-35 years, and the vast majority of fossil fuels be left in the ground, if we are to have any hope of tackling climate change effectively, a new Climate Council report has warned. The … [continued]
By Vineet Mittal, Vice Chairman of Welspun Renewables The renewable energy industry is registering an unprecedented, sharp growth in India. The total renewable energy installed capacity in India at the end of FY 2014–15 stood at 35.77 GW. The Indian government plans to increase this capacity to 175 GW by the … [continued]
By David Miller, Director of Business Development, Greensmith Summary Advanced energy storage management software optimizes system performance, supports complex applications, and future-proofs energy storage systems against technological changes. Thus, software improves ROI and lowers system risk, helping energy storage proliferate and become a critical element of the modern grid. Introduction … [continued]
By Clayton Handleman EVs charge mostly at night. As EV battery prices drop and become a mass-market item, they offer the opportunity to soak up nighttime peaks, allowing larger capacity of night-peaking renewables (wind power) to be deployed. Figures 1 and 2 show how the wind tends to peak at night. … [continued]
There’s an exciting project currently underway in the northern German city of Hamburg, being carried out by the German energy and IT company LichtBlick: An apartment building is being transformed into a power plant. There’s a photovoltaics system on the roof, a combined heat and power unit and a storage battery … [continued]
Originally published on RenewEconomy. By Sophie Vorrath Rupert Murdoch’s Australian mastheads are not exactly known as champions of green energy or climate policies, but a new deal between News Corp Australia and car maker Mitsubishi could see them lead the charge for green driving. According to an email from News … [continued]
Originally published on The Handleman Post. By Clayton Handleman It is August and that means the latest version of The Wind Technologies Market Report (WTMR) has been released by the US DOE’s Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE) office. The WTMR is a chronicle of growth and economic and technology … [continued]
Originally published on RenewEconomy. By Sophie Vorrath They might not be driving them yet, but electric vehicles are definitely on the radar of some of the world’s top investment and market analysts. Last week, US-based global investment bank Morgan Stanley named “alternative fuel vehicles” as one of seven key market … [continued]
Originally published on TeslaMondo. This time we see the unwrapped chrome “eyebrow” between the rear lights. And, due to the time of day/angle of the sun, the doors gain a new accent line just under the handles. Surely it’s always been there — but virtually unnoticeable until now. To boot, … [continued]
