AES will construct the second battery-based energy storage facility in the Philippines in Zambales, near the Masinloc power plant. It has been reported that the capacity is 10 MW, but the number of megawatt-hours has not be referenced yet (unless it is actually 10 MWh and written incorrectly, which is quite likely). … [continued]
A new report has concluded that high PV penetration coupled with growing electricity rates will see annual installations of energy storage reach 244 MW annually by 2020. According to The Australian Energy Storage Market: Downstream Drivers and Opportunities report published by GTM Research in Australia this week, the well-publicized penetration of solar … [continued]
Originally published on EV Obsession. Earlier this year, it was revealed that a new lead-acid battery recycling startup by the name of Aqua Metals had purchased a 12.5-acre plot of land at the Tahoe Reno Industrial Center (in Nevada), fairly close to where Tesla is currently constructing its lithium-ion battery … [continued]
Originally published on Gas2 (videos added). Ron Baron can rightly be classified as a successful businessman. His company offers a range of mutual funds for savvy investors. Every year, Baron hosts an annual investment conference that allows fund managers and the heads of the companies they invest in to meet … [continued]
We recently covered a talk that JB Straubel gave at the University of Nevada — Reno. He gave the typical overview of Tesla, with updates on many of the projects it has going on, including the Gigafactory, which is just up the road from the university.
Atlanta-based Johnson Battery Technologies has made strides in its battery development work, specifically in terms of being able to create batteries that function well even at high temperatures. The batteries are also designed to be non-explosive. Some key aspects of JBT batteries are: High temperature threshold: The batteries can withstand temperatures … [continued]
Originally published on EV Obsession. The costs (battery wear-and-tear, replacement, etc) associated with the possible use of electric vehicles as energy storage participants in the wider grid were recently analyzed by the people over at Plug In America, giving us some of our first insights into the possible specifics of … [continued]
The mobile energy storage units also known as electric vehicles have been targeted for a makeover, with graphene and hydrogen in the mix to improve range.
Two new members joined CalCharge, California’s energy storage initiative. They are Southern California Edison and the University of California, San Diego. Members get access to researchers and labs at Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory, and Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory. Some other prominent members are Toyota and Bosch, and CalCharge now … [continued]
Construction of an energy storage station made from vehicle batteries has begun in Lunen, Germany, at Remondis SE, a recycling, service, and water company. GETEC Energie AG, TMH, and Daimler AG are collaborators on the project. When completed, it will have a 13 MWh capacity. A different recent energy storage installation in … [continued]
