Originally published on the ECOreport. Ireland intends to achieve 40% renewable energy by 2020. This is an ambitious goal, considering most of this electricity comes from large-scale wind farms. “The challenge is that it is an island grid, with only limited connection to the UK,” said Klaus Harder, Business Development … [continued]
Battered and bruised by natural gas and renewable energy, King Coal is facing a lethal new energy storage foe: next-generation flow batteries.
Navigant Research has released a report stating that 696.7 megawatts (MW) of global energy storage projects (excluding pumped hydro) were announced in 2014–2015, with much coming in Q3 2014 to Q1 2015. North America had 436.4 MW of the whole amount. The report cites the total global number of energy storage … [continued]
Also published on EV Obsession, Solar Love, & GAS2. Chris DeMorro and I recorded our second “Cleantech Talk” podcast earlier today. It is embedded below for your listening pleasure. I’ve begun the process of getting the podcast included on iTunes, but it’s a bit complicated, so I didn’t want to wait … [continued]
Combining energy storage and EV charging will help five California schools and colleges smooth out power demand and save $1 million on their electric bills.
One of the top energy solutions companies in the world, Samsung SDI Company, is acquiring the battery pack business of the automotive supplier Magna International, according to recent reports. The acquisition is intended to support and improve the company’s electric vehicle (EV) battery business — by adding the expertise (in … [continued]
The Japanese company FCO Power Inc. has just introduced a high efficiency, ultra-compact solid oxide fuel cell that can power an entire apartment.
One of a Hawaii-based startup accelerator’s 2015 participants, Spider9, has signed a licensing agreement with the major South Korean technology corporation Samsung. Spider9 makes smart controllers that improve the performance of larger battery systems. Spider9’s OSE technology, which is a software, data, and control platform, can save money and improve … [continued]
We’re wondering if new cutting edge wind energy storage systems are part of the two new €1.7 billion Apple data centers just announced for Europe.
A joint US and Bangladesh company called SOLARIC has developed a grid product solution for small-scale rural areas. The company calls its product “Nano-Grid,” which is an inverter-less solar power system with a battery bank, optimizer, and solar PV panels that manages electricity generation and distribution for about 50 homes. At … [continued]
