World’s Biggest Grid-Scale Battery Will Be In German Salt Mine
German utility EWE plans to use salt caves to create a redox flow system that will be the largest battery in the world when completed in 2023.
Pumped Hydro Storage
Battery Storage Already Competitive With Pumped Hydro, Says ARENA
Speaking at the 2017 Large-Scale Solar Conference co-hosted by RenewEconomy and Informa in Sydney on Monday, ARENA CFO Ian Kay said projects pairing 100MW of renewable energy generation with 100MWh of energy storage were “about equal” in cost.
Victorian Government To Invest $1 Million Into Regional Renewable Energy Development
The Victorian Labor Government has announced it will commit $1 million in funding to establish a series of community hubs to drive renewable energy projects in regional Victoria, while also exploring the renewable energy potential of empty mine shafts in the state’s center.
New Hydropower Capacity Totaled 31.5 Gigawatts In 2016
A total of 31.5 gigawatts of new hydropower capacity was commissioned in 2016, according to new estimates from the International Hydropower Association.
Pumped Hydro Storage Could Secure 100% Renewable Electricity For Australia
A new report has found that pumped hydro storage could help secure a 100% renewable electricity future for the Australian electricity grid.
The Totally Insane Carbon Bubble
As the cleantech transition speeds up, many of us are jumping for joy. Trump may be king of tweetland, but he and his oil & gas buddies can’t stop renewables or electric robotaxis. They know that. Their goals are pretty clear, though: pump up the carbon bubble as much as possible, stuff as much cash into their own bank accounts before it pops, and hopefully retire and die before the whole global economy is brought down with the the thin soapy liquid that was probably much prettier as a bubble.
Fraunhofer Experiments With Simple Hydro Energy Storage Concept
Fraunhofer has started an experiment with a new idea. According to Georg Küffner writing at FAZ, they built a sphere with concrete, diameter of three meters. Then they immersed that into the Bodensee lake. The idea is to have a large sphere at the bottom of some lake or ocean and use that as the lower reservoir of pumped storage
India Plans To Set Up 10 GW Of Solar-Based Pumped Hydro Storage Capacity
Originally published on Planetsave. India is planning to initiate work on several fronts to maximize the use of renewable energy at the least cost possible. Officials of the Central Electricity Authority (CEA) recently told media outlets that the central government is planning to set up 10 GW of pumped storage … [continued]
US Congress Introduces US Storage Investment Tax Credit Bill
A new bill has been introduced in the US Senate and House of Representatives that could boost energy storage markets. The US Energy Storage Tax Incentive and Deployment Act is a bill which focuses on tax credits for both residential and business systems. Martin Heinrich, a Democratic New Mexican Senator, put … [continued]
Study: Even At Current Prices, Energy Storage Makes Economic Sense For Many Renewables Projects
Even at current market prices, various different energy storage options make economic sense for renewable energy projects in some locations, according to new research from MIT. The energy storage options profiled by the study included: battery systems, pumped hydroelectric storage, and compressed air energy storage, amongst others. While these options … [continued]
