Wood Mackenzie Sees Utility Scale Battery Storage Doubling In 2019 & Tripling In 2020
Wood Mackenzie’s latest report on utility scale battery storage forecasts strong growth this year followed by even stronger growth in 2020.
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Intermittency, Storage, & Politics — The Case For & Against Super Grids
Intermittency is the one factor holding back large-scale adoption of renewable energy. Are Super Grids that span continents the answer, and at what cost?
Solar + Storage Half The Cost Of Gas Peaker Plants — 8MinuteEnergy
The cost of solar plus storage continued to fall in 2018. Wood McKenzie predicts in the next 5 years, it could put more than 6,000 MW of gas peaker generating plants at risk.
Tesla “Big Battery” Responds To “Power System Emergency” In Australia
The Tesla “Big Battery” passed a major test of its capabilities last week after lighting interrupt transmission lines between the states in eastern Australia.
Rick Perry Travels To Kodiak Island, Alaska, To Learn About Renewable Microgrid
Energy secretary Rick Perry travelled to Kodiak Island last week to learn more about how the second largest island in the US manages its microgrid, which includes two flywheel storage units from ABB.
Crunch Time For Renewable Energy In SoCal
Officials in Glendale, California, have asked for renewable energy proposals before approving a plan to repower the Grayson generating plant to use natural gas. Its decision could have broad implications far beyond Glendale.
Solar Plus Batteries Beat Out Natural Gas In Two US Electricity Markets
First Solar has just outbid every fossil fuel competitor to supply electricity to Arizona Public Service, the state’s largest utility company, during peak demand periods. Can you hear the dam breaking?
Australia Poised For Renewable Energy Breakout
The market for solar power in Australia is about to explode, according to multiple sources, driven in large part by the high cost of electricity in the country and the ever declining cost of solar power.
SCE Decides Renewables & A New Transmission Line Are Better Than Another Gas-Fired Peaker Plant
Southern California Edison has rejected a plan by NRG Corp to build a 262 MW gas-fired peaker plant in Oxnard, citing lower emissions and costs from using renewable energy and a new transmission line.
Renewable Energy Is Unstoppable, Declares Financial Times
The Financial Times has declared that renewable energy is now “unstoppable.” Read on to find out why.
