Originally published on Thoughts of a Lapsed Physicist. By Allan R. Hoffman A topic that is receiving increasing interest of late is the possibility of adding electrical energy storage to a home solar power system. This latest tweak on use of solar energy for powering homes and businesses was stimulated … [continued]
Originally published on RenewEconomy. The ACT [Australian Capital Territory] government says it has been swamped by thirty submissions representing 967MW of potential solar plus storage capacity in response to its call for interest on its next generation solar program. ACT energy minister Simon Corbell says the huge response signifies the … [continued]
Originally published on RMI Outlet. By Leia Guccione Solar PV and batteries will be part of the grid of the future. But what part? And what sort of grid? The answers are as yet uncertain, but decisions made today will set the grid’s evolution on a trajectory from which it … [continued]
Originally published on RMI Outlet. By Bodhi Rader We believe that solar + storage could reconfigure the organization and regulation of the electric power business over the coming decade. —Barclays, Utilities Credit Strategy Analyst Report, May 2014 In 2014, a chorus of analyses from major financial institutions—including Bank of America, … [continued]
Originally published on RenewEconomy. A copper mine in Western Australia has announced it will build a 10.6MW solar PV array, with “6MW” of battery storage, to power an existing off-grid copper mine 900kms north east of Perth. Listed company Sandfire Resources says it has signed a contract with German-based juwi Renewable … [continued]
Originally published on RenewEconomy. The head of $25 billion Saudi power firm ACWA Power says that the cost of solar technologies are falling so quickly that within a few years the combination of solar PV and solar towers with storage will be able to compete directly with base load fossil … [continued]
Originally published on Planetsave. Prices for German solar power storage systems have reportedly fallen 25% since the spring. The data come from the German Solar Industry Association (BSW-Solar). Also according to BSW-Solar, approximately 15,000 German households now use battery storage combined with solar power, and that number has been growing faster and … [continued]
Originally published on Solar Love. SunPower and Sunverge just announced a big solar+storage partnership, which follows a partnership between SolarCity and Tesla as well as the announcement of several energy storage companies beginning to hit the market. If you thought solar power was disruptive (it is), wait until solar + … [continued]
Originally published on RenewEconomy. A Canberra-based company is to introduce new technology that it says could help turn electricity markets on their head – by allowing households to buy and sell electricity on the market. The buying and selling of electricity has hitherto been the province of large or specialized … [continued]
Originally published on RenewEconomy. David Mills, one of Australia’s greatest solar pioneers, is among the first recipients of a Tesla Model S vehicle in Australia, and says he will combine the electric vehicle with solar and storage to get a taste of the future energy systems. Mills, a world leader … [continued]
