Originally published on Renew Economy. Call it the great debate. A new technology that threatens to disrupt a century-old status quo in a trillion dollar industry. Battery storage, teamed with solar, is predicted to do to the energy industry what the internet did to media and mobiles did to the … [continued]
Originally published on RenewEconomy. By Sophie Vorrath “It’s time to join the revolution.” That was the message delivered by leading investment bank UBS in a note to clients last August that predicted investment in electric vehicles – plus rooftop solar, plus battery storage – would be as low as 6-8 … [continued]
RenewEconomy. (Note, all dollars are $US). The flow of analysis about battery storage from big-end investment banks continues apace. Last week it was HSBC and Citigroup with ground-breaking reports – which we wrote about here and here. UBS also jumped in on the act too. Why is this so? Well, … [continued]
Here’s some more solar news from around the interwebs: World’s largest private bank: solar power, wind power, electric vehicles, and energy storage to take over. (Solar Love) The top solar states in the US per capita and other cool solar stats have been released by a new Environment America report. … [continued]
Here’s some more electric vehicle news from around the interwebs: Jo drives some neighborhood electric vehicles and then tells us what he thinks of them. (GAS2) The Tesla Model S has a new color option, metallic grey. There are only a few Teslas with this color so far. A redditor recently … [continued]
RenewEconomy. Leading investment bank UBS says the payback time for unsubsidised investment in electric vehicles plus rooftop solar plus battery storage will be as low as 6-8 years by 2020 – triggering a massive revolution in the energy industry. “It’s time to join the revolution,” UBS says in a note … [continued]
RenewEconomy. Investment bank UBS says the addition of electric vehicles, and the proliferation of battery storage, will solve the problem of intermittency for rooftop solar and make it viable without subsidies. So much so, it says, that households will be able to budget for 12 years of “free electricity” for … [continued]
RenewEconomy. It is now generally recognised that rooftop solar has reached “socket parity” – meaning it is comparable or cheaper than grid prices – in many countries over the last few years. The big question for consumers and utilities is when will socket parity arrive for solar and battery storage? … [continued]
RenewEconomy The debate over the future of Australia’s renewable energy target should properly be fought out in the public arena, among politicians, and in the mainstream media. Both seem disinterested, so the real fight is happening behind close doors, in the in-camera sessions of the RET Review panel and within … [continued]
Originally published on Renew Economy. Australia’s major energy utilities are now united in pushing for an end to rooftop solar subsidies – pitching the incumbent utilities into a major battle with the solar industry and consumer groups over the treatment of household solar. AGL Energy became the last of the … [continued]
