After a relative hiatus, EDF has acquired Pivot Power — along with its 2-gigawatt storage pipeline and its unique approach to the market.
Tag: Battery
CalCom Energy’s $100M Fund Targets Farms for Solar-Battery Systems
In a state facing grid outages, the agriculture sector solar-storage developer sees opportunities in on-site resilience.
Batteries need to be ‘renewable’ too: why recycling matters now
The continued decline in battery prices combined with the global trend toward energy grids being powered by renewable energy sources is predicted to increase the world’s cumulative energy storage capacity to 2,857GWh by 2040.
Texas confirms public power’s energy storage rights
Municipally owned utilities and electric cooperatives, as of September 1, will have legal affirmation that they’re allowed to own energy storage assets – and not have to register as power generators – within the state.
Busting 7 of the most common myths about electric cars
O portal “Green Car Reports” dos EUA publicou um matéria interessantes sobre os 7 mitos sobre carros elétricos.
Innovation boosts lithium-ion battery recycling rate to over 80%
Finnish clean-energy company Fortum has achieved a lithium-ion battery recycling rate of over 80%
October 5 BMW i3 goes all-electric in Europe due to increased battery range, holds on to gas range extender in North America
The BMW i3 is generally considered an all-electric vehicle, but it is also offered with an optional gas generator that acts as a range extender.
Why the future of the power grid depends on giant batteries
Spinning flywheels, underground caves, damming up rivers
Research to advance Australia’s energy storage capability
The Federal Government has backed two major research initiatives to advance Australia’s world-leading energy storage expertise. Minister for Education and Training Simon Birmingham and Minister for the Environment and Energy Josh Frydenberg this week announced $7.5 million for two new specialist research hubs that will focus on advances and innovations within the energy storage sector. […]
Falling battery costs to enable wind and solar generation to hit 50% globally by 2050 – BNEF
The arrival of cheap battery storage will mean that it becomes increasingly possible to finesse the delivery of electricity from wind and solar, so that these technologies can help meet demand even when the wind isn’t blowing and the sun isn’t shining.
PV, wind, batteries: Energy outlook research
Renewable energy is set to go from strength to strength in coming years and it will be generating 50% of global electricity by 2050.