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“No Benefit to Basing Home Energy Storage Systems on Automotive Batteries” says Mercedes Benz
May 17th, 2018The Smart Grid May Need a Little Competition to Find its Sense of Urgency
February 16th, 2018
Tesla to Build the World’s Biggest Virtual Power Plant
Elon Musk and Tesla are never out of the news for long, their regular media coverage usually takes the shape of a world’s first, biggest, or fastest. So it wasn’t a surprise, when late last week Tesla Energy announced their involvement in another mega-project – the biggest virtual power plant (VPP) in the world. “Supply […]
Is Energy Storage Quickly Becoming a Mainstream Technology?
It wasn’t that long ago that we were only really talking about Tesla in the stationary energy storage space. There were other firms with similar offerings but Tesla was the most high profile and media hungry. ABB, GE, LG, Panasonic and Samsung all joined the market, global aerospace, defence and security firm Lockheed Martin also […]
IKEA Launches Potentially Disruptive Solar Battery Storage Offering
Home furnishings mega-brand IKEA has taken a bold step into the energy sector with the release of its new Solar Battery Storage offering. They promise to help UK homeowners make savings on their electricity bills, as well as increase the rate at which they can reap the benefits from their solar investment. Considering their brand […]
Is There An Energy Storage Bubble Ready To Burst?
Like the soap bubble, a market bubble can seem as if it will rise forever, floating carelessly in the air. However, since market bubbles are not formed from anything substantial they, like soap bubbles, will eventually pop. When they do, the money that was invested into them dissipates into the wind. Approximately 475 MWh was […]
Tesla’s New Energy Products Leave Competitors Playing Catch Up
Tesla continues their busy year with the announcement of three new products last week. There were releases for the second generation of their powerwall and powerpack energy storage systems, in addition to the long awaited debut of their pioneering solar roof – an energy producing glass roof tile set to revolutionize home solar installations. In […]
Panasonic Partners With Schneider Electric And Tesla On Low-Carbon Tech
Tech giant Panasonic Corporation is demonstrating the power of partnerships with two headline agreements within a matter of days. Last week Panasonic announced an integrated HVAC equipment and building management solution with energy management and automation specialist Schneider Electric. The firms say the joint solution brings new levels of HVAC control and energy efficiency to […]
“The World’s First Vertically Integrated Sustainable Energy Conglomerate”?
“Solar and batteries go together like peanut butter and jelly,” said entrepreneur, Elon Musk, in a company call last week. The comment came after one of Musk’s companies, energy service provider SolarCity, accepted $2.6bn in stock for one of Musk’s other companies, electric vehicle (EV) manufacturer Tesla Motors. Musk owns around a 20% stake in […]
Greater Competition Can Only be Good for the Energy Storage Sector
New big names are entering the energy storage sector in 2016, in a market that already includes ABB, GE, LG, Panasonic, Samsung and Tesla. This month Daimler AG began deliveries of Mercedes-Benz stationary energy storage units for use in private homes. While global aerospace, defence and security firm Lockheed Martin have made clear their intentions […]
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