A consultancy specialising in off-grid power generation, THEnergy, highlights that new investments from companies such as Shell, Engie, Mitsui, Total, and Caterpillar will boost the energy storage market in the rural electrification segment up to 50 MWh annually. In the long-term, 1 GWh per year will be possible, this is according to THEnergy new research […]
Green Energy
New Battery Withstands Extreme Cold
A new battery might have what it takes to overcome the extremely cold conditions of space and other remote regions of Earth. Researchers from China have produced a battery with organic compound electrodes that can function at -70 degrees Celsius (-94 degrees Fahrenheit)—significantly colder than the temperature at which lithium-ion batteries lose most of their […]
Bosch Abandons EV Battery Making as Asian Firms Dominate
Bosch’s decision to abandon electric-vehicle battery manufacturing last month underscores the challenges facing players in an increasingly crowded market, say analysts. “This is a pretty bold step by Bosch,” said Mitalee Gupta, energy storage analyst at GTM Research, after the German multinational announced plans to give up on in-house battery manufacturing. “However,” she said, “it […]
Rush for cobalt, lithium as prices stay on the boil
A little heat has gone from the market for battery materials but the sector’s very much still on the boil. Last week cobalt quoted on the LME retreated from 9-year peaks to finish below $80,000 a tonne for the first time since mid-January. But the price of the metal – now constituting less than 50% […]
Samsung SDI to Supply ESS Battery Modules in Hawaii
According to industry sources, Samsung SDI is scheduled to supply energy storage system (ESS) battery modules in an ESS installation project in Kauai Island, Hawaii led by Kauai Island Utility Cooperative (KIUC) and AES Distributed Energy (DE), which is a subsidiary of AES Group. The purpose of the project is to install ESSs with a […]
Construction begins on hybrid storage facility in Jamaica
Jamaica Public Service Company (JPSCO) has announced the start of construction of a new hybrid storage facility set to provide spinning reserve power to the country’s grid. The project, according to JPSCO, is the first of its kind in the Caribbean and will be completed by April 2019. JPSCO held a groundbreaking event for its […]
