Energy giants join forces ‘to ease UK decarbonisation’

Jun 13, 2017 Jonny Bairstow Low Carbon, Top Stories 0

A new platform aims to bring the UK’s energy industry together and improve the transition to a low cost and low carbon system. Led by Carbon Trust, the Energy Systems Innovation Platform’s (ESIP)...

Energy storage revs up with £3.5m flywheel project

Jun 08, 2017 Jonny Bairstow Infrastructure & Generation 0

A flywheel system will be connected to the Irish and UK grids to help balance energy demand. The €4 million (£3.5m) storage project will be the first installation of its kind in the UK and...

Renault and Powervault repurpose EV batteries for domestic storage

Jun 07, 2017 Jonny Bairstow Low Carbon, Top Stories 0

Renault and Powervault are partnering to reuse electric vehicle (EV) batteries in domestic energy storage units. The collaboration is expected to reduce the cost of a Powervault smart battery...

E.ON opens first storage project in US

Jun 02, 2017 Jonny Bairstow Infrastructure & Generation, Low Carbon, Top Stories 0

E.ON has officially opened its first energy storage project in North America. The 10MW Iron Horse energy storage unit and accompanying 2MW solar facility at the University of Arizona’s Tech Park...

National Grid charges ahead with energy storage group

May 30, 2017 Priyanka Shrestha Low Carbon, Markets & Finance, Top Stories 0

National Grid has announced the creation of a new dedicated Storage Working Group. It will provide those involved in storage with a platform to hear the latest industry developments from...

Ecotricity to pilot energy storage technology

May 24, 2017 Priyanka Shrestha Infrastructure & Generation 0

Independent supplier Ecotricity has announced plans to trial an energy storage project in the UK. The 2.5MW system will be installed just a few metres away from its head office in Stroud. That’s...

Mercedes Benz’s domestic storage hits US

May 19, 2017 Jonny Bairstow Infrastructure & Generation, Low Carbon, Top Stories 0

Mercedes-Benz is collaborating with a solar energy developer to bring its domestic storage system to the US. The collaboration will be the first time US solar provider Vivint Solar has integrated...

Scotland invests £43m in low carbon infrastructure

May 10, 2017 Priyanka Shrestha Low Carbon, Markets & Finance 1

The Scottish Government has announced more than £43 million for low carbon infrastructure projects. A total of 13 projects will share the funding, awarded by the Low Carbon Infrastructure...

Lifeboat charity makes a splash on energy storage

May 08, 2017 Priyanka Shrestha Infrastructure & Generation, Top Stories 0

A lifeboat charity has signed an agreement for the installation of an energy storage unit at its centre on the Isle of Wight. Storage technology company redT energy is installing a 180kWh unit at...

UK battery storage ‘to grow 100-fold by 2020’

May 04, 2017 Jonny Bairstow Infrastructure & Generation, Low Carbon, Top Stories 0

The UK’s commercial battery storage capacity is poised to grow 100-fold by 2020. That’s according to a new report from SmartestEnergy, which says energy entrepreneurs are increasingly investing in...