All things considered, the world’s biggest batteries do not seem especially big. Here is a list of the ten largest grid-connected battery storage projects based on the U.S. Department of Energy’s Global […]
Cold Weather And Price Volatility In Northeastern Power Markets: Generators Seek Relief – Forbes
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Transmission and Energy Storage 2014 Outlook: The Macro and Micro Transformation of Electric Grids
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How the Expiration of the Federal ITC Could Create a Boom in the Commercial Solar Market
All eyes are on the reduction or expiration of the 30 percent federal investment tax credit (ITC). While it’s the prime goal of SEIA (Solar Energy Industries Association) to maintain the federal ITC, […]
BNEF swaps Japan for China as biggest solar market in 2013
Bloomberg New Energy Finance (BNEF) has said that preliminary estimates indicate that the PV industry end demand reached as high as 39GW in 2013, up 28% from 2012 and driven by massive […]
Australia networks look to battery storage to cut grid costs
Victorian network operator SP Ausnet has commissioned a 1MW/1MWh battery storage facility that could herald a new approach to dealing with peak demand, and avoid future costly network upgrades. SP Ausnet is […]
Graph of the Day: Rooftop solar returns outstrip stocks, property
Today’s Graph of the Day comes from leading Australian solar provider Energy Matters, which has released a table that compares the return on investment on rooftop solar in various state, and compares […]
Oil and natural gas import reliance of major economies projected to change rapidly
The 2014 Annual Energy Outlook projects declines in U.S. oil and natural gas imports as a result of increasing domestic production from tight oil and shale plays. U.S. liquid fuels net imports […]
Oil Glut Threatens US Shale Revolution
The year 2014 could pose a milestone for the U.S. oil industry. In its latest annual World Energy Outlook, the International Energy Agency predicted that the U.S. would become the world’s largest […]
Coal to SNG Conversion in China
In its latest Medium-Term Coal Market Report the International Energy Agency (IEA) forecasts a slowing of coal demand growth but no retreat in its global use. That won’t surprise energy realists, but […]
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