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#SolarCity Corp (#SCTY) Chooses #Tesla Energy Battery for Solar Storage

SolarCity Corp (SCTY) Chooses Tesla Energy Battery for Solar Storage SolarCity Corp (NASDAQ:SCTY) has chosen Tesla Energy to supply the batteries for its solar array and energy storage system. It will be a first-of-its-kind system that will be built for Kaua’I Island Utility Cooperative (KIUC). SolarCity’s largest shareholder is Elon Musk, the CEO of Tesla … Continue reading #SolarCity Corp (#SCTY) Chooses #Tesla Energy Battery for Solar Storage

Battery-Based Energy Trading: Next Step After Reverse Metering?

Battery-Based Energy Trading: Next Step After Reverse Metering? he combination of battery-based energy storage and solar power already has some electric utilities worried. They believe consumers’ ability to store energy harvested by home solar arrays for later use could be a threat to their business model. Given that, they’re probably not going to like this … Continue reading Battery-Based Energy Trading: Next Step After Reverse Metering?

Navigant: Lithium-ion leads new storage systems

Navigant: Lithium-ion leads new storage systems A wide range of technologies are being deployed in storage systems around the globe, including advanced battery and electromechanical storage, but lithium-ion remains the top choice. “Li-ion batteries are the most popular technology for the growing distributed energy storage system (DESS) and behind-the-meter (BTM) market segments,” Alex Eller, research … Continue reading Navigant: Lithium-ion leads new storage systems

Rechargeable Battery Market Worth $111 Billion Driven by Lead-acid Battery to 2019

Rechargeable Battery Market Worth $111 Billion Driven by Lead-acid Battery to 2019 Global rechargeable battery market growth is positively influenced by factors like growing demand for lead-acid battery replacement from automotive industries across the world, which will drive the market at 8.2% CAGR during 2015 to 2019. Analysts say main difference between NiMH and Li-ion … Continue reading Rechargeable Battery Market Worth $111 Billion Driven by Lead-acid Battery to 2019

Smart Grid, Battery Storage, & Efficiency Raise $1.7 Billion In Funding In 2015

Smart Grid, Battery Storage, & Efficiency Raise $1.7 Billion In Funding In 2015 Smart grid, battery and storage, and energy efficiency companies raised $1.7 billion in VC funding in 2015, according to Mercom Capital Group. Clean energy communications and consulting firm Mercom Capital Group published its report on funding and merger & acquisitions activity in … Continue reading Smart Grid, Battery Storage, & Efficiency Raise $1.7 Billion In Funding In 2015

Does #Tesla (#TSLA) Stock Deserve the Hammering it Gets?

Does Tesla (TSLA) Stock Deserve the Hammering it Gets? Tesla Motors is considerably down due to negative commentary from the Street; Bidness Etc analyzes if the stock market jitters are justified Tesla Motors Inc. (NASDAQ:TSLA) stock has seen a considerable downfall in its value since last month, as concerned investors await the company’s earnings for … Continue reading Does #Tesla (#TSLA) Stock Deserve the Hammering it Gets?

Driving battery storage, IoT , electric transportation mainstream

Driving battery storage, IoT, electric transportation mainstream As investors and corporate strategists look out over the next five years to figure out what technologies will propel business towards a low-carbon future, three phrases dominate. IoT, storage and EVs. Big Data connected via Internet of Things (IoT) software is changing what’s possible in industries ranging from … Continue reading Driving battery storage, IoT , electric transportation mainstream

Sumitomo begins operation of 6 MW, 2 MWh battery for PJM frequency regulation

Sumitomo begins operation of 6 MW, 2 MWh battery for PJM frequency regulation The growth of wind and solar power projects has brought with it a growing need for energy storage to balance the intermittent supply of those renewable resources. Sumitomo’s Willey Battery Utility in Ohio is meant to address the intermittency in the PJM … Continue reading Sumitomo begins operation of 6 MW, 2 MWh battery for PJM frequency regulation

Revolutionizing Battery Storage Key to Fast Tracking Renewables

Revolutionizing Battery Storage Key to Fast Tracking Renewables The grid has not changed much since the days of Thomas Edison, George Crabtree, senior scientist at Argonne National Laboratory, told PBS’s The Good Stuff in the video below. While other industries have made dramatic advances in the last century, he said, the electrical grid has remained … Continue reading Revolutionizing Battery Storage Key to Fast Tracking Renewables