Energy storage will accelerate the solar revolution
By Nigel Morris on 30 January 2013
Big things are happening in both the cost and innovation of energy storage and energy management. The solar revolution has only just begun.
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What to do with old EV batteries: Convert to energy storage system
By Silvio Marcacci on 18 November 2012
GM and ABB have found a use for old EV batteries – an energy storage system that can support solar PV and provide emergency backup power.
PV storage: Horizon moves closer with solar smoothing
By Nigel Morris on 10 November 2012
Horizon Power now requires solar smoothing devices for PV installations on parts of their network. Another step forward to storage.
Why solar PV without subsidies is a ‘no-brainer’ for households
More on why UBS says solar PV is becoming a “no-brainer” for households in some European countries, and why battery storage will be the second major game changer. We look deeper at the numbers, and what this means for utilities – just as more fossil fuel plant closures were foreshadowed in Germany because of the rise in solar.