Update: MegaCell boards smart urbanization joint venture
Franco Traverso has provided pv magazine with additional information on Urbeco, the new European alliance that aims to carry out smart and eco-friendly urbanization in developing countries. Belgium’s Groupmec and Switzerland’s Ovóla have joined MegaCell Engineering in the venture.
MegaCell boards smart urbanization joint venture
Urbeco, a new European alliance, aims to carry out smart and eco-friendly urbanization in developing countries. Belgium’s Groupmec and Switzerland’s Ovóla have joined MegaCell Engineering in the venture.
BYD unveils two electric buses with vast battery capacity
Storage experts BYD unveil two electric buses at the American Public Transportation Association Expo in Houston, Texas, this week.
Stem and Kyocera launch commercial energy storage solution
The integrated storage system has been designed to reduce demand on the grid using predictive analytics that respond to spikes in electricity demand.
Panasonic announces launch of lithium-ion battery unit at Tesla Gigafactory
Panasonic CEO Kazuhiro Tsuga has said the corporation’s initial investment in the Gigafactory will amount to “tens of billions” of yen.
Greensmith sees dramatic growth in grid-scale energy storage market
The leading California-based energy storage software provider is a key partner in 35 grid-scale projects across the U.S.
Utility SCE unveils largest battery storage system in US
The 32 MWh storage system has been part-funded by the Department of Energy and is set to push the capabilities of energy storage on the grid.
Forecast 2030: stored electricity at $0.05/kWh
Winfried Hoffmann, a well-known figure throughout the PV world, has created a learning curve for battery storage that predicts costs will fall much faster than many experts believe.
Flow batteries: more cost effective for residential and utility-scale installations?
CEO interview: Bill Watkins, CEO of Imergy Power Systems, speaks exclusively with pv magazine about the company’s vanadium-based flow battery energy storage products and why they make sense for PV developers. Imergy is headquartered in Fremont, California, and has operations in Gurgaon, India.
Rural electrification set to transform Asia-Pacific microgrid market
The proliferation of microgrids in Asia-Pacific has been encouraged by rural electrification programs in developing countries, and the establishment of commercial microgrids in developed nations, according to Frost & Sullivan.
