Vistra Corp. owns 36 natural-gas power plants, one of America’s largest fleets. It doesn’t plan to buy or build any more.
Instead, Vistra intends to invest more than $1 billion in solar farms and…
The two 500MW/5GWh 'advanced' compressed-air projects in California would each be bigger than the current record holder.
A Canadian company has today announced that it is developing two 500MW/5GWh ‘…
Big batteries have emerged as the more effective provider of peaking services within the electricity market, beating out gas generators on cost and effectiveness, new analysis published by the […
Labor proposes funding batteries to allow households with solar power to pool excess electricity. Here’s what you need to know.
In what might be the most attention the battery world has had since…
Analysis quantifies a dramatic price drop that parallels similar improvements in solar and wind energy, and shows further steep declines could be possible.
The cost of the rechargeable lithium-ion…
Almost a decade after moving into the electric vehicle industry, Elon Musk's Tesla is supersizing its plans to bring its battery technology into the power storage game.
Australia Institute calls for rule change to allow renewables to replace fossil fuels in underpinning grid reliability.
Renewable energy and batteries can secure Australia’s electricity grid as…
Enel Green Power North America has started construction of the Azure Sky wind plus storage project in Texas that, once operational, will supply Kellogg Company with electricity through a 100MW…
The energy storage industry is shattering records for battery deployments, underscoring its growing role in decarbonizing the economy.
In the last three months of 2020, nearly 2.2 gigawatt-hours (…
Exclusive: first factory production means recharging could soon be as fast as filling up petrol or diesel vehicles.
Batteries capable of fully charging in five minutes have been produced in a…
Analysts say Origin’s plan for 700MW battery at Lake Macquarie Eraring power station and Neoen’s proposal for a 500MW storage project near Lithgow will accelerate the state’s energy transition.
Two…
The U.S. energy storage industry smashed its quarterly installation record with an influx of major projects in the third quarter. The industry had just broken records in the second quarter, but it…
New battery near Geelong would be one of the biggest in the world, and is due to come on stream for next summer.
One of the largest lithium-ion batteries in the world is planned for Victoria after…
Industry urges people not to throw out dead batteries with household rubbish or recycling.
“Zombie batteries” are causing hundreds of fires a year at waste and recycling sites, industry experts have…
As concern mounts over the impacts of climate change, many experts are calling for greater use of electricity as a substitute for fossil fuels. Powered by advancements in battery technology, the…
The world’s largest renewable energy developer says it has more projects in the works than it has connected to the grid — including plans for the biggest-ever stand-alone battery storage system.…
Analysis by UBS suggests shift away from fossil fuel vehicles may be imminent.
Electric cars will cost the same to make as conventional cars, with internal combustion engines, by 2024 and an…
A new report by research agency Wood Mackenzie’s has estimated that the global energy storage capacity additions could grow at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 31 percent, recording 741…