Andy Colthorpe

The battle of the chemistries has long been alluded to in the energy storage space, and nowhere with greater frequency than with reference to battery chemistries.

Uncertainty surrounding the switch to the CfDs (Contracts for Difference) support scheme for large scale solar will make it difficult for smaller companies and new market entrants to compete, according to speakers at the Doing Solar Business in the UK conference in Munich.

Barclays downgraded the entire high grade corporate bond market for the US electric sector last week in a strong indication that solar PV-generated power coupled with storage presents a long term disruptive risk to utilities.

Yingli Green has begun trial production of a new line of monocrystalline silicon solar modules that incorporate N-type metal-wrap-through (N-MWT) technology, the Chinese company announced yesterday.

Electricity storage could be the “glue” that holds electricity networks together in the near future, according to Alan Whitehead MP.

Foresight Solar Fund has announced a debt acquisition facility worth £100 million which will enable the fund to purchase further solar farm assets.

Products offered by the renewable energy division of Power One will be sold under the branding of ABB, the Swiss power technology corporation, which acquired Power One in July last year.

Greater consideration of energy storage technologies, including investment, is necessary for the UK to have the best chance of meeting its targets for renewable energy generation and reductions in greenhouse gas emissions, according to a report published today by the Institution of Mechanical Engineers (IMechE).

It will only be possible to unlock the potential of energy storage in the UK if the regulation of energy markets is reconfigured to reward its value, a top academic at the Institution of Mechanical Engineers has said.

Going green can improve a company’s bottom line and give it a competitive advantage, one of Britain’s top business leaders said in a speech at the Ecobuild show in London on Wednesday.