Storage

WoodMac: Solar will play key role as microgrids more than double by 2024 on US island territory, helping mend a grid decimated by hurricane Maria in 2017.

Two newly-tabled bills supporting energy storage are enjoying cross-party support and look likely to pass unopposed, an analyst has said.

Tokyo’s main power company is using blockchain distributed ledger technology to assess how customers on its new renewable energy tariffs could use solar, batteries and electric vehicles to trade energy via the grid.

Energy giant puts forward scheme that will see EV charging points paired with solar and battery storage to offset impacts on energy demand.

Renewable agency MASEN picks consortium for ~US$2.3bn project combining PV, storage and CSP in bid to benefit from ‘spectacular’ PV cost declines.

Thanks to “innovative business models” and the combination of PV with batteries, Japan’s “solar boom” is far from over, market expert Izumi Kaizuka of RTS PV has said.

Phase-out scenarios by Berkshire Hathaway Energy unit and others underscore ‘economic sense’ of cleaner alternatives, say IEEFA analysts.

CEO's expect 58GW of solar additions over the next five years, while average PV tariffs bids still seen as aggressive.

Major PV inverter manufacturer SMA Solar Technology reported its lowest quarterly revenue and a meagre EBITDA of €0.6 million as its main inverter business units made losses in the first quarter of 2019.

Japanese conglomerate invests in GridMarket, a company focused on distributed generation projects using battery storage, solar PV, fuel cells, and combined heat and power.