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The global energy-storage market will surge to a cumulative 942 gigawatts by 2040, according to a new forecast from Bloomberg NEF published Tuesday, and that growth will necessitate $1.2 trillion in investment. Sharply falling battery costs is a key driver of the boom. BNEF sees the capital cost of a utility-scale lithium-ion storage system falling…
Read MoreTesla last week stood up for energy storage and distributed energy resources (DER), telling the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) that it should consider these assets carefully as it looks to define what makes a resilient power grid. In May 9 comments filed with FERC, Tesla said that, in the event of a threat to…
Read MoreFrom Energy Sage. Tesla Powerwall: the complete battery review Last updated 4/20/2018 Back in 2015, automaker Tesla Motors set its sights on the home energy storage market and announced the launch of its home battery product, the Tesla Powerwall. In the past, Tesla Motors has been praised for making high-quality electric vehicles, as well as…
Read MoreNick Cox discusses Tesla’s recent contracts in energy storage and world-wide projects including Australia, Puerto Rico, Polynesia and Hawaii. Cox predicts a sunny future for Tesla energy storage divisions. Tesla Energy Storage Business About To Take Off Apr. 30, 2018 By Nick Cox Summary Recent contracts sowing the seeds for substantial business. Potential in both…
Read MoreFeatured on The Conversation: Tuesday, February 20th, 2018 By Chris Vandercook, Catherine Cruz & Bill Dorman Big Island Solar Update Hawaii’s people use solar energy more, on a per capita basis than the people of any other state. Now that battery storage technology is advancing, it makes more sense than ever. Listen to audio:
Read MoreExtreme weather is driving customers to solar-plus-storage as backup power, but they can use it to cut back on electricity use, too. An article on UtilityDive.com discusses the impact of the growing demand, and lowering costs, for solar-plus-storage solutions. Read the article: https://www.utilitydive.com/news/how-solar-owners-post-hurricane-demand-for-batteries-could-impact-utilitie/516806/
Read MoreBy Duane Shimogawa – Reporter Pacific Business News Hawaii regulators have shot down a request by an alliance of solar energy industry trade groups to increase the cap on one of the options for installing rooftop solar that replaced net energy metering, according to public documents. Earlier this year, the solar groups, including Sunpower Corp.…
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