Europe's Largest Industrial Energy Storage Facility Unveiled

Europe's largest industrial energy storage facility has been inaugurated in Belgium.

POWER-GEN International Elevates the Event Buying Experience

POWER-GEN International, part of the newly formed Power & Energy Series from Clarion Energy, has introduced a new Key Buyer Program for its upcoming December 4-6, 2018, event in Orlando, Florida.

Global Offshore Wind Leader Steps into Grid Services from Energy Storage

Offshore wind developer Orsted is planning its first grid-scale energy storage project near Liverpool, England. The company said that the Carnegie Road battery storage project will be operational by the end of the year.

Could Dairy Farmers Become Energy Traders with Blockchain?

Dairy farmers in Australia may have the chance to begin buying and selling renewable energy on a peer-to-peer energy trading platform for the first time ever next year.

Index Launches for Battery Metals and Mining

EQM Indexes today launched a Battery Metals and Mining Index — Bloomberg: BATTIDX — to track the combined performance of global companies in the metal and material supply chain for advanced battery technologies used in portable devices, electric vehicles, and grid storage for renewable energy.

Australian Energy Storage Firm Launches Bid to Raise $38M

South Australian energy storage company 1414 Degrees has launched a bid to go public and raise up to A$50 million (US$38 million) to fast track its operations.

Blockchain May Soon Be Helping Puerto Rico Keep the Lights on

Solar panels. Batteries. Emergency fossil fuel-fired generators. They’ve all been deployed across Puerto Rico to help get the lights back on in the months following devastating hurricanes Irma and Maria.

Barriers to Microgrid Development Spur Bill for Tariff in Hawaii

The Hawaii legislature last week sent a bill to Gov. David Ige’s desk that directs the state’s regulators to open a proceeding to create a microgrid services tariff.

Storage, Wind, Solar Companies Are Recruiting Coal Miners for Their Work Ethics and High-Tech Skills

When a California battery company officially moved its headquarters and manufacturing to Kentucky coal country last week, generous state tax subsidies certainly played a role — but so did something often lost in the debate about coal.

California Says New Residential Buildings Must Have Solar

Energy efficiency building standards officially adopted by California yesterday will require new homes in the state to have solar PV systems starting in 2020.