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How to determine meaningful, comparable cost of energy storage

The future market for stationary energy storage systems (ESS) is one of the most heavily discussed topics in the power industry today.

21 March

PV firm joins utility in fight for German battery market

The German solar company Solarwatt has confirmed it will be supplying the systems for E.ON’s upcoming storage launch.

02 March

Why utilities are buying into storage

Storage company investments by utilities such as E.ON and RWE are driven by strong practical and economic motives, experts say.

24 Feb.

Residential storage: should utilities fight it or join in?

European utilities face increasing pressure to offer residential solar-plus-storage packages or lose out to battery vendors with seductive consumer offerings.

23 Feb.

Solar plus storage: what is the value to utilities?

European utilities and project developers are waking up to the benefits of adding storage to PV. But not all projects may yield the same value.

25 Jan.

Creating successful business cases for solar-plus-storage

In this interview, we speak with Florian Mayr, principal and head of the energy storage practice at Apricum – The Cleantech Advisory, to better understand the solar-plus-storage business case landscape ...

22 Jan.

5 solar-plus-storage trends to watch out for in Europe

Energy storage tied to PV looks set to be a big growth area for European solar in 2016. Here are the top trends to look out for.

18 Jan.

Dispatchable solar plus storage likely in ‘near-term future’

Energy storage sources forecast that grid-scale solar will soon be paired with batteries to provide greater control over output.

21 Dec.

Sonnenbatterie changes the solar game in Germany

Germany’s top home energy storage firm could give PV a new lease of life with a scheme that cuts utilities out of the electricity supply chain.

27 Nov.

Opposites attract: a story of sun & ice and other energy storage innovations revealed at ESNA

Energy storage is as important as energy generation. So it’s no surprise that the market is fast becoming crowded, with countless new companies and start-ups all competing for a slice ...