Last week Elon Musk introduced his Tesla Powerwall home and business energy storage unit to the public in an event that got less press than the release of a new iPhone. But the story is actually much bigger. Reliable energy storage combined with the continued growth of distributed solar energy g... Read more

The global energy system is in a period of rapid transformation: electricity plays an ever more important role, as do renewables, distributed generation and electric vehicles. Energy efficiency is improving. Emissions are a large and growing concern. New technologies and business models are disrupti... Read more

Tesla launches a stationary battery aimed at companies with variable electricity rates and homes with solar panels. Tesla CEO Elon Musk unveiled the Powerwall battery at the company’s design studio in Hawthorne, California, on Thursday. Seeking to expand its business beyond electric vehicles... Read more

From 15 to 17 April 2015 >> Innovations in Lead-Acid Batteries - Europe« (ILAB-E) workshop, jointly organized by the Advanced Lead-Acid Battery Consortium ALABC and Fraunhofer Institute for Silicate Research ISC, took place at Fraunhofer ISC in Wurzburg. The ILAB-E joined battery producers a... Read more

Can Tesla and Elon Musk bring consumer cachet to the lowly battery? The big reveal from Tesla Energy tonight: the company will charge $3,500 for a 10-kilowatt-hour energy storage pack that includes batteries, thermal management, and software. The price was the first thing that Elon Musk, Tesla CE... Read more

As the roof top solar market evolves as part of the ‘100GW solar by 2022’ initiative by the Modi government, India is expected to witness introduction of advanced hybrid inverters and PCS solutions.The global companies may also respond positively to ‘make in India’ programme and take benefit... Read more

In the last six months, Prime Minister Narendra Modi and US President Barack Obama have held historic meetings, brought India and the US closer together, and created a partnership to jointly seize the enormous economic and environmental opportunities, driving both countries towards a clean energ... Read more

On the sidelines of the Hannover Messe industrial trade fair in Germany this year, the results of a survey conducted by the global accounting consultancy firm EY, and research agency Delphi were released, which compared the investment climate in the BRICS countries. More than 90% of the surv... Read more

Is already working with the Gujarat government for a security project in SuratInternational players have already begun work on the 100 Smart Cities project, even before the government has finalised its policy on the ambitious project. Japanese conglomerate NEC (earlier known as Nippon Electric Com... Read more

ESA Executive Director Joins Biden, Moniz in Philadelphia for Rollout of Quadrennial Energy ReviewThe Energy Storage Association (ESA) commends the Department of Energy for highlighting energy storage as a critical piece of our energy infrastructure. With today's release of the Quadrennial Energy Re... Read more

Graciosa Island in the Azores is the site of a megawatt-scale energy storage system in development by Younicos and Leclanche, a Swiss battery manufacturer. A Leclanche battery system utilizing lithium-ion batteries will provide the energy storage and Younicos will handle the energy management. Th... Read more

  A solar panel being installed at a home in Camarillo, Calif. The state aims to get 50 percent of its energy from renewable sources by 2030.   CreditJ. Emilio Flores for The New York Times The future of American energy, according to one widely held view, will include solar panels and win... Read more