Energy Storage

Energy Generation

EV batteries – reuse or recycle?

Both reuse and recycling offer viable options for used electric vehicle batteries.

Energy Generation

Data at the heart of the utility transformation

Data analytics and technology are driving the changing operational practices of utilities.

Energy Generation

China’s renewable energy growth useless without infrastructure

China is unable to enjoy all the benefits that renewable energy has to offer since its infrastructure is lacking.

Energy Generation

Grid storage gives new life to old batteries

Vattenfall, BMW and Bosch have pioneered the use of second life EV batteries in a grid-scale energy storage facility in Hamburg.

Energy Generation

Week in smart metering – EUW round-up

European Utility Week was a buzz of activity, writes Claire Volkwyn, editor, Metering & Smart Energy International.

Energy Generation

PG&E demonstrates battery storage participation in California’s electricity market

Frequency regulation represents the best use of battery energy storage in California’s electricity market.

Energy Generation

Europe’s energy markets – the new realities

European utilities need to quickly adapt their business models to the new market realities.

Energy Generation

The beautiful solar roof

Tesla and SolarCity have launched a solar roof and the next generation Powerwall and Powerpack battery storage.

Energy Generation

EV batteries get new life through vehicle-to-grid integration

Utilities are piloting the use of electric vehicle (EV) batteries to facilitate a host of ancillary grid services.

Energy Generation

Eneco brings home batteries onto the grid

Eneco’s CrowdNett service will build a network of home batteries into a virtual power plant providing capacity to the Dutch grid.

Energy Generation

Week in smart metering – Planning a secure future in an insecure present

Planning for the energy future needs targets to be known, writes Claire Volkwyn, editor, Metering & Smart Energy International.