Taiwan’s renewable energy supply is set to receive a shot in the arm as Formosa Solar’s Yu Shu Power subsidiary has wrapped up grid connection of its Pingtung Gaoshu photovoltaic demonstration area. Thanks to this project, previously non-arable lands that were frequent victims of illegal excavation and dumping underwent a total transformation and subsequently became a solar farm with a total installed capacity of 40 MW. ...  more
Storage
All In One: Innovative Residential Battery Storage From BSLBATT |
published: 2021-12-03 11:04 |
If the energy transition is to succeed, we need better home battery backup system for renewable energy. ...  more
MIT Developed New “Semi-Solid” Flow Battery |
published: 2021-12-03 9:30 |
Flow battery is regarded as a promising option for prolonged grid-level energy storage, though an attainment of high efficiency in the past was often accompanied with an exorbitant level of cost due to the necessary utilization of the expensive vanadium as raw material. ...  more
As Energy Storage Safety Goes Viral, Comprehensive Risk Assessment Should be Emphasized, Says UL |
published: 2021-11-29 10:59 |
To achieve net-zero emissions, businesses worldwide have strived for energy transformation, thereby stimulating development of the energy storage market. ...  more
Former SpaceX Employee Develops “Portable Nuclear Reactor” that Supplies 8 Years of Power for 1,000 Households |
published: 2021-11-04 9:30 |
Is it possible for each household to acquire a small nuclear power plant that would eliminate shortages of electricity? Startup Radiant established by former employees of SpaceX is attempting to develop a “portable nuclear reactor”, with a prototype made at the same time, which acquired an Angel Fund of US$1.2 million that will be used on technical development and equipment testing. ...  more
Taiwan Cement Corporation Proposes Three Major Investment Plans of Renewable Energy and Spends NT$5.5 Billion to Build Largest Storage System in Taiwan |
published: 2021-10-04 13:07 |
On September 27, Taiwan Cement Corporation (TCC) convened a board of directors meeting, during which three major investment projects of renewable energy were approved, totaling an amount up to NT$22.3 billion ($801 million). ...  more
Tesla Will Arguably Produce Large-Scale Battery Storage System Megapack in California with Secret Factory Expansion Plan |
published: 2021-09-24 17:39 |
Tesla’a new facility in Lathrop of California broke ground in a low-profile manner. The new facility, known as Megafactory, is expected to produce the electric car maker’s largest utility-scale battery storage system Megapack. ...  more
Tesla Announces a US$1 Million Price Tag for Megapack |
published: 2021-08-02 9:30 |
Tesla released the 3MWh grid-grade energy storage device Megapack in 2019, which ascended the company’s battery energy storage business to a new level, and now Tesla has revealed the price tag for this enormous battery for the first time. The battery is priced at US$1,235,890 (approx. NT$34.63 million), and does not include tax and annual maintenance cost. ...  more
Form Energy’s Iron-Air Battery Becomes the Cheapest Storage Technology with a Cost 90% Less than Lithium Battery |
published: 2021-07-28 13:55 |
The mysterious US startup Form Energy finally revealed the secret of its new battery, which is engineered with the iron-air battery technology to cut the cost to only 10% of lithium-ion, making it possibly the most inexpensive battery in the world. ...  more
Con Edison and Centrica to Jointly Develop an Energy Storage Facility in a Former Parking Lot in Brooklyn |
published: 2021-07-20 9:30 |
Renewable energy news outlets have reported that Con Edison, a utility company serving New York City, has teamed up with Centrica Business Solution to convert a large parking lot in Brooklyn into a hybrid facility that provides energy storage and EV charging. Centrica has a wide-encompassing business portfolio that includes solar PV, energy-as-a-service, energy efficiency solutions, etc. ...  more