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The residential segment will lead significant growth in the German energy storage market until at least mid-2017 before the federal government’s recent decision to scrap incentives for solar storage curbs demand, said Tobias Rothacher, senior manager Energy Storage & Fuel Cells, Solar Energy, Bioenergy at Germany Trade & Invest (GTAI).
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UK’s 200 MW grid storage tender flooded by battery bid interest
Nov 20, 2015
A 2016 tender being planned by UK’s National Grid utility could expand the UK grid-connected electrical energy storage market by 40 times its 2013 level and has seen major interest from battery developers.
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German home batteries set to lead storage growth until incentive cuts bite in 2017
Nov 18, 2015
The residential segment will lead significant growth in the German energy storage market until at least mid-2017 before the federal government’s recent decision to scrap incentives for solar storage curbs demand, said Tobias Rothacher, senior manager Energy Storage & Fuel Cells, Solar Energy, Bioenergy at Germany Trade & Invest (GTAI).
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German firms turn batteries into power plants to aid grid control
Jun 23, 2015
A number of German companies are aggregating distributed energy storage assets through platforms that provide grid services to the renewables-rich country.
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Vermont utility bills end-users for storage using Tesla battery
May 27, 2015
Vermont-based Green Mountain Power’s eagerness to embrace Tesla’s Powerwall groundbreaking recyclable battery for home and business puts the utility among a small but growing group of energy providers that see energy storage as an opportunity rather than a threat and are devising new business models and strategies to support it.