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Energy storage to eclipse solar impact: report The Age Energy storage has the potential to have as big as impact on Australia's power sector as the surge in solar photovoltaic (PV) panels, according to a report commissioned by industry lobby group, the Clean Energy Council. The report, Energy Storage in ...http://www.theage.com.au/business/carbon-economy/energy-storage-to-eclipse-solar-impact-report- Energy storage to eclipse solar impact: report Brisbane Times - ‎ Charging up - energy storage is likely to boom, a new report finds. Photo: Simon O'Dwyer SOD. Energy storage has the potential to have as big as impact on Australia's power sector as the surge in solar photovoltaic (PV) panels, according to a report ...http://www.brisbanetimes.com.au/business/carbon-economy/energy-storage-to-eclipse-solar-impact-report-20130130-2dktt.html   20130130-2dktt.html See all stories on this topic » The Age

Energy storage to grow to 3000MW in Australia by 2030 Climate Spectator The Clean Energy Council has released a report that suggests the market for energy storage technology in Australia will be approximately 3000MW by 2030. The authors of the report, Marchment Hill Consulting, have estimating this growth based on current ...http://www.climatespectator.com.au/news/energy-storage-grow-3000mw-australia-2030 See all stories on this topic » German government to introduce new subsidies for solar energy storage solarserver.com - ‎Jan 29, 2013‎ The German Federal Ministry of the Environment has announced that new incentives for energy storage systems for solar photovoltaic (PV) installations will begin in February 2013. The three-year subsidy program will have a EUR 50 million (USD 67 million) ...http://www.solarserver.com/solar-magazine/solar-news/current/2013/kw05/german-government-to-introduce-new-subsidies-for-solar-energy-storage.html

150MW California Solar Project With Energy Storage Gets PPA CleanTechnica According to SolarReserve, this will be the largest solar project in California to incorporate energy storage. Located in Riverside County, the project will cost $750 million and is expected to generate more than 5,300 direct, indirect, and induced jobs.http://cleantechnica.com/2013/01/30/california-solar-project-includes-energy-storage/

Energy storage will accelerate the solar revolution RenewEconomy First, you get to connect back with life a bit; family, friends and just doing stuff you want to do. Secondly, it gives you a chance to extricate yourself from the grind of getting work done to philosophising about what you are doing and how to do it ...http://reneweconomy.com.au/2013/energy-storage-will-accelerate-the-solar-revolution-24226

Xtreme Power completes four new energy storage projects Electric Light & Power And as previously announced, Xtreme Power installed its largest energy storage system to date in conjunction with Duke Energy's Notrees Wind Farm. The 36.0 MW Duke Energy Notrees project operates on the electrical grid in Texas and will deploy ...http://www.elp.com/articles/2013/01/xtreme-power-completes-four-new-energy-storage-projects.html

Kettering will test battery prototypes from Intech Energy Storage East Village Magazine Kettering University is collaborating with Intech Energy Storage Corporation (IESC) of Toronto, Canada, to test the critical characteristics of, and experimentally fabricate, a newly designed aluminum-based battery that is more versatile, has a longer ...http://www.eastvillagemagazine.org/en/news-releases3/18988-kettering-will-test-battery-prototypes-from-intech-energy-storage

Extra funding for UK energy storage research Renewable Energy Magazine (press release) In a speech at the UK Policy Exchange, Mr Willetts described how the £600 million provision for science announced in the government's Autumn Statement will be used to boost growth in 'eight great technologies' which includes money for the energy sector.http://www.renewableenergymagazine.com/article/extra-funding-for-uk-energy-storage-research-20130130