Energy infrastructure News for April 2013

Energy infrastructure News Archive

European cooperation in North Sea Power to Gas Platform for future energy storage system European cooperation in North Sea Power to Gas Platform for future energy storage system

A European consortium of 11 leading companies have established the North Sea Power to Gas Platform, to further develop the concept of Power-to-Gas (P2G) – the conversion of renewable electrical power into a gaseous energy carrier like hydrogen or methane.

UK: £54m smart grid study partners with electric vehicle network

The trials are anticipated to help manage the increasing numbers of low carbon cars plugging in to Britain’s electricity supply...

Intersolar North America to spotlight Energy Storage innovations

The new segment will feature industry leaders, offer educational presentations on new technologies and discuss market trends...

Progress towards clean energy has stalled, IEA says

The rapid expansion of renewable technologies is one of the few bright spots in an otherwise bleak assessment of global progress towards low-carbon energy, the International Energy Agency (IEA) said in an annual report to the Clean Energy Ministerial (CEM)...

New blog: Time to end the guilt on incentives and start fighting

The last month has brought another depressing piece of news: This time the potential demise of Suntech, a pioneer credited with helping scale up the PV industry, on the verge of bankruptcy...

ABB central inverter now available up to 1000 kW size

The operating temperature and altitude rating have both been extended in the latest size, says ABB

Proton OnSite making good progress on reducing cost of hydrogen energy storage Proton OnSite making good progress on reducing cost of hydrogen energy storage

Proton OnSite has reduced the cost of producing water electrolysis stacks by 40 percent over the last five years, enabling the firm to begin producing a cost-effective multi-megawatt electrolyser for the emerging renewable energy markets.

Trina Solar supplies 33 MW to S.A.G. Solarstrom for UK PV project

Trina Solar has supplied 33 MW of solar panels to S.A.G. Solarstrom, which have been installed at a solar photovoltaic park on the site of the former RAF Wymeswold airfield in the UK.