Remove Electrical Storage Remove Germany Remove Market Remove Renewable
article thumbnail

EU investing €1.8B in 17 large-scale clean tech projects

Green Car Congress

Grants will be disbursed from the Innovation Fund to help bring technologies to the market in energy-intensive industries, hydrogen, renewable energy, carbon capture and storage infrastructure, and manufacturing of key components for energy storage and renewables. captured at a Combined Heat and Power (CHP) plant.

Clean 334
article thumbnail

Siemens presents three-point plan for implementing cost-efficient energy transition in Germany

Green Car Congress

Siemens suggests abandoning a fixed target for renewable energies and concentrating on the CO 2 reduction goal. Germany has embarked on a large-scale Energiewende (energy transition)—a policy-driven shift away from nuclear and fossil energy to a renewable energy economy. Electricity prices in comparison.

Germany 239
article thumbnail

sonnen accelerates US market efforts with solar-plus-storage technology package

Green Car Congress

sonnen, the European market leader for smart energy storage systems, announced a partnership with SolarWorld, the largest crystalline-silicon solar manufacturer in the US and PetersenDean, the nation’s largest residential roofing company with more than a million roofs under its belt.

Solar 150
article thumbnail

ENGIE New Ventures increases investment in 2nd-life battery company Connected Energy

Green Car Congress

Connected Energy’s E-STOR, a stationary energy storage technology that extends the life of electric vehicle batteries by 5-10 years, is deployed whenever flexible, modular and short or longer-term electricity storage systems are needed. —Matthew Lumsden, CEO of Connected Energy.

Connect 186
article thumbnail

Solar and Battery Companies Rattle Utility Powerhouses

Cars That Think

All eyes these days may be on Elon Musk's space venture—which has just put people in orbit —but here on Earth you can now get your monthly electric bill courtesy of a different Musk enterprise. Tesla and its partner Octopus Energy Germany recently rolled out retail utility services in two large German states. kWh battery wall unit.

Solar 112
article thumbnail

STEAG investing €100M in a total of 90 MW of grid energy storage systems with LG Chem Li-ion batteries

Green Car Congress

The storage systems are to be used to provide primary control power—a service for stabilization of the networks—for which the Transmission System Operators invite bids on a weekly basis. Storage facilities and the creation of flexibility are essential elements in the implementation of the energy transition in Germany.

Li-ion 150
article thumbnail

Groupe Renault creating first European factory dedicated to the circular economy of mobility in Flins

Green Car Congress

To meet this demand the division will work on developing new services (renewal, heavy repairs, etc.) to vehicle fleets and shared mobility players, such as the ZITY electric car-sharing service. New operating opportunities such as stationary storage make it possible to perpetuate the service that the battery offers.

Economy 397