Pumped hydro: the economics?

Pumped hydro costs

This data-file assesses pumped hydro costs, as a means of backing up renewables. A typical project might have 0.5GW of capacity, 12-hours storage duration, and capex costs of $2,250/kW. $449.00 – Purchase…

Global gas prices: by country?

…since the 2010s. The increases were most pronounced in gas-importing regions, which have also added large quantities of renewables. Headline statistics on global gas prices by country are calculated in…

Prysmian: power cable technology breakthroughs?

Prysmian power cable technology

…increasingly excited by an up-cycle in power transmission, associated with the build-out of renewables. To this end, 75% of Prysmian’s business is energy (50% is power-infrastructure, 22% is industrial and…

Wind volatility: second by second output data?

Second by second volatility of wind power

…of renewables. Source: Anvari, M., Lohmann, G. Wächter, M., Milan, P., Lorenz, E., Heinemann, D., Tabar, M. R. & Peinke, J. (2016). Short term fluctuations of wind and solar power…

Powin: grid-scale battery breakthrough?

Powin technology review

…a 20-year life. Context for grid-scale batteries Grid-scale batteries are growing increasingly important, especially in regions with high renewables penetrations, to backstop the short-term volatility of solar and short-term volatility…

Battery degradation: causes, effects & implications?

What causes battery degradation?

…batteries, in grid-scale storage and electric vehicles. The data suggest hidden upside in the demand for batteries, for lithium and high-quality power electronics, especially if batteries are to backstop renewables….

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