Electrolyzer overview: Lowering the cost of hydrogen and distributing its production
Electrolyzer manufacturers are in agreement on the goal of rapidly reducing investment costs, mainly through economies of scale. Some are embracing large units, while others are betting on quantity over size. The first approach is attractive for operators of large PV plants, while the latter is better suited to operators of small systems.
Morning Brief: China labor is returning, expected to be at 70% in March and over 90% in April
Also in the brief: The coronavirus response reduced electricity demand in every country across Europe last week
Energy storage roundup: If solar development was checkers, then storage is three-dimensional chess
Also in the roundup: Preliminary permit for pumped hydro in Nevada, solid-state batteries and a China battery slowdown.
Job moves at DOE, Enel, Trina, FERC, Engie, Sunpower, PG&E
Executive and boardroom moves in solar, storage, cleantech, utilities and energy finance.
Panasonic suspending work at Tesla Nevada factory as California and New York gigafactories shut down
Tesla’s Nevada operation is still open for business. The EV and battery maker assures the market that its cash position is strong enough to weather an “extended period of uncertainty.”
Analyst expects recovery for PV and storage supply chains
Analyst Wood Mackenzie expects solar demand to decline but predicts the market will recover, with the prospects for the energy transition remaining intact.
Solar, storage and active energy management will be key to innovative eco district project
A Spokane, Washington-based eco-district that the partners say will be home to the smartest five blocks in the world.
Avalon and redT unite in $70 million merger of vanadium redox flow battery startups
Two vanadium redox startups join to take on the $0 billion flow-battery market.
Demand Power gets $71 million for battery storage, solar and energy services
Energy storage in the time of Corona.
Hydrogen is the first viable option for seasonal storage
Compressed hydrogen is “the first viable option” to help meet wintertime electricity demand in a high-renewables grid, says DNV GL, a global consulting firm.
