Exploring the impact of e-mobility on stationary energy storage: Part 3 focuses on second-life batteries, repurposing EV batteries for sustainable stationary storage.
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Insights into the cleantech industry by Florian Mayr
Gearing up for power on wheels: battery buffered charging stations
Adding a battery to an electric vehicle charging station can help to “buffer” the power required from the grid, thus avoiding peaks and related grid constraints or costly charges. Consequently, additional demand for stationary storage is triggered – but what needs to be considered to successfully seize this new market opportunity?
Gearing up for power on wheels: what will be the true impact of e-mobility on stationary energy storage? Part 1: Vehicle-to-grid
The emergence of electric vehicles is not only shaking up the automotive industry. Through the increased electrification of the transport sector, a growing interlink to the power market is being established, leading to both new opportunities and challenges for stationary energy storage players.
Dentists, clouds and virtual batteries – how residential energy storage providers can drive market uptake in Germany
The global residential storage market has been picking up momentum recently, with installation growth rates soaring in many geographies such as Australia, the USA — and particularly Germany.
Cobalt crunch? Dealing with the battery industry’s looming supply challenges for cobalt
The global battery market is booming. Car makers all over the world are pledging to electrify their fleets completely or to a large extent in the coming years. Battery-powered consumer electronics – laptops, tablets and smart phones – are more popular and affordable...
Strong Tailwinds Ahead – the Case for Wind Plus Energy Storage
When people think about combining energy storage with renewable energy, they typically think of adding batteries to PV systems, be it roof-top panels on a home in Germany or multi‑GW utility‑scale installations in the deserts of the MENA region. However, we are...
The MENA region – the next hot market for energy storage?
Oct 12, 2017: Article updated to include a reference to CSP with storage The global market for stationary battery energy storage is set to experience tremendous growth by 2025 of about 30 times its current size. This is expected to come mainly from the “usual...
The German Secondary Control Reserve market: Will recent regulatory updates finally pave the way for energy storage?
Germany’s Secondary Control Reserve (SCR) market has attracted significant interest from many energy storage players in the past. Requiring minimum energy capacities of at least four hours and energy delivery for even longer periods, the SCR market particularly...
The Five Ingredients for Success in the Future Stationary Energy Storage Market
Through our day-to-day work around the globe, Apricum has gained deep insights about the dynamics of the energy storage markets and what it takes to be successful not only today, but also in a few years from now. Driven by the specific market characteristics, we...
Energy storage development in the MENA region: What can we expect?
In this interview, we speak with Florian Mayr, partner and head of the energy storage practice at Apricum – The Cleantech Advisory, to get an orientation of the MENA region’s potential for energy storage, necessary market drivers and a few examples of existing storage...
Your Guide to Stationary Energy Storage in Europe Part 2: UK and Italy
In the second of a two-part series on opportunities in battery energy storage in Europe, Apricum Partner Florian Mayr and Senior Consultant Dr. Hendrik Kienert discuss the key drivers, challenges and outlook for today’s main use cases in the UK and Italy. Together...
Your Guide to Stationary Energy Storage in Europe Part 1: Germany
In the first of a two-part series on opportunities in battery energy storage in Europe, Apricum Partner Florian Mayr discusses the key drivers, challenges and outlook for today’s main use cases in Germany – residential storage and the primary control reserve market.