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Knowledge Toolbelt - Energy Storage For the many students that have gone through any of my training, you may recall my emphasis on keeping battery/storage in your "knowledge toolbelt".  No matter what form of energy is used as a source, the person or company that solves the limitations with storage will be king. An article posted last week talks about Tesla and their efforts: Tesla Plans to Triple Battery Deployments in 2018 Tesla could be a bellwether to watch for the storage industry.  If that's the case, their big push for battery deployment is an indicator of where to steer your studies.  In this instance, battery storage technology. While much of the battery success for Tesla is in other countries, we can't ignore the value of seeing how other markets embrace the company's solutions like the Powerwall.  Similar to how other markets such as Europe are in a mature part of the photovoltaic product cycle, there are many opportunities to fig...

The latest summary of the energy world from Power Technology is out.  Check it out here: The energy industry outlook, from 2017 to 2018 Some takeaways from the article: " The UN has revealed that national pledges will only achieve a third of the reduction in greenhouse gas emissions required by 2030 to meet targets set by the 2015  Paris Climate Change Agreement . " Despite our efforts to reduce carbon emissions, globally we're falling short.  As a result, the article shows how reliance on nuclear and oil is on the rise.  Completely opposite of what we need to do.   The same section goes on to state, " Worldwide, nuclear power capacity is set to increase, with around 50 reactors under construction ". Seems technology will need to accelerate with the cleaner energy solutions (wind, solar, etc) for us to stop going down the nuclear path.  At the current rate, storage will need to shine in order for the clean group to keep up. ...