Energy storage news and views- Week 43
David Hunt
Founder & MD, Hyperion Search | Executive Search & Talent Advisory | Helping Cleantech & Renewable Energy Companies Scale with Top Leadership Talent #Cleantech #Solar #EnergyStorage #EMobility #Renewables
I've been a little low on content this week, largely down to traveling and quantity of work, a good thing for us, and hopefully a good thing for the industry. Details of a couple of our newest and most exciting energy storage assignments are at the bottom of this post. It has though been an interesting week looking at energy density for lithium from Tesla, leading residential storage market share for client Sonnen, and some interesting comments from industry leaders in my Energy Storage News guest blog. Highlights below.
Tesla unveils double-density, ‘cost-competitive’ Powerpack 2 storage system
This should come as no real surprise, but is very welcome all the same. One senior executive with a global lithium battery manufacturer recently shared with me his opinion that energy density would improve at least 30% annually for some years to...?Read more
Residential & Commercial Battery Storage Projects Raised $625 Million In Q3’2016
Funding in the clean energy sector really is fascinating to watch, not just because our clients are often the ones receiving the investment (we love working with start up and fast growth companies). The latest being Skeleton Technologies, for whom...?Read more
Energiespeicher: Deutsche Anbieter führen bei Marktanteilen
Für Ende 2016 wird für den Energiespeichermarkt ein Wachstum von 40% gegenüber dem Vorjahr prognostiziert. Im Gegensatz zu anderen Herstellern schaffen es die deutschen, auch in ausl?ndischen M?rkten pr?sent zu sein. Der Stempel 'made in Germany'...?Read more
‘There’s going to be a blood bath’: Insiders’ views on energy storage
Despite the headline this is an optimistic and positive piece based on my conversations with CEOs of several leading and up and coming companies in the energy storage sector. The future is bright indeed, but in any nascent, fast-growth industry...?Read more
Latest energy storage assignments (click for more details)
Vice President of global sales- Ultracapacitors
Regional Sales Manager - DACH region - Ultracapacitors