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ThursdayFeb 17, 2022 10:10 am

The Asia-Pacific Energy Storage Market May Surpass North America

A recently released report has found that the Asia-Pacific will surpass North America as the largest utility-scale energy storage market by yearly installed gigawatts. Guidehouse Insights, a market intelligence and research firm, compiled this report. The research company revised its predictions for global yearly installed utility-scale energy storage by 2029 from forecasts it had made close to 18 months ago, going from roughly 25 gigawatts to 27.5 gigawatts. It expects global annual installed utility-scale energy storage to be slightly more than 30 gigawatts by 2030. The research firm anticipates an average compound annual growth rate (“CAGR”) of 25% between 2021…

WednesdayFeb 16, 2022 3:02 pm

Investor Interest in Gold Returning as Investments Resume

Gold has always been a solid investment, especially over the long term. It often weathers market downtimes with little to no negative impact, retains a relatively stable value in different financial markets, requires little maintenance, and is an effective way to save money for the future. However, despite increasing rates of inflation and stock market roll over, the past couple of months haven’t been great for gold stocks. However, this doesn’t mean gold has been in a major slump. Gold stocks may have been on a steady rise but have yet to reach the heights one might expect during major…

TuesdayFeb 15, 2022 2:59 pm

EU Commission Publishes Text Cementing Nuclear’s Role in Energy Transition

The final version of the EU Taxonomy Regulation’s Complementary Delegated Act was recently presented by the European Commission. The version contains certain nuclear and gas activities and includes a few minor adjustments from the draft, which was leaked last year. The commission started consultations on a draft text of the Complementary Delegated Act with the Member States Expert Group on the Sustainable Finance Platform in December last year. It also gathered feedback from the European Parliament on the act. The European Commission announced in the text that the commissioners had reached an agreement. The European Commissioner for Financial Services, Financial…

MondayFeb 14, 2022 9:48 am

Canadian Solar Plus Storage Project to Use VRFB Technology

Chappice Lake Solar + Storage, a Canadian solar-plus-storage project, plans to use vanadium redox flow battery (“VRFB”) technology, which will be supplied by Invinity Energy Systems. The project plans to combine an 8.4MWh battery storage system with a 21MW solar array. Invinity, the Anglo-American flow battery company, will be working with Elemental Energy, the operator, owner and developer of the project, which is situated in the Alberta province. This province produces a significant portion of all the natural gas in Canada and hosts crude oil production from various sites, including its northern tar sands. It also relies on the country’s…

FridayFeb 11, 2022 1:26 pm

Economists’ Analysis Finds That Precious Metals Boost Investment Portfolio Performance

Many investors view precious metals as financial assets that help alleviate the security investment portfolio risks associated with investment portfolio position diversification. This is because precious metals have the potential to diversify and hedge financial portfolio positions. Despite this already-established relationship, no researchers had conducted an analysis of the portfolio risk spillovers and characteristics of equity markets and precious metals commodities across various continents — until now. A group of economists including Dr. Seong-Min Yoon, Dr. Sang Hoon Kang and Dr. Jose Arreola Hernandez recently carried out an analysis during their new study, in an effort to determine the effectiveness…

ThursdayFeb 10, 2022 1:07 pm

Uranium in 2022: How High Can Prices Go?

Last year, the price of uranium rose by 45%, going from about $29 per pound at the start of the year to $50 per pound in September. This increase followed growth in 2020, which saw uranium go from $24 in January to $30 by year’s end. Despite not being able to maintain that $50 level, the value of the energy fuel has remained at about $40 since then. Uranium is one of the few commodities that has seen two years of solid gains in the midst of the coronavirus pandemic, which most analysts believe indicates that the metal’s price is…

WednesdayFeb 09, 2022 1:45 pm

Energy Company Uses Decommissioned Audi Electric Car Batteries to Store Energy in Germany

RWE Generation is repurposing decommissioned li-ion batteries from electric vehicles manufactured by Audi into second-life stationary energy storage systems. The energy company has deployed its system, which has a 4.5 MWh capacity, at its pumped hydro energy storage plant, which is located in northwest Germany’s region of North-Rhine Westphalia. The used batteries are removed from development models of the e-tron electric vehicles, which have a 252-mile maximum range and are mainly used for transport. RWE Generation CEO Roger Miesen stated that the company had partnered with the car company to test different ways to employ used high-voltage batteries from electric…

TuesdayFeb 08, 2022 3:41 pm

Goldman Sachs Expects Gold to Hit $2,150 in 2022

Last week, Goldman Sachs published a report in which it raises its 12-month price prediction for gold to $2,150 per ounce. This is a slight increase from its prior $2,000 price forecast. It seems the bank isn’t ready to give up on the precious metal, given its long gold trade recommendation for 2022. This new positive outlook follows the disappointing performance of gold, which was seen last year as its prices closed the year down about 4%. The bank stated that the drop observed in 2021 was understandable in an environment with strong economic activity, with many expecting that increasing…

MondayFeb 07, 2022 2:02 pm

Records Show China Used 30% More Gold in 2021

Last week, the China Gold Association released data indicating that the total consumption of gold in the country in 2021 increased by more than one-third from 2020 as the country’s economy rebounded from the COVID-19 impact. In this latest report, consumption of gold in the country increased by 36.5% year on year, hitting roughly 1,121 tons. It had also risen by 11.8% when compared with the total gold consumption figures from 2019. A previously released industry report showed that the country’s gold consumption had risen by almost 49% from the year before to reach 813 tons during the first three…

FridayFeb 04, 2022 2:33 pm

Tesla Inc. (NASDAQ: TSLA) Deployed Almost 4GWh of Energy Storage Last Year

Tesla (NASDAQ: TSLA) has reported a more than 30% year-on-year increase in battery storage deployments, with executives noting that the company planned to continue to grow its energy storage business this year. The company’s quarterly financial results were released last week showing its annual performance across its energy and automotive sector businesses. In 2021, the company produced and delivered almost one million cars, with PV Tech, the company’s sister site, reporting that 2021 was its best annual performance for solar installs in five years. With regard to battery storage, the company deployed 978MWh during the fourth quarter of last year,…

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