Energy storage

Energy storage is an important part of the energy transition. “Whitebook Energy storage technologies in a Danish and international perspective” aims to inform about the status, needs and perspectives for energy storage technologies, and sets out milestones to guide decision makers, industry and research communities on how to trigger storage as an instrument to achieve the climate goals.

Electric power has tremendous potential, given the possibility to use it as a fuel source in transport, heating and industry. It can play a central role in reducing the planet’s CO2 emissions, thereby achieving the objectives of the Paris Agreement. These are the key messages of the Renewable Energy Outlook 2019, that was released in Copenhagen this week.

New name, new style: The previously named HH Ferries Group, which operates the busy ferry route between the Danish and Swedish coastal towns of Helsingør and Helsingborg has not only changed its name to ForSea Ferries to reflect its environmental strategy, but has also officially launched its two long-awaited, solely battery-powered passenger ferries, which are the largest of their kind.

A research project at the Niels Bohr Institute will look into superconductors that can help ensure big energy savings by e.g. reducing the energy loss during transportation through cables.

The circular economy entails reusing and reutilising resources. A new pilot plant is to be established that will store surplus energy from wind turbines and transform it into a sustainable, green ammonia product. Doing so will also help reduce CO2 emissions.

The scientists behind the technology believe that using biological material from mould to manufacture batteries will revolutionise electricity storage.