These Lego-Like Batteries Plug In To Store Solar Power At Home
Adele Peters for Co-Exist: Less than a year after Tesla unveiled its Powerwall battery for storing electricity at home, a startup has designed a much cheaper alternative that you can plug in yourself, without an electrician.
The modular batteries, called Orison, can be hung on the wall or set on the ground to double as an LED lamp. If you want more power, you just add the units together.
"Think of Orison like Legos," says co-founder and CEO Eric Clifton. "The 2.2 kilowatt-hour unit is really just one piece, so you can actually add as many as you need." The 2.2 kilowatt-hour version is as large as the company could make one unit and keep it under 40 pounds, so it could be easily shipped and moved.
With one unit, if your power went out in a storm, you could keep an energy-efficient refrigerator running for about two days. If you want to back up everything in your house, you'd connect a long series of batteries together.
For someone with solar panels on the roof, the batteries can store power to use at night. Right now, most people can sell extra solar power back to the grid when they're not using it, but many state laws are about to change so people will make less money. Batteries can help solar homeowners save money by making use of the power they've generated. Cont'd...
Biomass Technology +$1M in Grants: How McClure Company guaranteed West Branch Area School District's Energy Project to save over $3.5M
McClure Companys Performance Contracting division provided a solution for West Branch Area School District to reduce their dependence on fossil fuels. With a project guarantee of over $3.5M in energy savings spread over 20 years coupled with $1M in grant funding, the District embarked on a renewable biomass heating project.
Novus Energy Awarded $11 Million Federal Loan Guarantee to Build Innovative Biorefinery
Minneapolis energy technology company calls it an exciting 'game-changer for industry
Natural Power takes international view on Levelised Cost of Energy
Natural Power has underpinned its commitment to supporting the renewable energy industry achieve cost parity with the appointment of Neil Douglas to the role of Director of Levelised Cost of Energy (LCoE)
SolarWindow Enters into Third Phase of Technology Development Agreement with U.S. Department of Energy's National Renewable Energy Lab (NREL)
Collaboration sets stage to commercializing transparent electricity-generating coatings, turning buildings into "power generators"
Cyclotron Road Announces the Selection of its Second Cohort of Innovators
Berkeley Lab program continues innovative effort to spur technology development
The Geothermal Resources Council Announces 2016 Amateur Photo Contest
The 37th Amateur Photo Contest winners will be announced at the GRC Annual Meeting in Sacramento, California, USA.
Sumitomo Corporation Invests in Biomass Fuel Manufacturing Business in Brazil
Biomass is a renewable energy source such as solar, wind and small-scale hydro power that provides cleaner, sustainable energy. Such investments in renewable energy are increasingly important with Japan's commitment to reduce its greenhouse gas emission by 26% by 2030 as part of the Paris Climate Treaty.
Forest Fuels boosts investment in Yorkshire operations
New Wetherby depot will provide local delivery of pellet and chip for farms, hotels and other businesses with biomass boilers
Heat From Sewage
So far IWS technology has been installed in multi-unit residential developments, wastewater treatment facilities, a public theatre and a university campus.
WELTEC Group Acquires 3.3 MW Biogas Plant
Comprehensive Restructuring Makes Plant Operation Sustainable
Advanced Biofuels USA Correspondent Analyzes the Potential for a Reinvigorated US Shale Oil/Gas Industry in Recent Study
Bailout the US Shale Oil/Gas Industry or Fund Clean Sustainable Renewable Transportation? A new way of looking at the options.
Coalition of US states pledge to accelerate renewable energy efforts
Oliver Milman for The Guardian: A bipartisan group of governors from 17 states has pledged to accelerate their efforts to create a green economy in the US by boosting renewables, building better electricity grids and cutting emissions from transport.
An accord signed by the governors states that the US must “embrace a bold vision of the nation’s energy future” by reducing emissions, transitioning to clean energy sources and ensuring that infrastructure isn’t risked by extreme weather events such as floods and wildfires.
The agreement sets out commitments to expand renewable energy and energy efficiency and integrate solar and wind generation into electricity grids. These grids will be “modernized”, the accord states, to improve energy reliability. Cont'd...
Farmers, Monetize Your Waste! Yes, Now You Can.
BIOGEST AMERICA INC., US arm of the leading European biogas plant manufacturer, introduces a brand-new integrated biogas technology that turns stover into electric power and heat at the World AG Expo, the world's largest agricultural trade show.
NEW METHOD FOR BIO-DESIGNING YEAST COULD IMPROVE BIOFUEL PRODUCTION
An assistant research specialist at the Great Lakes Bioenergy Research Center (GLBRC) has designed a new strain of yeast that could improve the efficiency of making fuel from cellulosic biomass such as switchgrass.
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