Energy Storage & Grids Articles, Stories & News

Trees go high-tech: process turns cellulose into energy storage devices

04/14/14, 09:05 AM | Energy Storage & Grids | Energy Storage

The new approach just discovered at Oregon State can produce nitrogen-doped, nanoporous carbon membranes - the electrodes of a supercapacitor - at low cost, quickly, in an environmentally benign process.

Finding Solutions For Battery Sulfation Issues In Renewable Energy Applications

04/14/14, 09:04 AM | Energy Storage & Grids | battery backup, Storage Systems | US Battery

While the recent news about carbon has been touted as something that can drastically improve the overall performance of the flooded lead acid battery, the facts should be completely understood before buying these types of batteries with any carbon additives, especially if they are sold as a value added feature.

The Integrated Grid

02/27/14, 12:59 PM | Energy Storage & Grids | Analysis and Trends

Excerpts from the EPRI Study on the Integrated Electric Grid

GreenStation Energy Storage Powered by Smart Grid Technology

02/13/14, 09:27 AM | Energy Storage & Grids | Storage Systems

The bottom line is that energy (kWh) is no longer the cost driver for commercial and industrial electric ratepayers; power (kW) is where the pain lies.

Grid Parity: A Foggy Signal for Solar Maturity

01/31/14, 09:31 AM | Energy Storage & Grids | Analysis and Trends

What we can expect to see is a gradual transition of solar from an alternative energy to a truly cost competitive source of energy that helps counteract rising electricity rates and fuel costs.

States Keeping U.S. at Fuel Cell Forefront

01/31/14, 09:29 AM | Energy Storage & Grids | Commercial and Industrial Applications

The report identifies the "Top 5 Fuel Cell States" - California, Connecticut, New York, Ohio, and South Carolina.

NY Working Hard to Catch Up with CA's Energy Storage Requirements

01/31/14, 09:25 AM | Energy Storage & Grids | Energy Storage

Next up at the plate as a hot, receptive market for energy storage in North America is New York.

High-voltage Battery Simulator and Test Systems Critical for Electric and Hybrid Vehicle Development

12/30/13, 09:40 AM | Energy Storage & Grids | Fuel Cells

Essential for conducting R&D, performance and durability testing

The Business Case for Fuel Cells - Power Reliability and Savings

12/30/13, 09:39 AM | Energy Storage & Grids | Commercial and Industrial Applications

More than 88 megawatts (MW) of stationary fuel cells have been installed or ordered by U.S. businesses and utilities.

VOTO - Charging Batteries in a Fire

12/13/13, 07:51 AM | Energy Storage & Grids | Technology Discussions

One half of the VOTO is a fuel cell and the second half is a handle which has a light, cell phone adapter and nickel-metal hydride battery to store energy.

Vanderbilt Proposes Building Energy Storage Into Solar Cells

12/01/13, 11:12 AM | Energy Storage & Grids | Technology Discussions

Imagine a photovoltaic cell or module that actually stores as well as produces energy, acting as a battery and producing power even after dark.

Will You Survive Solar Grid Parity?

12/01/13, 11:12 AM | Energy Storage & Grids | Business Development

A path to ensure profitable installation for residential solar

Shaw Lynds, Senior Research at Maxwell Technologies, Inc Explains Ultracapacitors

08/30/13, 08:23 AM | Energy Storage & Grids | Energy Storage, ultracapacitors | Maxwell Technologies, Inc.

In general, ultracapacitors are great solutions whenever the power demand is high, but the duration is short. For example, we are expanding into the diesel truck market, where the high power demand of engine starting can place a great strain on the batteries, greatly lowering their useful life.

Adding the battery back-up power option to existing grid-tied PV/solar systems

08/15/13, 11:48 AM | Solar & Wind, Energy Storage & Grids | battery backup, Energy Storage | OutBack Power

Using battery-based off-grid technology, a smarter type of "grid/hybrid" inverter technology is able to use PV, wind, hydro-electric and other renewable DC energy sources to keep the batteries charged and sell the excess to the grid, just like the grid-tied unit using the grid as its battery.

Paradise Off the Grid

07/31/13, 02:07 AM | Solar & Wind, Energy Storage & Grids | Storage Systems | US Battery

Residents of a small town in Baja California live off-grid using solar power, and enjoy a lifestyle that continues to attract new homeowners.

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