CleanTechnica » Compressed Air Energy Storage (CAES) http://cleantechnica.com Clean Tech News & Views: Solar Energy News. Wind Energy News. EV News. & More. Tue, 30 Dec 2014 18:48:25 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=4.0.1 Inside The $8 Billion California Wind Energy Project http://cleantechnica.com/2014/09/27/inside-8-billion-california-wind-energy-project/ http://cleantechnica.com/2014/09/27/inside-8-billion-california-wind-energy-project/#comments Sat, 27 Sep 2014 12:38:57 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=72501 A proposed $8 billion California wind energy project with a compressed air energy storage feature could blow the socks off the regional energy market.

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]]> http://cleantechnica.com/2014/09/27/inside-8-billion-california-wind-energy-project/feed/ 40 Taking A Deep Dive Into Hydrogen (Charts, Graphs, Tables, More) http://cleantechnica.com/2014/04/27/taking-deep-dive-hydrogen/ http://cleantechnica.com/2014/04/27/taking-deep-dive-hydrogen/#comments Sun, 27 Apr 2014 19:30:54 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=65741 We cover quite a lot of university and research institute news here on CleanTechnica. I know a lot of readers love that stuff, but there’s an important downside to news from those sources that is quite prevalent. That news is often overly colorful, optimistic, and revolutionary in its style of writing. Some of those advances

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]]> http://cleantechnica.com/2014/04/27/taking-deep-dive-hydrogen/feed/ 22 The Democratizing Promise Of Energy Storage http://cleantechnica.com/2014/04/04/democratizing-promise-energy-storage/ http://cleantechnica.com/2014/04/04/democratizing-promise-energy-storage/#comments Fri, 04 Apr 2014 08:13:47 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=64868 While energy storage is a small fraction of total power generation capacity, promising examples suggest that distributed energy storage could change the electricity system during the next decade as fundamentally as distributed renewable energy has in the last decade. Right now, 95% of energy storage in the U.S. is water pumped uphill into in reservoirs,

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]]> http://cleantechnica.com/2014/04/04/democratizing-promise-energy-storage/feed/ 28 Energy Storage Market Set To Explode http://cleantechnica.com/2014/01/31/energy-storage-market-set-explode/ http://cleantechnica.com/2014/01/31/energy-storage-market-set-explode/#comments Fri, 31 Jan 2014 15:10:42 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=61956 Energy storage is often heralded as the “holy grail” of the energy market. It seems that a number of researchers and companies have worked hard and long enough that this holy grail is ready to see the light. According to market research firm IHS, the energy storage market is set to “explode” to an annual

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]]> http://cleantechnica.com/2014/01/31/energy-storage-market-set-explode/feed/ 108 Hydrogen Storage For Large-Scale Renewable Energy Deployment — EU Demonstration Projects http://cleantechnica.com/2013/12/19/hydrogen-storage-large-scale-renewable-energy-storage-demonstration-projects/ http://cleantechnica.com/2013/12/19/hydrogen-storage-large-scale-renewable-energy-storage-demonstration-projects/#comments Thu, 19 Dec 2013 12:30:49 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=60320 By Denis Kuznetsov To reach a 100% renewable energy world, some solar and wind energy will need to be stored so that they will be available for later use when electricity demand is surpassing electricity generation. Today, if you read journals or blogs on renewable energy, you are very likely to find dozens of articles

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]]> http://cleantechnica.com/2013/12/19/hydrogen-storage-large-scale-renewable-energy-storage-demonstration-projects/feed/ 1 Energy Storage Solutions 101 (VIDEO) http://cleantechnica.com/2013/12/12/energy-storage-solutions-101-video/ http://cleantechnica.com/2013/12/12/energy-storage-solutions-101-video/#comments Thu, 12 Dec 2013 20:00:00 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=60076 Activ Solar COO Dr. Johann Harter, who I had the great pleasure of interviewing a couple months ago,recently gave a presentation on energy storage solutions at the fifth International Renewable Energy & Energy Efficiency Forum in Kyiv (REF2013). It’s a great primer on the various energy storage solutions we have at hand at the moment. He also

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]]> http://cleantechnica.com/2013/12/12/energy-storage-solutions-101-video/feed/ 15 Top 10 Most Interesting Energy & Environment Articles From October http://cleantechnica.com/2013/11/09/top-10-interesting-energy-environment-articles-october/ http://cleantechnica.com/2013/11/09/top-10-interesting-energy-environment-articles-october/#comments Sun, 10 Nov 2013 00:54:11 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=58732 Here’s my latest monthly report of the “Top 10” most compelling clean energy, climate, and environment-related news stories encountered last month. These articles may have an impact on your business, your life, and the world we live in. Or, at the very least, might surprise you about what’s going on. Over a thousand articles were

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]]> http://cleantechnica.com/2013/11/09/top-10-interesting-energy-environment-articles-october/feed/ 4 New Compressed Air Storage Deals Fatal Blow To Zombie Lies About Wind And Solar http://cleantechnica.com/2013/09/23/sustainx-completes-new-compressed-air-energy-storage-system/ http://cleantechnica.com/2013/09/23/sustainx-completes-new-compressed-air-energy-storage-system/#comments Mon, 23 Sep 2013 13:29:27 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=56732 We don’t expect the wind and solar naysayers to give up any time soon, but new utility-scale energy storage solutions are beginning to come on line, and they will put to rest this whole notion that intermittent energy sources (namely, wind and solar) can’t provide a significant proportion of reliable power to the national grid.

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]]> http://cleantechnica.com/2013/09/23/sustainx-completes-new-compressed-air-energy-storage-system/feed/ 34 Compressed Air Energy Storage To Grow Dramatically Over The Next Decade http://cleantechnica.com/2013/08/27/compressed-air-energy-storage-to-grow-dramatically-over-the-next-decade/ http://cleantechnica.com/2013/08/27/compressed-air-energy-storage-to-grow-dramatically-over-the-next-decade/#comments Tue, 27 Aug 2013 13:06:53 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=55639 According to Navigant Research, the compressed air energy storage industry is forecast to grow drastically during the next 10 years. “Rapidly changing energy mixes and increasing renewable energy penetration will continue to introduce instability onto electricity grids worldwide in the coming years, while the volatility of load profiles will challenge grid operators to deliver reliable

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]]> http://cleantechnica.com/2013/08/27/compressed-air-energy-storage-to-grow-dramatically-over-the-next-decade/feed/ 11 The Intermittency of Wind and Solar: Is It Only Intermittently a Problem? http://cleantechnica.com/2013/08/12/intermittency-of-wind-and-solar-is-it-only-intermittently-a-problem/ http://cleantechnica.com/2013/08/12/intermittency-of-wind-and-solar-is-it-only-intermittently-a-problem/#comments Mon, 12 Aug 2013 15:00:33 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=54958 Editor’s Note: One of CleanTechnica’s awesome readers has provided us with this exclusive guest post on the “intermittency” of various power sources — renewable and non-renewables. The article “knocks it out of the park,” so to speak. Get into a discussion with someone about the “intermittency” of wind or solar power? Add this article to

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]]> http://cleantechnica.com/2013/08/12/intermittency-of-wind-and-solar-is-it-only-intermittently-a-problem/feed/ 25 Moving Mountains, Storing Energy (TEDx Talk) http://cleantechnica.com/2013/07/01/moving-mountains-storing-energy-tedx-talk/ http://cleantechnica.com/2013/07/01/moving-mountains-storing-energy-tedx-talk/#comments Mon, 01 Jul 2013 11:40:58 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=53453 This article was first published on Lenz Blog. TedX talk by Professor Heindl on his idea of storing energy: I have blogged about this concept before, in November 2011. I like it. As Heindl explains in this talk, it is cheap (per kWh), has a high efficiency, and a low footprint. The only problem is that

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]]> http://cleantechnica.com/2013/07/01/moving-mountains-storing-energy-tedx-talk/feed/ 14 More Top Energy Stories Of The Week http://cleantechnica.com/2013/06/29/more-top-energy-stories-of-the-week/ http://cleantechnica.com/2013/06/29/more-top-energy-stories-of-the-week/#comments Sat, 29 Jun 2013 17:08:22 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=53415 Aside from my solar energy roundup and clean transport roundup, as well as all the stories we’ve covered on CleanTechnica, here are 12 more energy-related stories that I think are worth a read (and one repeat): Wind Wind to Lead Renewables in Oz, but Solar Will Overtake Bard Offshore Finished This Summer Vestas Wins Order

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]]> http://cleantechnica.com/2013/06/29/more-top-energy-stories-of-the-week/feed/ 0 Top 50 Solar Energy Stories Of The Year (Part One: #1-10) http://cleantechnica.com/2013/06/01/top-50-solar-energy-stories-of-the-year-part-one-1-10/ http://cleantechnica.com/2013/06/01/top-50-solar-energy-stories-of-the-year-part-one-1-10/#comments Sat, 01 Jun 2013 17:00:26 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=52378 We’re trying to get more solar energy stories going over on Planetsave. To catch readers up, I’m doing a short series on the top 50 solar energy stories of 2013 so far. I guess that’s 10 per month, theoretically. Learning from the Top 33 EV Stories article I recently published, I’m splitting this one into

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]]> http://cleantechnica.com/2013/06/01/top-50-solar-energy-stories-of-the-year-part-one-1-10/feed/ 0 Compressed Air Energy Storage In The Northwest — Enough Wind Energy To Power 85,000 Homes For 1 Month Can Be Stored In Porous Rocks http://cleantechnica.com/2013/05/23/compressed-air-energy-storage-in-the-northwest-enough-wind-energy-to-power-85000-for-a-month-can-be-stored-in-porous-rocks/ http://cleantechnica.com/2013/05/23/compressed-air-energy-storage-in-the-northwest-enough-wind-energy-to-power-85000-for-a-month-can-be-stored-in-porous-rocks/#comments Thu, 23 May 2013 17:03:11 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=52014 Around 85,000 households in the Northwest could be powered every month by the energy that could be stored deep underground in the region’s porous rock, according to new research. By utilizing such an energy storage solution, the region’s substantial wind energy resources could be put to full use. The work, done by researchers at the

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]]> http://cleantechnica.com/2013/05/23/compressed-air-energy-storage-in-the-northwest-enough-wind-energy-to-power-85000-for-a-month-can-be-stored-in-porous-rocks/feed/ 6 Much More Clean, Renewable Energy Could Be Integrated Into Grid — No Problem http://cleantechnica.com/2013/04/22/much-more-clean-renewable-energy-could-be-integrated-into-grid-no-problem/ http://cleantechnica.com/2013/04/22/much-more-clean-renewable-energy-could-be-integrated-into-grid-no-problem/#comments Mon, 22 Apr 2013 21:08:17 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=50979 This was included in a roundup post the other day, but roundup posts don’t get enough attention, so I’m reposting it below from Solar Love. I think most of us know by now that there’s enough renewable energy potential to power the world several times over. However, the key is matching what can be generated

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]]> http://cleantechnica.com/2013/04/22/much-more-clean-renewable-energy-could-be-integrated-into-grid-no-problem/feed/ 9 Grid Energy Storage To Grow 56 Gigawatts By 2022 http://cleantechnica.com/2013/03/15/grid-energy-storage-to-grow-by-56-gigawatts-by-2022/ http://cleantechnica.com/2013/03/15/grid-energy-storage-to-grow-by-56-gigawatts-by-2022/#comments Fri, 15 Mar 2013 08:00:15 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=49563 As we move step by slow step into a world where renewable energy is more and more a part of our energy infrastructure, the need for energy storage will continue to grow. The reality is that renewable energies such as solar and wind are not as consistent as we have grown accustomed to, and subsequently

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]]> http://cleantechnica.com/2013/03/15/grid-energy-storage-to-grow-by-56-gigawatts-by-2022/feed/ 2 Comparing The Carbon Footprint Of Energy Storage Technologies http://cleantechnica.com/2013/03/14/comparing-the-carbon-footprint-of-energy-storage-technologies/ http://cleantechnica.com/2013/03/14/comparing-the-carbon-footprint-of-energy-storage-technologies/#comments Thu, 14 Mar 2013 12:19:33 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=49546 Update –> This reader comment seemed very much worthy of more eyes: One flaw in their analysis — batteries can be recycled. The majority of the cost of making a battery is acquiring the raw materials, but once they are acquired, they can be recycled almost indefinitely as many times almost all of the raw materials

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]]> http://cleantechnica.com/2013/03/14/comparing-the-carbon-footprint-of-energy-storage-technologies/feed/ 17 17 ARPA-E Projects Have Pulled In $450 Million In Private Funding http://cleantechnica.com/2013/03/01/17-arpa-e-projects-have-pulled-in-450-million-in-private-funding/ http://cleantechnica.com/2013/03/01/17-arpa-e-projects-have-pulled-in-450-million-in-private-funding/#comments Fri, 01 Mar 2013 15:00:56 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=49013 The U.S. Energy Department’s Advanced Research Projects Agency-Energy (ARPA-E) this week announced that 17 projects it has helped jump-start have “demonstrated major technical successes and shown significant market engagement” in the past 4 years. Putting a dollar figure on that, the 17 projects “have attracted over $450 million in private sector follow-on funding” (after their initial

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]]> http://cleantechnica.com/2013/03/01/17-arpa-e-projects-have-pulled-in-450-million-in-private-funding/feed/ 0 LightSail Gets $5.5 Million For Compressed Air Energy Storage http://cleantechnica.com/2013/02/21/lightsail-gets-5-5-million-for-compressed-air-energy-storage/ http://cleantechnica.com/2013/02/21/lightsail-gets-5-5-million-for-compressed-air-energy-storage/#comments Thu, 21 Feb 2013 13:30:30 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=48692 LightSail Energy, a utility-scale energy storage company, has obtained $5.5 million from investors to fund its compressed air energy storage (CAES) project in the second closing of its $37.3 million Round D. The investors include Bill Gates; Peter Thiel, an early Facebook investor and co-founder of Paypal; Total, a very large French energy company; Innova Corp;

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]]> http://cleantechnica.com/2013/02/21/lightsail-gets-5-5-million-for-compressed-air-energy-storage/feed/ 2 Energy Storage Costs To Halve & Market To Boom, Study Finds http://cleantechnica.com/2013/02/04/energy-storage-costs-to-halve-market-to-boom-study-finds/ http://cleantechnica.com/2013/02/04/energy-storage-costs-to-halve-market-to-boom-study-finds/#comments Mon, 04 Feb 2013 08:59:24 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=48005 This article was originally published on Renew Economy: A new study released by the Clean Energy Council points to the huge role that energy storage can play in the evolving power markets, but points to the huge barriers – mostly the interests of incumbent utilities – that stand in its way. The report prepared by

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