ABB brought CleanTechnica to Switzerland to show off a wide array of the products and services ABB offers, as the base from which to cast a vision for the future through the eyes of ABB. We sat down with CEO Dr. Ulrich Speisshofer over lunch at the conclusion of the … [continued]
Australia’s Genex Power is recycling a disused gold mine as a 400-450 MW pumped hydro storage project, with the potential to store and generate around 2,225 MWh daily, making this Australia’s largest energy storage project by far. The site will ultimately include 150 MW of PV — with 100 MW of that … [continued]
A pumped-hydro facility in Switzerland has an energy storage capacity of 1,450 MW, and is an interesting story of innovative energy storage. To generate electricity, water is released from Lake Mutt at 8,100 feet above sea level. It flows to a deep valley below and turns the GE pump turbines … [continued]
Check out this solar and wind power news from around the interwebs to make this Sunday (or Monday?) a bit more interesting: Cool Or Interesting Small-Scale Solar Stories Polysolar’s New Solar PV Bus Stop In Canary Wharf, London Is The First In The UK Solar & Storage Could Save Thousands For Multifamily … [continued]
The major causes of climate change and air pollution are the burning of fossil fuels for electrical generation and transportation. Bill Gates accepts that but thinks that technical solutions don’t exist already and need to be discovered. Thiel doesn’t even accept climate change, but still thinks we need to invest … [continued]
Originally published on Sustainnovate. By Henry Lindon The UK will add 1 gigawatt (GW) of new energy storage capacity by the year 2020, according to IHS forecasts. The primary driver behind this expansion will be the renewable energy industry — in combination with ever-rising consumer electricity prices, an already established … [continued]
Can we really generate most of our power from renewables in a few decades? In a word, yes. But to understand further, we must understand how we produce and distribute power today. Part of the difficulty lies in the concepts we use to understand the electrical power system. A simple … [continued]
Below is another initial version of an article I wrote for The Economist Group’s GE Look Ahead website (months ago). This one focuses on how a 100% or nearly 100% distributed energy grid would work, assuming a hypothetical grid like this ever came about. Again, this article seemed like something that CleanTechnica … [continued]
A planned 400 MW pumped hydro storage project could provide electricity when there are lulls in solar and wind power production. The project, which might be completed in 2017, has support from Montana’s governor. “There are still additional steps that need to be taken. But I hope this project comes to full fruition,” Governor … [continued]
Alstom and GB Energy Park LLC have agreed that Alstom will supply equipment for a very large pumped storage project planned in Montana. “We’re excited to welcome Alstom to be the equipment supplier for the facility. Absaroka Energy is committed to continuing Montana’s leadership of integrating renewable energy resources and providing reliable … [continued]
