360 MW Of Grid-Scale Energy Storage Systems Launched In 2013-2014
Navigant Research notes the addition 360 MW Of grid-scale energy storage systems in 2013-14, an encouraging sign for renewable energy growth.
Pumped Hydro Storage
Nuclear-Strength Linthal 2015 Takes Shape In Swiss Alps
Yes, this is a picture of a dump truck being hoisted up a mountain on cables. And no, it’s not photoshopped. You’re looking at the largest cable lift in the world, almost 2 kilometers long and 600 meters high, with two towers, a load capacity of up to 40 tons, … [continued]
Taking A Deep Dive Into Hydrogen (Charts, Graphs, Tables, More)
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 … [continued]
The Democratizing Promise Of Energy Storage
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 … [continued]
Energy Storage Market Set To Explode
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 … [continued]
Alstom To Build Israeli Hydro Storage Power Plant
Alstom announced on Thursday that it had signed two separate contracts to supply two pump-turbines for the 300 MW Gilboa pumped storage power plant in Israel. The company will provide two 150 MW pump-turbines “with the associated balance of plant equipment” as well as Alstom’s Distributed Control System, alongside an … [continued]
Mark Ruffalo Wants You To Imagine A Cleanly Powered Future
A version of this article was originally published on Kompulsa — Geography | Energy. Mark Ruffalo is a strong advocate of environmental conservation, and has focused on activism against hydraulic fracturing, which is a relatively recent extraction method for natural gas. Opponents of hydraulic fracturing are concerned that it causes … [continued]
Hydrogen Storage For Large-Scale Renewable Energy Deployment — EU Demonstration Projects
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 … [continued]
Energy Storage Solutions 101 (VIDEO)
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 … [continued]
Top 10 Most Interesting Energy & Environment Articles From October
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. … [continued]
