In January, the US Department of Energy announced $18 million in funding for six new projects. The goal? Enabling the development of integrated, scalable, and cost-effective solar technologies that incorporate energy storage to power American homes after the sun sets or when clouds are overhead. The funding is part of the … [continued]
Originally published on Solar Love SunEdison has revealed that it will be providing advanced energy storage systems to a net-zero pilot project in California. SunEdison, the world’s largest renewable energy development company, announced last week that it will be supplying advanced battery systems to a net-zero energy homes pilot project … [continued]
The cost of solar energy in the US will continue its rapid downward slide with $102 million in new DOE funding for new tech and market strategies.
The grid-scale battery systems developer and manufacturer Eos Energy Storage has secured $15 million in new financing/proceeds via a new private placement with AltEnergy, as per recent reports. In addition to the private placement involving AltEnergy, Eos Energy Storage is also planning to place another $10 million with accredited investors … [continued]
A new, somewhat clever means of managing and improving the efficiency of the power grid was recently unveiled by a coalition of some of the world’s largest automakers. To be precise, this new “means” is in fact simply a technology that allows for the direct communication of utility companies and … [continued]
A new study from NREL turns wind energy perceptions upside down by saying it can be used by grid operators to improve power system reliability.
In Electricity Energy Storage Technology Options – A White Paper Primer on Applications, Costs and Benefits – a white paper by EPRI; the Electric Power Research Institute finds that if regions in need of energy storage can defer transmission investments by investing in energy storage instead, then it can pay to invest in storage instead, depending on the costs.
The Electric Power Research Institute (EPRI) represents about 90% of the electricity generated in the U.S., so it was a significant move when this nonprofit research organization entered a partnership with the Solar Technology Acceleration Center in May. Well, they certainly haven’t let any grass grow under their feet. This … [continued]
Oceanlinx; another Australian wave power company that uses the floating oil rig as the model for its wave power began installation this month of its last test before grid-connecting a 2.5 MW unit off the coast of Port Kembla, near Sydney. [social_buttons] It should be sending power to the Australian … [continued]
One year ago the French company Alstom began a year-long US test of capturing CO2 from the water+carbon-dioxide mix created using their chilled-ammonia technology, in the smokestack of the Pleasant Prairie Power Plant in Wisconsin. [social_buttons] This week the year’s results were announced. The years average CO2 capture rate was 90%, … [continued]
