“Reversible” Energy Storage For Better, Cheaper, Non-Toxic Batteries
A US research team has unlocked the mystery behind zinc-manganese batteries, leading to a low cost alternative for grid scale renewable energy storage.
Pacific Northwest National Laboratory
“Countertop” Flow Battery Is Coal-Crushing Energy Storage On Steroids
Battered and bruised by natural gas and renewable energy, King Coal is facing a lethal new energy storage foe: next-generation flow batteries.
“Unique Powdery Nanomaterial” Could Blow Up EV Range Anxiety
When it comes to soothing EV range anxiety, the lithium-sulfur combo offers a lot of promise, but until now there’s been a catch (there’s always a catch). Li-S batteries have a much shorter life cycle than the gold standard, lithium-ion, which makes them a poor bet for the mass market. … [continued]
Advanced Building Control Could Slash Annual Office Building Energy Bill
This post first appeared on the Pacific Northwest National Laboratory Website A single advanced building control now in development could slash 18 percent — tens of thousands of dollars — off the overall annual energy bill of the average large office building, with no loss of comfort, according to a … [continued]
17 ARPA-E Projects Have Pulled In $450 Million In Private Funding
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 … [continued]
Smooth Sailing for Wind Power with New Flow Battery… or Not
Wind power is ready for another leap into the future, with the announcement that a new redox flow battery from Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL) is going into commercial development by the company UniEnergy Technologies LLC. The new grid-scale flow batteries can store huge amounts of energy from wind turbines, which basically eliminates … [continued]
Pacific Northwest Grid Operators Ready US’ Largest Smart Grid Trial
In what’s sure to be a closely watched smart grid event, project partners have installed the Pacific Northwest Smart Grid Demonstration Project’s transaction control system, which, if all goes well, will dynamically manage electricity demand, supply and grid conditions across interconnected assets of 11 utilities. […]
Huge Savings on Heating & Cooling Possible with Efficiency Controls
This is a guest post from the Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL) — enjoy! by Frances White, PNNL, (509) 375-6904 PNNL estimates potential HVAC energy savings for U.S. commercial buildings RICHLAND, Wash. – U.S. commercial building owners could save an average of 38 percent on their heating and cooling bills … [continued]
Wax and Soap Combo Could Lead to Cheaper Lithium-Ion Batteries
Researchers at the Pacific Northwest National Laboratory have discovered that cleanliness is next to cheapliness. They have developed a simple one-step method, based on wax and soap, that will enable researchers to develop a wide variety low-cost materials for use in lithium-ion batteries. [social_buttons] The high price of lithium-ion batteries … [continued]
