September 29th, 2019 | by Michael Barnard
The following are the climate change solutions or approaches that I see from my investigations and discussions as gaining consensus and consilience on their viabiilty. It's not the how, but the what
August 19th, 2019 | by Steve Hanley
Softbank has invested $110 million in Energy Vault, a start-up that plans to undercut the cost of battery storage by raising and lowering hundreds of concrete blocks weighing 35 metric tons apiece.
May 25th, 2019 | by Tina Casey
The Energy Dept. is looking for a few good science based facts to show that pumped hydro energy storage will funnel more wind and solar into the grid
April 1st, 2019 | by Tina Casey
Who says the Earth can't take much more pumped hydro energy storage? A new study reveals up to 530,000 new sites for potential pumped hydro development
August 21st, 2018 | by Steve Hanley
Swiss startup Energy Vault has devised an energy storage system that uses blocks of concrete weighing 35 tons a piece. It uses off the shelf technology but uses a new process to make the concrete blocks for a fraction of the cost of regular concrete.
May 19th, 2017 | by Steve Hanley
The Financial Times has declared that renewable energy is now "unstoppable." Read on to find out why.
August 18th, 2015 | by Tina Casey
Switzerland's KWO hydropower company has an edge with pumped hydro "water battery," efficiency improvements, and room to increase capacity
May 7th, 2014 | by Tina Casey
The City of Sacramento, California is forging ahead with plans to construct a 400 megawatt battery made entirely out of [&hellip
September 3rd, 2013 | by Tina Casey
Wales has moved another step forward with the long-planned construction of a pumped hydro energy storage facility, which will reclaim [&hellip
April 19th, 2013 | by Zachary Shahan
Here are some more top clean power stories from the past few days (and a couple dirty power stories): Clean [&hellip