Batteries Made With … Vanilla?
There’s a new type of battery storage technology that has an interesting spice added into the mix — vanillin, which is the primary component of the extract of the vanilla bean.
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Adventures In Energy Storage: Redox Flow & Gravity Technology News
Vanadium redox flow batteries in Saudi Arabia. Gravity energy storage in Scotland. The search for low cost, long duration energy storage continues.
Lithium-Ion Energy Storage Cost vs. Pumped Hydro Or Flow Battery Cost Are Dependent On Time
You may have heard the claim that lithium-ion storage will only last 4 hours. It is often cited as support for other energy storage solutions. However, as an engineer …
Why We Need More Solar Storage Solutions
Across the world, power downtime keeps going up. Power outages increased in frequency and were more widespread in 2016, affecting 33% more people, showing that we definitely need a solar storage solution.
World’s Biggest Grid-Scale Battery Will Be In German Salt Mine
German utility EWE plans to use salt caves to create a redox flow system that will be the largest battery in the world when completed in 2023.
Younicos Delivers Largest Storage System Yet For Bavaria, Germany
Innovative energy storage developer Younicos has installed an intelligent energy storage system designed to facilitate better grid management around the town of Tussenhausen in Bavaria, Germany. The installation was carried out under the ‘Smart PowerFlow’ project, a partnership between Younicos, Bavarian grid operator LEW distribution GmbH (LVN), the Reiner Lemon … [continued]
Renewable Energy News, Energy Storage News, Climate News, & Other Green News (Link Drop)
As I just wrote, a one-week cleantech tour (and semi-vacation) in the Netherlands put my “link drop” articles on hold for a bit, but I was saving stories along the way. After a couple of weeks, below is a massive list of non-CleanTechnica renewable energy, energy storage, climate, and other green stories … [continued]
ViZn Energy Systems Partners With LFC Capital To Facilitate Property Owner Acquisition Of Solar +…
The commercial & industrial energy storage systems provider ViZn Energy Systems is partnering with the leasing & financial services company LFC Capital to make solar + energy storage more affordable for property owners, according to recent reports.
Farmers Turning Wind Into Cash
Wind power is one of our favorite topics. It’s often the cheapest option for new electricity generation, and it may well be the greenest. It is comparable to solar on greenhouse gas emissions, and uses even less water than solar (0.001 gallons per kWh vs 0.030 gallons per kWh), and … [continued]
Eventual Trillion-Dollar Market (Not Al Gore) Spurring Energy Storage Growth
By Byron Anderson Utility-scale energy storage is often discussed like it’s the flying car of renewable energy, but unlike the flying car, there is an immediate need and an eventual trillion-dollar global market to go along with it. After speaking with EnerVault’s new CEO, Ron Mosso; Temporal Power’s President and … [continued]
