Flow Battery Vs. Tesla Battery Smackdown Looming
The startup UTE is promoting its latest vanadium flow battery project in Washington State with a not so subtle dig at the lithium-ion Tesla battery.
wind energy storage
New Energy Storage Demo Rides On Pacific Northwest Winds
Three Washington State utilities with big investments in wind power have just signed on to a new $14.3 million energy storage and smart grid demonstration project. The end payoff will be further proof that wind power and other intermittent forms of energy can be integrated into a utility scale electricity provider while keeping up a steady stream of reliable, durable power.
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]
Germany Opens Another Hybrid Wind Power Plant
This article first appeared on the Lenz Blog From this tweet by the always excellent Energiewende Germany I learned about an article titled “Hydrogen plant starts storing wind energy in Germany“. As is clear from the title, this is another project to use wind energy in times where demand can’t keep up … [continued]
Compressed Air Energy Storage In The Northwest — Enough Wind Energy To Power 85,000 Homes…
Around 85,000 households in the Northwest could be powered every month by the energy that could be stored deep underground in the region’s porous rock, according to new research. By utilizing such an energy storage solution, the region’s substantial wind energy resources could be put to full use. The work, … [continued]
Who’s Afraid Of The Big, Bad Production Tax Credit For Wind Power?
The U.S. wind industry is soaring now that last year’s uncertainty over renewal of the federal production tax credit for wind power is ancient history. A last-minute shift in Congress resulted in renewal of the credit on January 1st, and leading wind turbine manufacturer GE has just credited the credit … [continued]
For Some Wind Turbines, Batteries Are Now Included!
We reported on GE’s “brilliant” wind turbine previously. The turbine integrates energy storage, and it also allows for a tremendous amount of data collection, prediction, and responsiveness. Below is a video of General Electric (GE) technicians discussing the company’s brilliant wind turbine in Tehachapi, California. So, why are we coming … [continued]
MIT’s Innovative Floating Wind Energy Storage Technology
Following up on an innovative floating wind energy storage technology we covered some time back, here’s a post from MIT itself on details and news about this technology. By David L. Chandler Offshore wind could provide abundant electricity — but as with solar energy, this power supply can be intermittent … [continued]
Bill Gates Provides Boost To Renewable Energy Storage Company Aquion Energy
Bill Gates, the well known co-founder of Microsoft, has decided to provide a financial boost to renewable energy storage research and development (R&D). He is one member of a group of high-profile investors who are investing $35 million into Aquion Energy. The company is creating a water-based battery system intended … [continued]
Minnesota Wind Farm Battery To Be Restarted
Xcel Energy, a Minneapolis based utility company, plans to restart a battery bank used for wind energy storage after a potential fire risk prompted its shutdown. This $4.7 million sodium-sulfur battery bank was operational for two years without a problem, however, a similar battery caught fire in Japan. It was … [continued]
