Energy Storage
Energy storage offers articles on the different ways to store power, for example, solar collection of energy during the day for later use during the evening and hybrid car batteries. Other stories discuss how energy storage is being built into products that store energy for later use such as green freezers and clean trucks.
Fleet Briefing: Toyota, Siemens, Coda, ABB, VW's Car of the Future
Here's the latest alternative fuel and energy-efficient vehicle news affecting environmental and energy executives.
Siemens has announced plans for the eHighway of the ...
Pennsylvania Electric Trains, Viridity to Sell Energy Back to Grid
Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority trains are on track to becoming virtual power generators, putting energy back into the electric grid as they put on the ...
Google Plans Thermal Storage System for Data Center
A Google data center planned for Changhua County, Taiwan, is to use a thermal storage system, Data Center Knowledge reports.
Thermal storage systems, typically made ...
Jail Gets Microgrid Powered by Wind, Solar, Fuel Cell
The Santa Rita Jail in Dublin, Calif., recently teamed up with Chevron Energy Solutions to create its own microgrid, the San Francisco Chronicle reports.
The ...
Wireless AT&T Technology Improving Cooler Management
Ice Energy, a company that manufactures ice-based cooling systems, is using AT&T's Enterprise On-Demand wireless device control system to more efficiently manage its machines.
The ...
Nissan, ABB to Use EV Batteries for Electrical Storage; Coda Launches Energy Arm
EV makers are moving in on the energy storage market, with Nissan North America and ABB partnering to evaluate the reuse of lithium-ion battery packs, ...
Bombardier to Use Maxwell Ultracapacitors for Energy Storage
Train manufacturer Bombardier is to install Maxwell Technologies' ultracapacitors in a braking energy recuperation system.
Each stationary "wayside" EnerGstor unit incorporates a Maxwell ultracapacitor array ...
New Trends Predicted for Ultracapacitors in the Energy Storage Industry
As 2012 quickly approaches, it is time to take a look at upcoming trends in the energy storage industry. Moving into next year ...
Energy Storage Market Dynamic, But Still Immature, Pike Finds
Almost 600 energy storage projects have been announced or deployed worldwide, and such installations are gaining momentum, according to Pike Research.
Pike said energy ...
Ultralife Announces GenSet Eliminator Mobile Battery
Ultralife Corporation has launched the GenSet Eliminator, a storage and power system for defense and commercial applications that is designed to reduce fuel consumption and maintenance ...
Campus Microgrid Market to Boom
Total installed generation capacity for campus microgrids will increase by 164 percent between 2011 and 2017, rising from 620 megawatts to 1.6 gigawatts, according ...
The Energy Storage Hand Gets More Interesting
The cards dealt to the energy storage industry are looking better now than in the past. Here are three of them, ...
DOE Awards $175m for Advanced Vehicle Research, $7m for Fuel Cells and Storage
The Department of Energy yesterday awarded more than $175 million to accelerate the development and deployment of advanced vehicle technologies.
The funding, to be ...
Policy & Enforcement Briefing: Imperial Sugar, Wetlands Fill, Gas Storage
Georgia’s Environmental Protection Division says Imperial Sugar will pay $80,000 to settle charges that the company violated state clean ...
Nissan Leaf to Help Power Homes
Soon, Nissan’s Leaf electric car won’t just draw power from its owners’ homes – it will help to power those buildings, the ...
Panasonic Launches Household-Level Energy Management Project in Singapore
Panasonic Corporation has launched a two-year pilot energy project with the government of the Republic of Singapore to collaborate on the development and testing of a ...
US Pulls Record Energy During Heat Wave
The extreme heat wave that swept through the Midwest and has now moved to the northeast has massively increased the demand for electricity as people turn ...
Report: Stored Energy in Commercial Buildings Set for Rapid Growth
Energy storage in commercial buildings is poised for significant growth, driven by market momentum toward greater energy efficiency, the proliferation of smart grid technologies, and ...
Insurance Company Sees Big Savings From Energy Investments
A new rooftop solar power system at Harleysville Insurance in Harleysville, Pennsylvania will generate about 15 percent of the annual energy needs of the company's ...
TECO’s $377m Energy Upgrades Support Texas Medical Center
Promo video of Thermal Energy Corporation's (TECO) energy-saving expansion, its $377 million Master Plan Implementation Project, which supports the heating and ...
