http://www.environmentalleader.com Environmental Leader Fri, 10 Feb 2012 14:49:07 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 http://www.environmentalleader.com/2012/01/23/nissan-abb-to-use-ev-batteries-for-electrical-storage-coda-launches-energy-arm/ http://www.environmentalleader.com/2012/01/23/nissan-abb-to-use-ev-batteries-for-electrical-storage-coda-launches-energy-arm/#comments Mon, 23 Jan 2012 07:24:49 +0000 Environmental Leader http://www.environmentalleader.com/?p=68752 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, and Coda Holdings launching an energy business. Nissan and ABB are teaming up with Sumitomo Corporation of America and 4R Energy – itself a joint venture between Nissan and Sumitomo [...]]]> http://www.environmentalleader.com/2012/01/23/nissan-abb-to-use-ev-batteries-for-electrical-storage-coda-launches-energy-arm/feed/ 0 http://www.environmentalleader.com/2012/01/20/bombadier-to-use-maxwell-ultracapacitors-for-energy-storage/ http://www.environmentalleader.com/2012/01/20/bombadier-to-use-maxwell-ultracapacitors-for-energy-storage/#comments Fri, 20 Jan 2012 13:34:54 +0000 Environmental Leader http://www.environmentalleader.com/?p=68639 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 that is capable of storing up to two kWh of electrical energy generated by a rail vehicle’s braking energy recuperation system. Recuperative braking is accomplished by running the vehicle’s electric [...]]]> http://www.environmentalleader.com/2012/01/20/bombadier-to-use-maxwell-ultracapacitors-for-energy-storage/feed/ 0 http://www.environmentalleader.com/2011/12/05/new-trends-predicted-for-ultracapacitors-in-the-energy-storage-industry/ http://www.environmentalleader.com/2011/12/05/new-trends-predicted-for-ultracapacitors-in-the-energy-storage-industry/#comments Mon, 05 Dec 2011 10:39:52 +0000 Chad Hall http://www.environmentalleader.com/?p=66240 As 2012 quickly approaches, it is time to take a look at upcoming trends in the energy storage industry. Moving into next year ultracapacitors will see increased use in transportation, smart grid, server memory applications and consumer electronics applications. As the need for ultracapacitors increases, customers are looking for entire systems rather than individual cells [...]]]> http://www.environmentalleader.com/2011/12/05/new-trends-predicted-for-ultracapacitors-in-the-energy-storage-industry/feed/ 1 http://www.environmentalleader.com/2011/10/26/energy-storage-market-dynamic-but-still-immature-pike-finds/ http://www.environmentalleader.com/2011/10/26/energy-storage-market-dynamic-but-still-immature-pike-finds/#comments Wed, 26 Oct 2011 14:04:50 +0000 Environmental Leader http://www.environmentalleader.com/?p=64123 Almost 600 energy storage projects have been announced or deployed worldwide, and such installations are gaining momentum, according to Pike Research. Pike said energy storage technologies offer the potential for a wide range of long-duration and short-duration applications, for balancing electric grid operations and improving efficiency. Research analyst Anissa Dehamna said the energy storage market [...]]]> http://www.environmentalleader.com/2011/10/26/energy-storage-market-dynamic-but-still-immature-pike-finds/feed/ 0 http://www.environmentalleader.com/2011/09/28/ultralife-announces-genset-eliminator-mobile-battery/ http://www.environmentalleader.com/2011/09/28/ultralife-announces-genset-eliminator-mobile-battery/#comments Wed, 28 Sep 2011 15:22:53 +0000 Environmental Leader http://www.environmentalleader.com/?p=62519 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 costs by 25-to-30 percent. The mobile system, which uses lithium-ion batteries, is scalable from 10 to 50 kWh of energy storage and should significantly reduce fuel consumption while enabling [...]]]> http://www.environmentalleader.com/2011/09/28/ultralife-announces-genset-eliminator-mobile-battery/feed/ 0 http://www.environmentalleader.com/2011/08/31/campus-microgrid-market-to-boom/ http://www.environmentalleader.com/2011/08/31/campus-microgrid-market-to-boom/#comments Wed, 31 Aug 2011 16:30:09 +0000 Environmental Leader http://www.environmentalleader.com/?p=60984 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 to a new report from Pike Research. According to Microgrids for Campus Environments, by the end of the forecast period in 2017, the campus microgrid market will reach $777 million in [...]]]> http://www.environmentalleader.com/2011/08/31/campus-microgrid-market-to-boom/feed/ 0 http://www.environmentalleader.com/2011/08/25/the-energy-storage-hand-gets-more-interesting/ http://www.environmentalleader.com/2011/08/25/the-energy-storage-hand-gets-more-interesting/#comments Thu, 25 Aug 2011 15:40:46 +0000 Christine Hertzog http://www.environmentalleader.com/?p=60601 The cards dealt to the energy storage industry are looking better now than in the past.  Here are three of them, all played because of the growing presence of Smart Grid technologies that enable solutions and policies that encourage energy storage markets. There’s also a wild card that could have significant influence over the speed, [...]]]> http://www.environmentalleader.com/2011/08/25/the-energy-storage-hand-gets-more-interesting/feed/ 4 http://www.environmentalleader.com/2011/08/11/doe-awards-175m-for-advanced-vehicle-research-7m-for-fuel-cells-and-storage/ http://www.environmentalleader.com/2011/08/11/doe-awards-175m-for-advanced-vehicle-research-7m-for-fuel-cells-and-storage/#comments Thu, 11 Aug 2011 17:54:32 +0000 Environmental Leader http://www.environmentalleader.com/?p=59754 The Department of Energy yesterday awarded more than $175 million to accelerate the development and deployment of advanced vehicle technologies. The funding, to be spread over three to five years, will support 40 projects across 15 states. The DOE said its money will leverage additional investments by the grantees, for total project funding of more [...]]]> http://www.environmentalleader.com/2011/08/11/doe-awards-175m-for-advanced-vehicle-research-7m-for-fuel-cells-and-storage/feed/ 2 http://www.environmentalleader.com/2011/08/10/policy-enforcement-briefing-imperial-sugar-wetlands-fill-gas-storage/ http://www.environmentalleader.com/2011/08/10/policy-enforcement-briefing-imperial-sugar-wetlands-fill-gas-storage/#comments Wed, 10 Aug 2011 14:15:20 +0000 Environmental Leader http://www.environmentalleader.com/?p=59654 Georgia’s Environmental Protection Division says Imperial Sugar will pay $80,000 to settle charges that the company violated state clean water standards, Georgia Public Broadcasting reported. The company self-reported the incidents of sugar wastewater discharged to the Savannah River, which occurred two years following a refinery explosion that killed 14 people. As the EU shifts its [...]]]> http://www.environmentalleader.com/2011/08/10/policy-enforcement-briefing-imperial-sugar-wetlands-fill-gas-storage/feed/ 0 http://www.environmentalleader.com/2011/08/04/nissan-leaf-to-help-power-homes/ http://www.environmentalleader.com/2011/08/04/nissan-leaf-to-help-power-homes/#comments Thu, 04 Aug 2011 15:21:22 +0000 Environmental Leader http://www.environmentalleader.com/?p=59384 Soon, Nissan’s Leaf electric car won’t just draw power from its owners’ homes – it will help to power those buildings, the car maker says. Nissan has unveiled a system which enables the Leaf’s lithium-ion batteries to supply electricity to households, using a connector linked to the car’s quick charging port. This allows the Leaf [...]]]> http://www.environmentalleader.com/2011/08/04/nissan-leaf-to-help-power-homes/feed/ 3