Drexel Developing New Flow Capacitor
Engineers from Drexel University are looking to provide the grid what it needs with an electrochemical flow capacitor technology which combines the principles behind two... Read More
DOE Awards Lithium-Ion Battery Technology
Southwest Research Institute (SwRI) has been awarded a $712,500 contract from the U.S. Department of Energy to investigate the behavior of lithium-ion batteries during charge... Read More
E.ON Starts Power-to-Gas Pilot Plant Construction
Construction of E.ON’s new pilot plant to enable power generated by the wind to be stored in the gas grid is now underway. The plant... Read More
Regulators Push Energy Storage for Solar Farms
Pairing energy storage with solar power generation is not just a good idea, it could influence whether a project receives regulatory approval. Solar developer BrightSource... Read More
DECC Launches £16M Low Carbon Fund
The Department of Energy and Climate Change (DECC) has announced that the first phase of its £35 million low carbon Energy Entrepreneurs Fund is open... Read More
Smart Grid Drives Nuclear Energy Independence
Germany introduced a plan in 2011 to phase out nuclear energy gradually, following the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear disaster in Japan. Around eight nuclear reactors were... Read More