36 MW Of Battery Storage In Texas, Largest In The World
36 megawatts of battery storage in Texas will now be able to store enough energy to power 10,000 homes. The storage facility is connected to... Read More
Storage Solutions Corner: BYD
With just a few weeks to the 6th Forum, we feature a new section, Storage Solutions Corner, where we ask our sponsors about their energy... Read More
Missouri S&T Students Conduct A Microgrid Feasibility Study
Students at the Missouri University of Science and Technology have built 4 solar homes that are now used as experimental sites for microgrid. This is... Read More
Data Center At EasyStreet Opts For Flywheels
EasyStreet Online Services, Inc. is purchasing environmentally friendly, high-speed flywheel systems from VYCON. EasyStreet opted for flywheels over batteries because of their reliability, explained Jon... Read More
Bill Gates Invests In Energy Storage
Bill Gates is one of the latest to back Aquion Energy, a clean-tech firm that is developing water-based battery systems. He joined the Series D... Read More
$35m Funding For Aqueous Hybrid Ion Battery
Funding comes from Bright Capital, Bill Gates, Gentry Venture Partners, Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers, Foundation Capital, and Advanced Technology Ventures PITTSBURGH, Pennsylvania, March 29,... Read More
Germany Announces €50m Solar Storage Incentive
Germans with solar storage systems below 30 kilowatts will receive subsidies that could cover 30 percent of their battery system’s cost. The subsidies are targeted... Read More
Let It Roll – Storing Energy In Trains
Gravity doesn’t disappear over time. Gravity is present, whether day or night. Gravity doesn’t require any expensive metals. So why not use gravity for energy... Read More
Using Rust To Generate Hydrogen For Storage
In the USA today, 95 percent of hydrogen gas is generated from natural gas, as using water to generate it could be nearly double the... Read More
Microgrids Are Not Just For Emergencies
In Eastern Connecticut, Backus Hospital is the only trauma center available. Yet during emergencies, such as Hurricane Sandy, backup power generators aren’t able to power... Read More