Government investments in energy storage and related areas (such as smart grid) are clearly bearing fruit, particularly in the North American and Asian markets. As the global energy storage project pipeline has grown, the number of deployed projects has increased as well. Meanwhile, the R&D strategies of each region are becoming more apparent, as Asian … Continue reading Energy Storage Tracker 4Q12
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Wind Energy and Solar Power Paired With Storage Could Power Grid 99.9 Percent of the Time
Renewable energy could fully power a large electric grid 99.9 percent of the time by 2030 at costs comparable to today’s electricity expenses, according to new research by the University of Delaware and Delaware Technical Community College. A well-designed combination of wind power, solar power and storage in batteries and fuel cells would nearly always … Continue reading Wind Energy and Solar Power Paired With Storage Could Power Grid 99.9 Percent of the Time
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AES Selects Mitsubishi-GS Yuasa and Parker-Hannifin to Supply Battery Energy Storage System
AES Gener and AES Energy Storage today announced the selection of Parker-Hannifin to supply advanced battery energy storage systems for their new Cochrane power station. The battery energy storage system will be supplied by Mitsubishi Corporation with the lithium ion battery module manufactured by GS Yuasa and the lithium ion battery cells by Lithium Energy … Continue reading AES Selects Mitsubishi-GS Yuasa and Parker-Hannifin to Supply Battery Energy Storage System
Continue readingMitsubishi Heavy Industries to Introduce Large-capacity Lithium-ion Battery Energy Storage System
Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd. (MHI), jointly with SSE plc (formerly Scottish and Southern Energy plc), will begin an energy storage system demonstration project using the power grid in the UK’s Orkney Islands, which has a high proportion of renewable energy generation in relation to demand. The project aims at demonstrating power supply stabilization in the … Continue reading Mitsubishi Heavy Industries to Introduce Large-capacity Lithium-ion Battery Energy Storage System
Continue readingResearchers Develop Effective Thermal Energy Storage System
Engineering researchers at the University of Arkansas have developed a thermal energy storage system that will work as a viable alternative to current methods used for storing energy collected from solar panels. Incorporating the researchers’ design into the operation of a concentrated solar power plant will dramatically increase annual energy production while significantly decreasing production … Continue reading Researchers Develop Effective Thermal Energy Storage System
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Saft Lithium-Ion Battery Energy Storage System Helps Harness Wind Energy in Saskatchewan, Canada
Saft, the world’s leading designer and manufacturer of high technology batteries for industry, has been selected by Cowessess First Nation (CFN) to design, produce and install a Battery Energy Storage System including two Intensium® Max 20E lithium-ion battery containers as part of the High Wind and Storage Project near the City of Regina, Saskatchewan. he … Continue reading Saft Lithium-Ion Battery Energy Storage System Helps Harness Wind Energy in Saskatchewan, Canada
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Energy Storage in Asia Pacific
Governments and industries in the Asia Pacific region find themselves struggling to keep pace with new trends in global clean energy development. Due to the diverse applications and benefits of energy storage systems (ESS), most Asia Pacific nations have begun to pay attention to deployments of these systems. Although demand for ESS varies on a … Continue reading Energy Storage in Asia Pacific
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Second life of lithium-ion batteries: Electric Car Batteries As Energy Storage Systems
“Energy storage batteries could be placed just before the end users — say 24 houses — and go on the grid during localized blackouts, peak (electric) usage and as a reserve for the grid,” said Neubauer, senior engineer for National Renewable Energy Laboratory of Golden, Colo. which is researching second-use capabilities for used lithium-ion car … Continue reading Second life of lithium-ion batteries: Electric Car Batteries As Energy Storage Systems
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Long Duration Energy Storage Systems: Compressed Air, Pumped Storage, NaS Batteries, Advanced Lead Acid Batteries, Flow Batteries, and Lithium Ion Batteries for Utility-Scale Storage: Market Analysis and Forecasts. Long-duration or bulk energy storage on the grid (ESG) is by far the largest market for energy storage, and until recently was the only market. Advances in … Continue reading Energy Storage on the Grid
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Altairnano Selected for Puerto Rico 26 MW San Fermin Solar Power Project
Altairnano will provide a 2 megawatt (MW) ALTI-ESS Advantage advanced energy storage system to provide frequency regulation and ramp-rate control. The system will satisfy the technical requirements established by the Puerto Rico Electric Power Authority (PREPA). Altairnano will deliver, install and commission the system before Dec. 31, 2012. Altair Nanotechnologies Inc. (Altairnano) (NASDAQ: ALTI) today … Continue reading Altairnano Selected for Puerto Rico 26 MW San Fermin Solar Power Project
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Acciona incorporates energy storage into a grid-connected PV solar plant for the first time in Europe
The innovative system provides stable production of renewable energy and facilitates its integration into the grid. The ILIS project involves a 1.1 MW battery and a smart control system to improve the regulation of the solar plant. ACCIONA has materialized the first European experience of real operation of a grid-connected photovoltaic plant on an industrial … Continue reading Acciona incorporates energy storage into a grid-connected PV solar plant for the first time in Europe
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Energy storage in US expected to triple capacity by 2020
Encompassing a variety of technologies that are used in diverse applications with the primary goal of storing thermal energy for use at a later time, thermal energy storage (TES) has been used commercially for many decades, largely to shift peak energy use into lower-cost periods. TES is also used to enhance electricity production at concentrated … Continue reading Energy storage in US expected to triple capacity by 2020
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Solar power day and night
At Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT), several pilot plants of solar cells, small wind power plants, lithium-ion batteries, and power electronics are under construction. Energy storage systems are one of the key technologies for the energy turnaround. With their help, the fluctuating supply of electricity based on photovoltaics and wind power can be stored until … Continue reading Solar power day and night
Continue readingBASF granted usage license for Vinylene Carbonate in lithium-ion batteries from Mitsubishi
Vinylene Carbonateisa key ingredient in BASF’s electrolyte formulations, which are used by cell manufacturers in the production of lithium-ion batteries.
Continue readingPanasonic Inaugurates New Lithium-ion Batteries Plant in China
Lithium-ion batteries are expected to find wider applications in the new fields, including storage for solar energy and other renewable energy sources and electric vehicles.
Continue readingBASF invests in lithium ion batteries to take on Asian makers
Currently Japan holds an almost 80% share of the global lithium ion batteries market.
Continue readingGlobal Automotive Lithium-ion Battery Market
Within five years, a huge number of hybrid electric vehicles (HEVs), plug-in HEVs (PHEVs), and electric vehicles (EVs) are expected to run through lithium-ion batteries.
Continue readingThe members of the european stoRE project on energy storage meet at CENER
The stoRE project purports to raise awareness about the usefulness of large-scale storage of energy to facilitate the integration of a greater number of renewable energy sources, such as wind energy.
Continue readingLithium ion batteries for electric vehicles could see steep price drop
The cost of lithium-ion batteries used in electric cars could tumble by more than 70 percent by 2025 as rising oil prices and stringent fuel economy standards push automakers to build more of these cars.
Continue readingGlobal Market for Thin-film and Printed Battery Powered Products to Surpass $6.5 Billion by 2016
Global Information Inc. is pleased to announce the release of two new reports focusing on the lithium ion battery and thin-film batter powered products market.
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