New Delhi: A new research has proposed a novel gravitational-based storage solution called the Lift Energy Storage Technology (LEST). The method, proposed by researchers from Austria-based International Institute for Applied Systems Analysis (IIASA), has been published in the journal Energy. This solution will use lifts and empty apartments in tall buildings to store energy by […]
Energy storage takes centerstage for Honeywell and customers – EQ Mag Pro
Energy storage in the past? Just have the accountants pay the electric bill on time. Energy storage now? Let’s look “behind the meter” and adopt a combination of suitable options to save power and revenue, improve sustainability and gain other benefits. Prudence Hoffman, interim general manager and technical leader, Energy Storage team, Honeywell Process Solutions, […]
Data availability and resource planning challenges for grid operators as more energy storage comes online – EQ Mag Pro
Growing deployments present unique challenges Some 4,150MW of utility-scale energy storage was added to electricity grids in California, Texas, the UK and Australia last year.Other US states and countries in Europe, like Italy and Germany, are slowly but surely catching up. Haresh Kamath, director of distributed energy resources and energy storage at Electric Power Research […]
Why energy storage and recycling go hand in hand – EQ Mag Pro
Renewable energy initiatives have faced criticism, including un-environmental disposal methods. Recycling can provide a solution to this issue and solve the energy storage conundrum. Battery storage is key to energy transition and there are several examples around the world of storage systems using recycled materials. Critics of renewable energy like to point out its potential […]
Energy storage customers seek reassurance on fire safety after ‘high profile failures’ – EQ Mag Pro
Battery storage system safety was at the top of the agenda for many vendors and their customers at ees Europe last week. The electrical energy storage trade event took place alongside Intersolar Europe and other strands relating to electric vehicles (EVs) and ot her smart and clean energy industry sectors and technologies, at Messe Munchen […]
Duke Energy files proposed Carolinas Carbon Plan to deliver a cleaner energy future for customers – EQ Mag Pro
Led by significant growth in renewables and storage, plan features diverse energy mix to balance reliability, affordability. All options in plan meet carbon reduction targets in North Carolina’s clean energy law, including least-cost and reliability mandates. CHARLOTTE, N.C. : After months of stakeholder input, Duke Energy today filed its proposed Carolinas Carbon Plan with the […]
Energy storage important to creating affordable, reliable, deeply decarbonized electricity systems – EQ Mag Pro
MIT Energy Initiative report supports energy storage paired with renewable energy to achieve clean energy grids. In deeply decarbonized energy systems utilizing high penetrations of variable renewable energy (VRE), energy storage is needed to keep the lights on and the electricity flowing when the sun isn’t shining and the wind isn’t blowing — when generation […]
The (near) future of energy storage – EQ Mag Pro
The shift to renewables is happening faster than anybody imagined. As that transformation continues to accelerate, one obvious question arises – what about energy storage? Engineers Australia recommendations the government to supercharge support for households and companies to purchase energy efficient products. This requires well considered policies to more deeply encourage and better inform investment […]
‘The most dumb thing’: Elon Musk dismisses hydrogen as tool for energy storage – EQ Mag Pro
Tesla CEO Elon Musk calls hydrogen “the most dumb thing I could possibly imagine for energy storage.” He made his comments during a wide-ranging interview at the Financial Times Future of the Car summit. Musk may be dismissive about hydrogen’s role in the energy transition, but other influential voices are a little more optimistic. Tesla […]
How Utilities Can Leverage Long-Duration Energy Storage To Accelerate The Clean Energy Transition – EQ Mag Pro
In November last year, the US Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act was signed. It is asking for $355 million in funding for large-scale, long-term energy storage projects. Just two months earlier, the Dept. of being Energy”Long-term storage recording”, setting a target to reduce utility-scale energy storage costs by 90% for systems that will last more […]