Tag: flywheels

In the context of grid management, we hear a great deal about “ancillary services,” which normally means adding a bit of power to the electricity grid, specifically generated so as to manage seemingly small but extremely important issues like unwanted …

New Role for Decommissioned Coal Plants Read More »

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It appears that planet Earth is on its way to its third implementation of CAES (compressed air energy storage) – one of a handful of different technologies that warehouses off-peak energy production and makes it available for times of greater …

New Compressed Air Energy Storage Plant Coming to California Read More »

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I always look forward to the Storage Week show each June, as the whole enterprise of energy storage is so important and so multi-varied. Over 95% of the world’s installed energy storage is pumped hydro, but there are a dozen …

Energy Storage Provides Many Benefits, But … It's Complicated Read More »

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I’m happy to report that my hometown of Philadelphia has recently implemented energy efficiency technology on the trains I ride virtually every time I go back.  The Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority (SEPTA), the nation’s sixth-largest public transportation system and the …

Philadelphia Deploys Energy Storage Technology In Its Trains Read More »

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Frequent commenter Frank Eggers is right as rain with his comments on my recent solar thermal piece in which he writes: Superior (technology) would not solve the problem resulting from the fact that the sun is not always shining. …. …

Energy Storage Vital To Attaining High Penetration for Renewables Read More »

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