[youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=44EaTcV_-4o] Here’s an interview with Steve Hellman, president of Eos Energy Storage, in which Steve claims that zinc-air batteries can finally provide a low-cost answer for utilities and electric vehicle manufacturers. But is it true? We’ve certainly seen stories …
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In my estimation, the subject of energy storage doesn’t get as much ink as it should. At stake here, to a large degree, is the entire penetration of renewables onto the grid; at the utility scale, cost-effective storage will cause …
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One of the great things about our country is its tolerance of a diversity of opinion. On top of that, we have the freedom to up the ante on those opinions and convert them into real commitments. Any of us …
Before my day in New York City comes to a close, let me mention a highlight: my meeting with Steve Hellman, president of Eos, energy storage giant of the not-too-distant future. I won’t bore you with the details of his …
In the venture capital community, one hears a great deal about “technology risk.” In my most recent meeting with Ray Lane, Managing Partner at Kleiner Perkins a few months ago, he told me: “We want all technology risk removed before …
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One of the things I enjoy most about shows like Storage Week, sitting through many dozens of presentations on energy storage, is the breadth of perspective on the subject of clean energy. We all know that ultimately, storage is 100% …
There are elements of the energy business that I find monstrously complex – namely, everything but the technology. The political wranglings – the way the federal, regional, state, and local agencies work in conjunction with the utilities and the regulatory …
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My wife points out that perhaps I need to write a few more happy pieces, to counterbalance the tone I often set with my cynical remarks about hypocrisy, corruption and impending disaster. OK, check this out: Next week, it looks …
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 …
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As a part of our recent discussion on energy storage, Larry Sobel wrote in, calling my attention to this fabulous lecture given by a brilliant and thoroughly entertaining chemistry professor at MIT, who calls upon his students to think differently and go …
