Here’s a question for you mechanical engineering types out there: Can you please comment on this energy storage device? I saw this at a conference a few years ago, but forgot about it until just now.
Category: Energy Storage
Intro To Renewables
Here’s a video designed for newcomers, an introduction to the subject of energy storage, making the point that batteries are making progress via new technology.
Integrating Wind and Energy Storage
As noted here, the huge Chinese wind turbine concern Envision Group is buying Nissan Motor Company’s battery manufacturing business.
ABB on Energy Storage
The industrial giant ABB was a client of mine in the late 1990s. I have a distinct fondness for them, though they represent the only business trip I regret not being able to make; due to a conflict in my …
Energy Storage
Those looking for a primer on energy storage will enjoy this piece in the New York Times, complete with wonderful animation. For some reason, they failed to include flywheels, which is ironic because I happen to be taking on a …
Concept in Energy Storage
A fellow in Sudan wrote to ask me about energy storage by compressing a large spring, pointing out, quite correctly, that the force associated with compressing a spring is a function of the distance over which the force is applied, …
Why Vehicle-To-Grid Isn’t Happening
When I became VP Marketing for EVWorld.com in 2008 I was frantically going to conferences on electric transportation all over the country and I noticed one thing that really hasn’t changed more than a hair’s breadth in the intervening decade: …
Possible Breakthrough in Energy Storage
Gary Tulie writes: Hi Craig, This could be big. An ultracapacitor made of low-cost non-toxic materials with energy density as good as lithium ion batteries, with many times the charge and discharge rate. Yes, this sounds like it really could …
Why the Energy Storage Industry Isn’t Taking Off
Here’s an article discuss the perils of the energy storage industry, which, in my mind, misses the central issues: The main issue facing the energy storage industry is an ironic one: so many people benefit from it that it’s hard to …
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High-Level Discussion of Energy Storage
As our civilization attempts to integrate more solar and wind into its grid-mix, the subject of energy storage becomes increasingly important. This article in GreenTechMedia offers a cursory look at the three technologies that are competing with batteries: pumped hydro, compressed …
