Earlier today I wrote a post in which I pointed out the impracticality of hydrogen as a “fuel,” to which frequent commenter Aaron writes: The US, even with a “smart grid” isn’t likely to get more than 16 hours of effective solar …
Tag: energy storage
Carbon Dioxide Emissions from Power Sources
Here’s a report on the amount of CO2 associated with various power sources. It’s not uncommon for the nuclear industry to seize upon reports like this, and say, “Ya see? We’re clean energy too.” Of course, that’s true, and I wouldn’t have …
Southern California Edison Doesn't Need To Be Forced to Dabble in Energy Storage
Here’s an article from SmartGridNews called “California’s new energy storage mandate: Does it signal the tipping point?” The answer, in a word, is No. You’re “forcing” Southern California Edison, one of the most progressive utilities on the planet, to deploy …
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Esplanade Capital To Present Key Concepts in Solar Energy Investments
Recently, my good friend and long-time 2GreenEnergy supporter Tom Konrad introduced me to his colleague Shawn Kravetz, founder of Esplanade Capital, a hedge fund that’s been “focused” on the solar energy market (pardon the pun) since 2006. When I met …
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Growth in Microgrids Over the Coming 10 Years
Whenever I come across an article like this on microgrids, i.e., “islands” of distributed energy generation, storage, and consumption that are not connected to a power utility, I look at the numbers. If I were a utility exec, how scared …
Unique Approach to Pumped Hydro Energy Storage
My friends at Eos Energy Systems tell me that far more than 95% of the world’s energy storage is pumped storage hydroelectricity (PSH) – which is one of the reasons they believe that their breakthrough in zinc-air batteries is so …
Apple Looks For New Renewable Energy Procurement Methods
According to this article by Renewable Energy World’s Meg Cichon, Apple is replacing a great deal of the energy it consumes with renewables. That’s hardly shocking; the company’s entire brand is built around living harmoniously with its customers. What surprised …
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Strange Article on Solar Thermal and Energy Storage
I keep an eye out for articles like this that talk about concentrated solar power (CSP –aka solar thermal) and the use of energy storage to make that power dispatchable. Normally, they contemplate molten salt, as the cost of storing …
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Political Correctness Trumps Energy Policy
Frequent commenter and 2GreenEnergy supporter Tim Kingston sent me this article from POWER Magazine called Political Correctness Trumps Energy Policy, pointing out the lack of fairness and common sense in the way the city of San Francisco provides its citizens electrical power. Thanks …
Migration To Smart-Grid Requires New Thinking
EPRI, the Electric Power Resource Institute, is a non-profit organization that functions to perform research and provide assistance in the development of advanced systems in generation, delivery and use of electricity. I’m sure there was a time a few decades …
