Tag: 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 …

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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, …

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If your house is on fire, do you a) call 911, b) get everyone out safely, or c) find a flammable liquid and douse the fire liberally near the base of the flames? If you chose c), you have what it …

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In response to my bearish post the other day on vehicle-to-grid, Gary Tulie writes this terse note: A project was recently launched in the UK to install 1000 vehicle to grid capable chargers. There is no doubt that a clean …

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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: …

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Germany is known around the world for its bold investments in renewable energy ($200 billion since the mid-1990s), but the creation of such vast supply causes wrinkles in the economics of power, namely, negative prices on occasions. 

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It goes without saying that integrating storage to wind and solar energy adds value.  Not only does it provide dispatchable power from sources that would have otherwise been intermittent, but it also allows the owner to sell “ancillary services” such …

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We tend to think that the Secretary of Energy has a hard job.  And it used to be exactly that, which is why the past two leaders of the U.S. Department of Energy, Dr. Ernest Moniz and Dr. Steven Chu, …

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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 …

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As noted yesterday, some of these pro-nuke people have a very dim view of renewables; some of the more extreme among them accuse the entire renewable energy enterprise of being a corrupt/criminal attempt to suck down government subsidies, while knowing …

Nuclear Energy and Renewables Need To Cooperate. Isn’t That Obvious? Read More »

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