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Residential energy storage : The industry’s next big thing

Residential energy storage: The industry’s next big thing Large energy storage projects have headlined most news in the storage sector. Enabled by falling battery prices, heralded as essential to renewables and mandated by progressive regulators, utility-scale storage projects have been widely viewed as the key technology which will help bring the nation’s utility grid into … Continue reading Residential energy storage : The industry’s next big thing

Will #Ultracapacitors Overtake Batteries in the Energy Storage Race?

Will Ultracapacitors Overtake Batteries in the Energy-Storage Race? he short answer to the headline’s question is probably not. Perhaps this isn’t the answer you were expecting from the CEO of an ultracapacitor manufacturer. However, ultracapacitors and batteries are different technologies with different benefits for different applications. The idea a battle exists between the two is … Continue reading Will #Ultracapacitors Overtake Batteries in the Energy Storage Race?

Top Energy and Finance Companies Launch Next Generation Storage System for Utility and Grid-Scale Applications

Top Energy and Finance Companies Launch Next Generation Storage System for Utility and Grid-Scale Applications BOSTON, Oct 07, 2015 (BUSINESS WIRE) — Executives with Boston-based, Vionx Energy have announced an ecosystem of companies to launch and commercialize a groundbreaking storage technology poised to transform how modern grids are managed and optimized. The unique relationship brings … Continue reading Top Energy and Finance Companies Launch Next Generation Storage System for Utility and Grid-Scale Applications

The Energy Storage Slump #Tesla Motors Isn’t Talking About

The Energy Storage Slump Tesla Motors Isn’t Talking About Tesla Motors, Inc.’s Powerwall has a potential problem. Renewable-energy doomsdayers have a date: Jan. 1, 2017, the day a federal tax credit is set to dry up. But fewer forecasters are talking about its effect on energy storage, and storage suppliers like Tesla Motors (NASDAQ:TSLA) have … Continue reading The Energy Storage Slump #Tesla Motors Isn’t Talking About

Keys to Unlock Energy Storage for Micro-grids and Utility Grids

Keys to Unlock Energy Storage for Micro-grids and Utility Grids New energy storage technologies can make electric grids better as batteries become part of the electricity supply. Huge markets for storage and self-supporting micro-grids are coming, and not because of our renewable energy needs. One of the largest U.S. power plant owners, NextEra, recently predicted … Continue reading Keys to Unlock Energy Storage for Micro-grids and Utility Grids

#GE to sink $1 billion into energy efficiency, storage venture

GE to sink $1 billion into energy efficiency, storage venture General Electric last week said it would develop a new business arm aimed at energy efficiency, putting $1 billion into the venture. The new business group will focus on commercial and industrial, utility and municipal customers, providing them with both hardware and software. More details … Continue reading #GE to sink $1 billion into energy efficiency, storage venture

Duke Energy joins the MESA Standards Alliance

Duke Energy joins the MESA Standards Alliance Duke Energy has joined MESA to drive the development of communication specifications for energy storage systems. Duke Energy joins a dozen equipment manufacturers, software suppliers, and public and private utilities, whose objective is to accelerate the growth of the energy storage industry through the development of an open, … Continue reading Duke Energy joins the MESA Standards Alliance