A New Look At An Old Way To Store Energy Solar power is growing fast, but there need to be ways to store that power for use at night. The biggest energy storage technology involves pumping water up a mountain. Solar power has become quite a force, especially here in California. Some days, in the … Continue reading A New Look At An Old Way To Store Energy
FERC Energy Storage Rule Creates New Opportunitites For Small, Low-Impact Hydropower Projects OVERVIEW The United States has produced clean, renewable electricity from hydropower for more than 100 years. Today there are approximately 2,500 domestic dams and pumped-storage facilities that provide roughly 100 gigawatts (“GW”) of electricity. In addition, there are more than 80,000 non-powered dams, … Continue reading FERC Energy Storage Rule Creates New Opportunitites For Small, Low-Impact Hydropower Projects
EIA: Wind to beat hydro as leading US renewable resource in next 2 years Because the weather is hard to predict, so too are wind and hydro generation. “Because few new hydro plants are expected to come online in the next two years, hydroelectric generation in 2018 and 2019 will largely depend on precipitation and … Continue reading EIA : Wind to beat hydro as leading US renewable resource in next 2 years
Greensmith and AEP launch hybrid hydro energy storage project in USA Greensmith Energy, a Wärtsilä Company, and American Electric Power (AEP) have agreed to install a 4 MW energy storage system integrated with the Buck and Byllesby hydroelectric power plants in southwest Virginia, USA. The integration of advanced energy storage and software with hydroelectric generation … Continue reading #Greensmith and #AEP launch hybrid hydro energy storage project in USA
San Diego is looking for 500 MW of pumped hydro to integrate renewables San Diego is looking beyond batteries for solutions to match supply and demand of electricity as solar penetrations increase. Lithium-ion batteries have dominated not only conversations about the future of energy storage, but deployment in recent years. The batteries are relatively quick … Continue reading San Diego is looking for 500 MW of pumped hydro to integrate renewables
Turning Old Coal Mines Into Massive Energy-Storage Devices for Renewable Power A Pennsylvania entrepreneur imagines that one day, the 40-acre Shen Penn anthracite mine pit will once again deliver energy. (TNS) — SHENANDOAH, Pa. – The Shen Penn anthracite mine pit, abandoned in the 1960s during the decline of Schuylkill County’s coal industry, is a … Continue reading Turning Old #Coal_Mines Into Massive Energy Storage Devices for Renewable Power
Has wind capacity really exceeded hydropower in the U.S.? The short answer is no. Although recent statistics from the U.S. Energy Information Administration say wind exceeded hydro in total generating capacity at the end of 2016, their capacity numbers don’t include pumped storage in hydropower. In early March, EIA said wind reached 81,312 MW, compared … Continue reading Has wind capacity really exceeded hydropower in the U.S.?
Energy Storage The Priority As Duke Upgrades SC Hydro Plant Wind and solar power get most of the attention when it comes to renewable energy. But Duke Energy has another alternative – a type of hydroelectric power called pumped storage. WFAE reporter David Boraks visited Bad Creek hydroelectric station in upstate South Carolina, where Duke … Continue reading Energy Storage The Priority As #Duke Upgrades SC Hydro Plant
US wind capacity surpasses hydro, overall generation to follow In the US, a number of major milestones occurred on the electric grid in 2016, almost all of them involving wind power. Now the Energy Information Administration is confirming that’s because of a big overall trend: wind power is now the largest source of renewable energy … Continue reading US wind capacity surpasses hydro, overall generation to follow
Department of Energy releases hydroelectric production expansion for coming years The U.S. Department of Energy released its Hydropower Vision, a new, forward looking plan for emissions-free electricity generation that lays out pathways to better harness hydroelectric production throughout the nation. The Energy Department looks to reach its goals by 2050, including eight hydroelectric producing dams … Continue reading Department of Energy releases hydroelectric production expansion for coming years
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