Submitted by Editorial staff on 18. June 2013 - 11:05
The UK and India are working together on five smart grid and energy storage projects further strengthening power grid technology collaborations between the two countries.
Submitted by Editorial staff on 4. June 2013 - 10:40
Energy storage technology from a unit of a Chinese firm has been installed in the US state of Hawaii. The energy storage system, which A123 Energy Solutions, a unit of China's Wanxiang Group, has developed, will stabilise the power grid on the Hawaiian island of Maui.
Submitted by Anonymous on 27. February 2013 - 17:04
Europe’s path to smarter and low-carbon energy could be given a boost by a new smart electric thermal storage (SETS) system which could cut consumption by one fifth, according to a report published by energy consultancy NDV MEMA.
Submitted by Heath Reidy on 14. March 2014 - 12:31
US advanced battery developer A123 Energy Solutions has commissioned a microgrid storage solution for integration with wind energy resources for Chinese firm Dongfang Electric.
Submitted by Eva Brynjulfsen on 16. May 2013 - 10:26
The solar arm of French firm AREVA is collaborating with Sandia National Laboratories in the US for a new concentrated solar power (CSP) installation with thermal energy storage.
Submitted by Eva Brynjulfsen on 15. May 2013 - 16:34
The crux lies in the choice of location: If installations were built at the sites in Europe that offer the highest power yields, some EUR 45 billion of investment in renewables could be saved by 2030. This figure already includes the associated extension of the power grid.
Submitted by Eva Brynjulfsen on 15. May 2013 - 16:11
RET: Why are microgrid developments so significant? Are they just the next step from the smart grid, or is there much more to the technology than this?
Submitted by Editorial staff on 2. May 2013 - 10:56
Is there economic value in concentrated solar power with energy storage? Tex Wilkins, executive director of the CSP Alliance, discusses its latest report.