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Brett Smith for redOrbit.com - Your Universe Online Because the generation of solar energy is reliant upon seasonal factors and available daylight, it is highly unresponsive to demand and market pressures. To solve this problem, two Virginia Tech electrical engineers have devised a way to economically store solar energy in the power grid that can be tapped into as needed, according to their award-winning paper presented at an international engineering conference. In the paper, Reza...
CITY OF COMMERCE, Calif., Aug. 21, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- A "first of its kind," recently installed "Smart Microgrid System" that generates solar energy for multiple applications through advanced technologies and energy storage, will be showcased by the Electrical Training Institute (6023 S. Garfield Ave, City of Commerce) at a ribbon cutting ceremony on Wednesday, August 22, at 4:30 p.m. The event will take place as part of the annual electrical industry barbeque, sponsored by the...
Energy storage systems are one of the key technologies for the energy turnaround. With their help, the fluctuating supply of electricity based on photovoltaics and wind power can be stored until the time of consumption. At Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT), several pilot plants of solar cells, small wind power plants, lithium-ion batteries, and power electronics are under construction to demonstrate how load peaks in the grid can be balanced and what regenerative power supply by an...
USC-led team develops a battery that could help California transition to renewable energy sources A team of researchers has developed a cheap, rechargeable and eco-friendly battery that could be used to store energy at solar power plants for a rainy day. Led by Sri Narayan, professor of chemistry at the USC Dornsife College of Letters, Arts and Sciences, the team developed an air-breathing battery that uses the chemical energy generated by the oxidation of iron plates that are exposed...
GRENOBLE, France, July 23, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- McPhy Energy, a leading developer and manufacturer of solid state hydrogen storage, today announced that the Company as part of a consortium of 7 partners has successfully kicked off the INGRID project, a major R&D and demonstration project with an overall budget of 23.9M Euros. The project will be granted with a financial contribution of 13.8M Euro by the European Commission within the Seventh Framework Programme for...
Chemical batteries power many different mobile electronic devices, but repeated charging and discharging cycles can wear them out. An alternative energy storage device called an ultracapacitor can be recharged hundreds of thousands of times without degrading, but ultracapacitors have their own disadvantages, including a voltage output that drops precipitously as the device is discharged. Now a researcher from the University of West Florida has designed an ultracapacitor that maintains a near...
HOUSTON, July 3, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Dresser-Rand Company, a subsidiary of Dresser-Rand Group Inc. ("Dresser-Rand" or, collectively with its affiliates, the "Company")(NYSE: DRC), a global supplier of rotating equipment solutions to the oil, gas, petrochemical, and process industries, has acquired certain intellectual property assets from Energy Storage and Power LLC ("ES&P") and Dr. Michael Nakhamkin. Dresser-Rand has purchased all patents, trademarks and other intellectual...
CEDAR PARK, Texas, June 21, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- EEStor Inc. ("EEStor") announced today that it has successfully completed production of an electrical energy storage unit (EESU) dielectric layer that will potentially allow its technology to achieve an energy density which would be competitive against all other electrical energy storage technologies. At the completion of additional internal testing and refinements by EEStor, EEStor plans to obtain third party testing and certification...
NEW CASTLE, Pa., June 21, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Axion Power International, Inc. (OTC Bulletin Board: AXPW), the developer of advanced lead-carbon PbC® batteries and energy storage systems, announced today that it has signed a project specific Letter of Intent with privately-held Rosewater Energy Group, based in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. The LOI memorializes a strategy to create and market a variety of energy storage and conversion products for the high-end residential market. The...
ESCONDIDO, Calif., June 19, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Flux Power® Holdings, Inc. (OTCQB: FLUX) today provided investors a comprehensive description of its product offering and company history, as well as a detailed overview of the worldwide market for its Advanced Energy Storage solutions. The description was provided in a Monday filing to the Securities and Exchange Commission by the company, whose stock began trading last week on the OTCQB exchange. On June 15, 2012, Flux Power®...
