Another team seeking to increase energy storage capacity through nanotechnology has signed a licencing agreement with its alma mater, The College of Nanoscale Science and Engineering. B.E.S.S. Technologies has been working at the Albany NanoTech complex…
We’re all familiar with the idea of utilities storing cheaply-produced, surplus electricity until market demand peaks to maximise profits, but now two engineers from Virginia Tech, USA, have proposed turning the concept on its head….
Solar and pumped hydro may be plugging the gap left by Japan’s now defunct reactors, says German solar energy industry organization Photon. Thanks to its mountainous terrain, the country has enormous pumped hydroelectricity storage potential,…
The VRB (Vanadium Redox Battery) Energy Storage System was developed by Prudent Energy and is capable of storing and delivering 600 kW for up to six hours, says the company. The battery will be used by…
Located in the southern part of Albuquerque, Mesa del Sol has been planned as a “visionary” community, and now has its own Smart Grid. The newly installed microgrid uses on-site solar, fuel cell, natural gas…
Market research company Zpryme says that the U.S. market for smart grid network management systems will grow from $225 million in 2012 to $1.05 billion in 2020. This translates to an impressive annual growth of…
A Gridflex Energy spokesperson confirmed the company has made application with the US Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) to conduct a feasibility study to build the storage system. Plans suggest it would consist of two…