Car club trials Hyundai hydrogen cells
Aberdeen’s newly-established Commonwheels car club is to be the first in the world to trial hydrogen fuel cell cars, thanks to a loan from Hyundai of two of its left-hand-drive in the run up to…
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Panacis targets mobile tower operators in India for energy storage
With 400,000 mobile towers already built and 250,000 planned, one of the fastest growing mobile markets in the world represents a golden opportunity for the Canadian-based producer of lithium battery systems. By partnering with TaraSpan…
Underwater compressed air energy storage first for Canada
Working with the energy company Hydrostor, a team at the University of Windsor, Ontario, has been testing a unique CAES system that stores compressed 50 - 500 meters below the water’s surface in high-strength polyester…
Free tool analyses energy storage options
State-owned Sandia National Laboratories, in partnership with the US Department of Energy and consultancy DNV-KEMA have released a new tool to help utilities, developers and regulators identify the best energy storage options for their needs….
Billion-dollar pumped storage project considered for Kentucky, US
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…
AES to give Chilean power plant 20MW battery storage
AES Energy Storage and AES Gener, the company’s Chilean subsidiary will integrate 20MW of advanced battery-based energy storage with a 544MW thermal power plant in the North of the country. The project will allow the…