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Combined-cycle power plant to use energy storage system

05/10/2012

TAS Energy has been awarded a contract for a energy storage project at a new 1,300 MW combined-cycle natural gas-fired power plant in Virginia.

GE's battery storage unit to be used in power system

04/23/2012

GE's Energy Storage business, a unit of GE Transportation, recently signed a Business Cooperation Agreement with Arista Power Inc. to jointly promote and market Arista's new Power on Demand System that will incorporate GE's new Durathon Batteries.

Power management and storage system set for Alaska wind project

04/10/2012

Xtreme Power Inc. signed an agreement with the Kodiak Electric Association to install a 3 MW power management and energy storage solution on its Pillar Mountain Wind Project in Alaska.

Dominion, VCU partner on micro-grid project

03/29/2012

Virginia Commonwealth University (VCU) and Dominion on March 29 said they will partner to use the VCU School of Engineering's West Hall as a five-year test site for energy efficient technologies and research as a micro-grid project.

Verschuren to help energy storage startup

03/08/2012

Entrepreneur Annette Verschuren will take the role of executive chair of NRStor Inc., a new company established to commercialize energy storage technologies.

Capstone completes first microturbine sale in the Philippines

02/14/2012

Capstone Turbine Corp. (Nasdaq:CPST) on Feb. 14 said it sold its first microturbine in the Philippines.

Electric vehicle batteries to be tested for energy storage

01/18/2012

ABB, 4R Energy, Nissan North America Inc. (NNA) and Sumitomo Corp. of America have formed a partnership to evaluate the reuse of lithium-ion battery packs that power the Nissan LEAF, an all-electric car.

Wind power project to be supplied with A123 battery system

12/22/2011

A123 Systems said it will supply an 11 MW grid battery system (GBS) to Sempra Generation for the 21 MW Auwahi Wind project in Hawaii.

Energy storage manufacturer files for bankruptcy

10/31/2011

Beacon Power Corp. filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy Oct. 30 in U.S. Bankruptcy Court in Delaware.

Sun In, Hydrogen Out

09/01/2011

Roofs across the world hold photovoltaic solar panels to convert sunlight into electricity. Now a Duke University engineer believes a hybrid system can wring even more useful energy out of the sun's rays.

CHP plants coming to China through GE joint venture

08/23/2011 GE and China Huadian Corp. announced a $100 million joint venture to develop distributed energy combined heat and power projects that will provide electricity for consumers in China located close to the plants.

Combined heat, power and fuel plant commissioned in California

08/17/2011

A tri-generation fuel cell and hydrogen storage power plant is commissioned in California.

Wind energy project to use battery storage system

07/25/2011

Juhl Wind Inc. signed a letter of intent with Zinc Air Inc. to install a 1 MW energy storage system at the 10.2 MW Woodstock wind energy farm in Minnesota.

Fuel cell power systems to be tested at eight military bases

07/22/2011

The U.S. Departments of Energy and Defense will spend $6.6 million to install and operate 18 fuel cell backup power systems at eight military installations across the U.S.

Energy storage systems joint venture formed

07/06/2011

The Dow Chemical Co.and Ube Industries Ltd. formed a joint venture to manufacture and market formulated electrolytes for lithium-ion batteries used in energy storage systems.

Black Start: Preparedness for Any Situation

07/01/2011

In Stephen King’s 1994 made-for-TV movie “The Stand,” most of the human race is wiped out by a deadly virus. As a result, power stations are unmanned and Americans are left without electricity for months.

Nuclear plants need better groundwater monitoring

06/22/2011

U.S. nuclear power plants and the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) need to improve how groundwater leaks are monitored and reported to the public.

Solar energy deal inked

04/25/2011

Solar Frontier has signed an agreement with Granite Construction Inc. to provide 1.2 MW of thin-film solar CIS technology at Granite’s aggregate and hot mix facility in Coalinga, Calif.

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04/05/2011

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Florida airport solar

03/28/2011

Lakeland Electric will build a 5.5 MW solar photovoltaic farm to bedeployed at the Lakeland Linder Regional Airport.

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