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Waste-to-energy plant to use GE natural gas-fired engines

05/15/2013

GE and Green Waste Energy signed a frame agreement for GE to supply an undetermined amount of Jenbacher gas engines to power a series of Advanced Recycling and Energy Conversion plants.

ConEd teams with energy storage company on pilot project

05/01/2013

Eos Energy Storage and Con Edison are teaming up to install and test Eos’ energy storage technology at ConEd’s facilities.

DOE: New battery could help solar and wind power the grid

04/25/2013

Researchers from the U.S. Department of Energy's (DOE) SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory and Stanford University have designed a low-cost, long-life "flow" battery that could enable solar and wind energy to become major suppliers to the electrical grid.

Pike Research expects nearly 56 GW of new long-duration energy storage installed by 2022

03/14/2013

A report from Pike Research, a part of Navigant’s Energy Practice, has predicted the market for long-duration or bulk energy, known as energy storage on the grid, will increase rapidly over the next decade, with nearly 56 GW of ESG being installed from 2012 to 2022.

Samsung SDI and Xtreme Power to install energy storage system in Texas

02/19/2013

The Center for the Commercialization of Electric Technologies has chosen Samsung SDI and Xtreme Power to install a 1 MW/1 MWh lithium ion based battery energy storage system at the Reese Technology Center in Lubbock, Texas.

GE natural gas-fired turbine to supply on-site power in Canada

02/05/2013

Evolution Well Services picked GE’s trailer-mounted, TM2500+ aeroderivative gas turbine for an on-site power project in Canada.

The Benefits of Using On-Site Hydrogen Generation for Generator Cooling

02/01/2013

Power plants need to do all they can to cost-effectively produce electricity.

Belgium planning artificial island to store wind energy in its search for a non-nuclear future

01/22/2013

North Sea Minister Johan Vande Lanotte is planning to build a doughnut-shaped artificial island in the North Sea that will store wind energy by pumping water out of a hollow in the middle, as it looks for ways to lessen its reliance on nuclear power.

Reducing Uncertainty in Solar Energy Estimates

01/01/2013

With solar photovoltaic (PV) projects, a major area of risk is quantifying the expected annual energy production and uncertainty.

Wind energy project to get energy storage system

12/18/2012

Chicago-based Invenergy LLC and Xtreme Power announced the launch of their joint venture to deploy a fast-acting energy storage system at Invenergy’s Grand Ridge Wind project in illinois.

News in Briefs

12/12/2012

Entergy Corp. (NYSE: ETR) appointed Jeff S. Forbes  as executive vice president, nuclear operations and chief nuclear officer at Entergy Nuclear effective Jan 2.Forbes will be replacing John Herron, who has spent 33 years in the nuclear industry and announced his retirement effective March 31.

Used car batteries double as electricity storage systems

11/14/2012

General Motors and ABB repackaged five used Chevrolet Volt batteries into a modular unit capable of providing 25 kW of stored power.

Standby Power System at Florida Hospital Covers All Loads

11/01/2012

A teaching hospital affiliated with the adjacent University of South Florida College of Medicine, Haley Hospital provides a full range of patient services with state-of-the-art technology and research.

Industrial onsite power generation relying more on natural gas

10/26/2012

On-site generating capacity in the industrial sector produced 142 million MWh of electricity in 2011, and 58 percent of that was from natural gas.

Battery storage maker A123 Systems files for bankruptcy, sells assets

10/16/2012

Battery maker A123 Systems has entered into an asset purchase agreement with Johnson Controls Inc., which will purchase its automotive business assets.

Energy storage in U.S. expected to triple capacity by 2020

09/10/2012

An increase in interest in energy storage will help spur opportunities for thermal energy storage (TES) in the U.S.

Battery storage system planned for coal-fired power plant in Chile

08/21/2012

Empresa Eléctrica Cochrane, a subsidiary of Chilean generator AES Gener, has filed an EIA with Chile’s environmental evaluation service for a $24.5 million battery energy storage system (BESS) in northern region II.

A123 Systems earns financing

08/16/2012

A123 Systems, a developer and manufacturer of advanced Nanophosphate lithium iron phosphate batteries and systems, announced the execution of definitive agreements with Wanxiang Group Corp. for the company to invest up to $465 million in A123.

NRC wants information on nuclear plants' power system designs

07/27/2012

The Nuclear Regulatory Commission has issued a bulletin to all nuclear power plant licensees requesting information about their electric power system designs and alerting them to a potential design vulnerability that could affect the operation of key safety equipment.

Texas districts to get natural gas generators for backup power

07/24/2012

Worldwide Power Products (WPP), a power-generation equipment provider to industrial clients worldwide, will provide 14 natural gas generators for an emergency, stand-by power project for water and sanitary sewer providers in Galveston County Municipal Utility Districts (MUDs) in Texas.

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