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.
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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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