Harvesting wind energy is not new, but scientists from Nanyang Technological University in Singapore designed a new device to harness and store it as electricity. This low-cost device, called a wind harvester, can transform...
If energy storage is to become part of a utility’s power portfolio or be a distributed power market for commercial applications, all roads must lead to a better battery. Lithium-ion (li-ion) is the answer for the foreseeable...
For any electrical contractor, sustainable technology has become a central theme for many contracts, and it will continue to be front and center. Adjacent to most sustainable technology is new ways to create batteries and...
Academic Researchers are developing technology and methodology that may boost the viability of solar power as a sustainable, prosperous energy source. Adoption of solar as a key energy source has been slowed by such barriers...
When you hear the term “energy storage,” you might picture large lithium batteries housed in shipping containers. While a burgeoning market, it is not the biggest by far. That honor goes to pumped storage hydropower (PSH)...
As the world goes electric, so goes the demand for energy storage with lithium-ion batteries and storage cells. And as that demand grows, so does demand for a hot commodity that keeps getting hotter: lithium. Where the supply...
“Long duration” is the latest buzz-phrase to hit the energy-storage investment market as manufacturers seek solutions that can support grid operations for an extended period. This growing trend is spurring interest in designs...
Energy storage has experienced rapid growth in recent years, and it has emerged as an essential technology in the transformation to renewables. That growth is likely to continue. According to a report, the U.S. energy storage...
Like the Energizer bunny himself, the quest to improve large-scale battery efficiency never winds down. The search for breakthrough materials has led to some surprising possibilities. A few years ago, researchers at the...
In January, the National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) released a new energy storage system (ESS) fact sheet. Noting that, “With more and more countries, states, and communities putting forth zero emissions deadlines...
A February 2021 report published by the North American Electric Reliability Corporation (NERC), Atlanta, “Impacts of Electrochemical Utility-Scale Battery Energy Storage Systems on the Bulk Power System,” predicts that these...
As renewables and distributed energy continue to expand, the importance of batteries also grows. Batteries help store power generated by solar and wind power, and by compensating for the variability of those technologies...
Electric vehicles (EVs) have been on the scene now for many years. An important tool in the race to combat global warming, they are steadily gaining market share. Soon they are expected to become the dominant choice...
Advances in new technology often feed off of one another. This dynamic has been on full display in the energy sector, where renewable power and battery technology have contributed to each other's growth. According to a report...
When it comes to battery-based energy storage, lithium-ion (Li-ion) technology owns the market, from laptops up to utility-scale projects meant to offset the need for natural gas peaking plants. Other chemistries simply haven...
QuantumScape Corp. claims to have found the “Holy Grail” for electric vehicles (EVs): employing solid-state battery cell technology to enable EVs to charge faster and run longer. Jagdeep Singh, CEO of the San Jose, Calif...
Like solar, wind and other sustainable energy technologies, electric vehicles (EV) face the daunting challenge of becoming cost competitive with their fossil fuel burning rivals. Never one to back away from a challenge, EV...
Electrical contractors might be seeing more customers interested in adding battery-based energy storage systems to their homes and businesses, especially in California, Hawaii and Arizona, where incentives are available to...
From incremental improvements to something entirely new, today’s battery research and development is breaking ground in how we’ll store and deliver power. Today, one rechargeable battery type towers over the rest. The U.S...
Cummins Inc. is working with researchers to find a way toeffectively reuse and repurpose electric vehicle batteries. The Columbus, Indiana-based power manufacturer last week announced that the University of California San...
