Energy Storage News Updates 6/2

200 flywheels of storage to keep grid power steady CNET by Martin LaMonica A view of 100 flywheels, inside the blue cylinder-shaped structures, out of a planned 200 installed in a 20-megawatt storage system. Beacon Power later this month expects to complete installation of a flywheel energy storage system ... See all stories on this topic » CNET

Energy Storage Group Amps Up Advocacy PR Newswire (press release) WASHINGTON, June 1, 2011 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The Electricity Storage Association (ESA), the preeminent trade association dedicated to fostering the development and commercialization of energy storage technologies as a means to solving the ... See all stories on this topic »

New Report on Advanced Energy Storage Technologies PCB007 (press release) A report covering the analysis of over 40000 patents granted in the last five years in the field of energy storage technologies for electric vehicles - meaning e-mobility - shows that two Japanese players - Panasonic and Toyota now dominate the scene ... See all stories on this topic »

Solving Wind Energy's Storage Problems Flathead Beacon And with nationwide mandates to considerably increase renewable energy, which is subject to nature's irregularity, Wilkins sees a vital industry in energy storage. Gov. Brian Schweitzer has emphasized the importance of storage. ... See all stories on this topic » Flathead Beacon

CBI To Demonstrate Energy Storage 2011; The 2nd Renewable Power Generation ... Power-Gen Worldwide CBI's Energy Storage 2011 - The 2nd Renewable Power Generation & Energy Storage System Industry Outlook will take place on September 8-9, 2011 in Beijing, China. This year's event will continue to demonstrate a high-level industry summit, ... See all stories on this topic »

Renewables to Be Balanced by Grid-Level Energy Storage Systems Sustainable Plant By Sustainable Plant Staff June 1, 2011 03:24:17 pm ABB is partnering with Swiss distribution utility EKZ on a one-megawatt energy storage pilot project that will be the largest of its kind in Switzerland. Located in Dietikon, the pilot storage ... See all stories on this topic »

EasyStreet Selects VYCON's Clean Energy Storage Flywheel Systems to Protect ... Marketwire (press release) Needing to accommodate its increased power load as well as improve its carbon footprint, the data center will now be protected by 2MVA of highly efficient, double-conversion UPSs combined with 2MW of VYCON's VDC-XE flywheel energy storage systems. ... See all stories on this topic »

Mike Decelle Named President and CEO of Sun Catalytix SYS-CON Media (press release) Sun Catalytix Corporation, an energy storage and renewable fuels company, today announced that Mike Decelle has joined the company as its president and chief executive officer. Mr. Decelle's extensive business and technical experience will play a ... See all stories on this topic »

Korean Government Pursues New Energy Storage System Etnews The Korea government rolled out a plan to nurture mid- to large-scale energy storage system (ESS) that can substitute for pumped storage hydroelectricity. According to the plan, it is aimed at taking 30% the global ESS market by making 6.4 trillion won ... See all stories on this topic »

European neighbors, US reaffirm nuclear power plans despite German phase-out Platts In addition, he said, the country will spend money on research for energy storage technologies. German Chancellor Angela Merkel's coalition government agreed early Monday to keep eight reactors now offline permanently closed and to phase out the other ... See all stories on this topic »