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Thursday, April 5, 2012

Energy Storage: Renewable Power's Best Friend?

Energy Storage:
Renewable Power's Best Friend?

The Energy CollectiveLive, Free Webcast from
The Energy Collective
April 18th, 11:00AM ET / 8:00AM PT
Presenting: "Energy Storage and Renewable Power: Is Storage a Solution to Renewable Intermittence and Grid Inefficiency?"

The intermittent nature of natural, carbon-free energy sources like the sun or wind has always been one of renewable power's major limitations, leaving us reliant on fossil fuels or nuclear power to supply the majority of so-called "baseload" power necessary to meet demand. A technology allowing for the storage of energy generated when the sun is shining or wind is blowing for later use could be a game-changer for the energy space, but cost and scalability often present significant challenges for such a project.

Do solutions exist that allow for the large-scale storage of energy in order to improve the efficiency and environmental impact of power generation?

Join us as we discuss:
  • The most promising storage technology ventures and their paths to market.
  • Existing and proven storage projects and the opportunity to build on success.
  • The obstacles to building storage solutions on an effective scale, and ways of addressing these challenges.
  • Whether large, grid-scale solutions, smaller, more distributed storage, or a combination of both offer the most effective strategy.
Join us for this live webinar » to discuss the role of storage in cleaner and more efficient energy.
FEATURING...
Jim Greenberger is the Executive Director of NAATBatt, a trade association of companies in the advanced battery industry working to grow the market for advanced batteries in the United States, primarily in automotive and grid-connected energy storage applications.
Phil Giudice is CEO of Liquid Metal Battery Corporation, a company creating cost effective, reliable, wide spread grid electricity storage solutions, enabling separation of power demand from power supply. Giudice also recently served Massachusetts as Undersecretary of Energy and as Commissioner of the Department of Energy Resources.
Jean-Pilippe Macary has worked for Siemens since 2001, covering functions including product life cycle manager and senior project manager for turn-key power distribution solutions. Currently he is the Head of Infrastructure & Cities Low - and Medium Voltage Power Solutions Product Portfolio Management and Marketing for Innovations SIESTORAGE and SIPLINK.
Jesse Jenkins is Director of Energy and Climate Policy at the Breakthrough Institute, and is one of the country's leading energy and climate policy analysts and advocates. Jesse's analysis has been featured in Fortune, New York Times, Wall Street Journal, Washington Post, among many major media outlets. He is founder and chief editor of the WattHead blog and a featured writer at the Energy Collective.

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