Energy Storage Update 9/19

Renewable standards boosted 'green' energy. Are storage standards next? Christian Science Monitor Now, as reported in this article, California is considering the adoption of what looks to be the first Storage Portfolio Standard: requirements for utilities to install grid-scale energy storage. Specifically, in early August, the California Public ...

Thermal Energy Storage in US Likely to Triple by 2020 CleanTechnica The annual US market for thermal energy storage capacity accounts for $268 million, with 246 MW of new capacity installed in 2011, particularly in five market segments (i.e. packaged air conditioning, chiller thermal energy storage systems, district ...

Energy Harvesting: The winning commercialization strategies Energy Harvesting Journal A large number of energy harvesting devices, energy storage components and associated electronics now exist. In many cases they are not all available in mass volumes today but certainly in volumes high enough for initial adoption. So who has the most ... Energy Harvesting Journal

UPDATE: Gibson Energy Nearer To Yr Highs as Announces Start of Storage ... NASDAQ Subsequent to the previously announced open season process, the company has received sufficient, long-term, committed customer support to begin construction of two 400,000 bbl oil storage tanks for an aggregate addition of 800,000 bbls of storage.

8 cool developments on the road to smarter energy GreenBiz.com (blog) Editor's Note: To learn more about smart energy be sure to check out VERGE@Greenbuild, November 12-13, in San Francisco. They're working on a spray-on battery at a university in Texas that could forever change the way we think of energy storage.

Water-based battery a step up for renewable energy The Conversation Batteries with high energy density (large storage capability) enabling back up for wind and solar power typically can't store much energy. They have historically been based on lead-acid (Pb-acid) chemistry. As a positive, Pb-acid batteries are known to ...

Freescale QorIQ Processor Enables Optimal Energy Efficiency for Synology's ... The Herald | HeraldOnline.com “The DS413 is an outstanding example of Synology's leadership and dedication to developing high-performance, energy-efficient storage solutions,” said Bernd Lienhard, vice president and general manager of Freescale's Networking Processor Division.

DSME Cuts Steel for Excelerate Energy's VT3 Project Sacramento Bee ABOUT EXCELERATE ENERGY® Excelerate Energy L.P. is a developer of LNG transportation and regasification infrastructure, a provider of LNG storage and regasification services, an importer of LNG and it recently entered into LNG production. Today ...

Romney Cites Energy Report That Advocates Carbon Price Scientific American (blog) A significant chunk of this money would go into fossil fuels ($2.4 billion) and nuclear power ($1.8 billion), with most of the rest coming from research into bioenergy ($682 million), energy storage systems ($244 million), solar photovoltaics ($409 ... A step forward for renewable energy storage? Climate Spectator - Manickam Minakshi-Sundaram and Danielle Meyrick. The Conversation. Energy storage will be critically important as we work towards sustainable living. Developing cost-effective ways to store large amounts of electricity from wind turbines and solar farms ...