DOE: New battery could help solar and wind power the grid

DOE: New battery could help solar and wind power the grid

Researchers from the U.S. Department of Energy's (DOE) SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory and Stanford University have designed a low-cost, long-life "flow" battery that could enable solar and wind energy to become major suppliers to the electrical grid.http://www.power-eng.com/articles/2013/04/doe-new-battery-could-help-solar-and-wind-power-the-grid.html?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+power-engineering-latest-news-rss+%28PE+-+Power+Engineering+Latest+News%29&utm_content=Google+Reader