Energy Storage News Update 4/25

Intersolar North America to spotlight Energy Storage innovations Renewable Energy Focus The U.S. solar market is projected to add approximately 3.9 GW of new solar capacity in 2013, according to EuPD Research, and commercialised energy storage solutions will play a pivotal role in ensuring the market's continued growth. As solar power ...http://www.renewableenergyfocus.com/view/32027/intersolar-north-america-to-spotlight-energy-storage-innovations/

Sustainable Energy Market Update: Germany Launches Incentive Program for ... Stockhouse Under the Program, owners of grid connected solar energy storage systems with power ratings up to 30 kW can apply for a 30% repayment bonus and will be eligible low interest loans for up to 100% of the total system cost from Government owned KFW ...http://www.stockhouse.com/news/canadianreleasesdetail.aspx?n=8811262

COLUMN-Grid battery storage remains elusive: Wynn Reuters LONDON, April 24 (Reuters) - Hydropower remains one of the most efficient, grid-scale energy storage options, according to a recent Stanford University article, implying more research and development required for chemical battery approaches. Grid-scale ...http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/04/24/column-wynn-power-storage-idUSL6N0DA34720130424

Zinc-Iron Redox Flow Battery for Grid Energy Storage Almost Ready for Market The Green Optimistic (blog) Their main focus for the last couple of years has been to reach out to leading utility companies, especially renewable utilities that could best benefit from a new grid energy storage technology. ZAI already has a “2013 pipeline of $16 million in sales ...http://www.greenoptimistic.com/2013/04/24/zinc-iron-redox-flow-battery-for-grid-energy-storage-almost-ready-for-market/#.UXk_18pfaSo

UBC unveils Smart Grid energy storage system Journal of Commerce The University of British Columbia (UBC) is deploying a "smart grid" energy storage system produced in conjunction with Vancouver-based Alpha Technologies Ltd. and Corvus Energy. The project integrates one megawatt hour of stored energy, enough to ...http://www.journalofcommerce.com/article/id55032/--ubc-unveils-smart-grid-energy-storage-system

Hybrid solar systems and their storage potential EcoGeneration There has been a lot of 'buzz' of late about solar hybrid alternating-current (AC)-coupled systems that enable energy produced from renewable resources to be stored until needed – that is, during peak times. Energy storage and smart grid technologies ...http://ecogeneration.com.au/news/hybrid_solar_systems_and_their_storage_potential/081179/

Is this for real? Market researcher claims grid-scale energy storage will jump ... Smart Grid News The numbers reflect an almost 5,694% hike in capacity and are included in a report entitled "Finding the Perfect Partner in the Global Grid Storage Market" which uses the Lux Innovation Grid technology "value and business execution scoring metric to ...http://www.smartgridnews.com/artman/publish/Technologies_Storage/Is-this-for-real-Market-researcher-claims-grid-scale-energy-storage-will-jump-4-000-in-four-years-5705.html#.UXlAR8pfaSo Smart Grid News

New battery design could help solar and wind energy power the grid EarthSky (blog) Cui and colleagues report their research results, some of the earliest supported by the DOE's new Joint Center for Energy Storage Research battery hub, in the May issue of Energy & Environmental Science. Currently the electrical grid cannot tolerate ...http://earthsky.org/human-world/new-battery-design-could-help-solar-and-wind-energy-power-the-grid