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Gravity Energy Storage For The Electricity Grid CleanTechnica Gravity energy storage for the electricity grid involves using electricity from the grid to power a motor that lifts a weight upwards, and the weight is allowed to fall/roll down when electricity is needed. When it rolls down, it can turn a gear or ...http://cleantechnica.com/2013/04/02/gravity-energy-storage-for-the-electricity-grid/#gsc.tab=0

Texas Wind Farm Gets World's Largest Energy Storage System SustainableBusiness.com "It shook the renewable energy industry awake that storage is here and it's available," Ryan O'Keefe, vice president of business development for Xtreme Power, which designed and engineered the batteries, told Odessa American. Now, businesses across the ...http://www.sustainablebusiness.com/index.cfm/go/news.display/id/24728

The energy storage breakthrough we've been waiting for? Smart Grid News Science News explains it: "Electrolyzer devices use catalysts to drive a chemical reaction that converts electricity into chemical energy by splitting water into hydrogen and oxygen fuels. These fuels can then be stored and re-converted to electricity ...http://www.smartgridnews.com/artman/publish/Technologies_Storage/The-energy-storage-breakthrough-we-ve-been-waiting-for-5654.html#.UVuElRmGEfo Smart Grid News

Aquion Energy's Disruptive Battery Tech Picks Up $35M in VC Greentech Media While the market for viable energy storage is dependent on regulatory and financial market structures as well as technology, it would be helpful to have a disruptive, cheap, and safe electrochemical storage solution -- one that has superior performance ...http://www.greentechmedia.com/articles/read/Aquion-Energys-Disruptive-Battery-Tech-Picks-Up-35M-in-VC Greentech Media

Kinder Morgan to build methanol storage capacity Tank Storage magazine Houston-based pipeline transportation and energy storage company Kinder Morgan Energy Partners (KMP) is to invest $58 million (€45 million) on the construction of new chemical storage tanks that will support Methanex Corp.'s methanol plant in Geismar, ...http://www.tankstoragemag.com/industry_news.php?item_id=6077

NRG Rolls Out Solar Pergola To Target Residential Market Forbes NRG Solar, which has mostly focused on investing in large solar power plants, has designed a solar electric system with energy storage for the residential market. The company plans to show the system at a conference in Southern California later this month.http://www.forbes.com/sites/uciliawang/2013/04/02/nrg-rolls-out-solar-pergola-to-target-residential-market/

Stem Announces New Additions to Executive Team and Advisory Board Sacramento Bee MILLBRAE, Calif., April 2, 2013 -- /PRNewswire/ -- Stem, a leader in energy optimization combining cloud analytics and intelligent energy storage to reduce commercial electricity costs, today announced the appointment of energy financing veteran ...http://www.sacbee.com/2013/04/02/5310175/stem-announces-new-additions-to.html