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Energy Storage - General
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| Article Title | Author | Company | eMag Issue | Article Synopsis |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Case Study: Thomonde Hospital In The Central Region of Haiti | Contributed by | Trojan Battery Company | Apr 2013 |
The Thomonde battery bank was designed for 40 percent depth of discharge and only one day of autonomy due to the large loads of some of the medical equipment and the availability of the diesel generator. |
| Battery Backup: Power When it’s Needed Most | Greg Smith | SMA | Feb 2013 |
Many homeowners want security and protection in case the grid goes down, and battery backup systems are a great solution to bring this peace of mind. |
| Why is vanadium important to the renewable energy sector? | Bill Radvak | American Vanadium Corp. | Dec 2012 |
Lithium vanadium phosphate batteries add vanadium to the cathode of electric vehicle batteries. The result is a power source capable of producing more than six times the power of the typical lithium-ion batteries in such electric vehicles as the Chevrolet Volt or the Nissan LEAF (210 watts of power as opposed to 33 watts). |
| Grid Energy Storage Solutions | Chris Campbell | A123 Systems | Oct 2012 |
Storage should be a net cost savings. For example, the cost of frequency regulation is less (on margin) using storage than using a thermal plant. The PJM Performance-Based Regulation market, operational since October 1, 2012, has demonstrated that using fast and accurate energy storage resources has and will lower the total need for frequency regulation, in which should result in overall lower costs to consumers. |
| GE / Xtreme Power Partnership | Alan Gotcher | Xtreme Power | Oct 2012 |
GE’s product technology provides the capability of producing vast quantities of energy and XP’s controls and system integration technology provides the capability to connect to the electricity grid and manage the movement and storage of electricity. |
| Structural Batteries: Building in Power | Imogen Reed | Apr 2012 |
Structural batteries are sheets of carbon-composite material that can be molded into complex 3-D shapes to form the actual structure of a device. Thus, the rear wing of a racing car becomes an in-built battery, a torch is its own power source, and the fabric of a tent can capture solar energy. | |
| Lithium Ion Battery Technology | David Klanecky | Dow Energy Materials | Apr 2012 |
The rapidly growing demand for alternative energy production and energy storage systems has created an important need for high-performance lithium-ion batteries. |
| Distributed Energy Systems are the Future and the KEY is Storage | Caleb Stratton | PlanSustainable | Apr 2012 |
The world is moving toward a distributed energy future. For that future to be realized solar power must be available when the sun is not shining. The missing piece of this puzzle is energy storage. |
| A Comparison of Lead Acid to Lithium-ion in Stationary Storage Applications | Greg Albright, Jake Edie, Said Al-Hallaj | AllCell Technologies LLC | Apr 2012 |
There is currently no single solution that is better than another for all situations, but lithium-ion systems offer better cost of ownership in a number of situations, specifically hot climates, despite the higher initial cost. |
| Lithium-ion batteries for efficient storage of renewable energy and mobile power solutions | Rikke Thorslund Madsen | Clayton Power | Oct 2011 |
Lithium-ion technology is currently more economically and environmentally viable than other existing battery technologies. It will likely be both the present and the future of sustainable storage of renewable energy and mobile power solutions. |
| Energy Storage Solutions | Interview with Michael Lippert | Saft Batteries | Aug 2011 |
Energy storage is set to play a vital role in ensuring the economic viability of renewable energy by addressing its intermittency issues to make it available on demand. Equally, energy storage can play an important political role in the change to a low carbon economy by ensuring that the lights always stay on. |
| Exploring Thermal Energy Storage | Greg Glatzmaier for | marcus evans Electric Energy Storage Conference | Feb 2011 |
Greg Glatzmaier, Senior Engineer/ CPS Project Leader for Thermal Energy Storage at the National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) explains that working to make the thermal energy storage aspect of concentrated solar power (CSP) more attractive to utilities by lowering the cost overall is a main area of focus. |
| Plant Expansion at Surrette Battery Company | Jamie Surrette | Surrette Battery Company | Oct 2010 |
The plant upgrades and streamlined floor plan allow for and estimated increase in throughput of 30%. Automated equipment speeds up production and efficiency, reducing lead times and allowing us to get the product out the door to our distributors more effectively. |
| Is Lithium the new “Holy Grail” in Battery development? | Don Harmon | LiFeBATT | Jun 2010 |
So, what is so great about these batteries anyway? Well here are the “Pros” for Lithium & Lead Acid so you will understand where all this is going. |
| LEAD-CARBON: ALTERNATIVE ENERGY STORAGE | John Petersen | Feb 2009 |
Lead-carbon batteries are different from other types of batteries because they combine the high energy density of a battery and the high specific power of a supercapacitor in a single low-cost device. The primary goals of lead-carbon research have been to extend the cycle lives of lead-acid batteries and increase their power. |
