A researcher from Rochester Institute of Technology has received a $149,000 collaborative research grant from the National Science Foundation to study the environmental effects of energy storage on the electricity grid.
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Rooftop Concentrating Photovoltaics Win Big Over Silicon In Outdoor Testing
A concentrating photovoltaic system with embedded microtracking can produce over 50 percent more energy per day than standard silicon solar cells in a head-to-head competition, according to a team of engineers who field tested a prototype unit over two…
Scientists Design Promising New Cathode for Sodium-based Batteries
Scientists have designed a new type of cathode that could make the mass production of sodium batteries more feasible. Batteries based on plentiful and low-cost sodium are of great interest to both scientists and industry as they could facilitate a more…
US Interior Department Scientist Speaks Out Against Reassignment
I am not a member of the deep state. I am not big government. I am a scientist, a policy expert, a civil servant and a worried citizen. Reluctantly, as of today, I am also a whistleblower on an administration that chooses silence over science.
New Way to Predict When Electric Cars, Home Batteries Become Cost Effective
The future cost of energy storage technologies can now be predicted under different scenarios, thanks to a new tool created by Imperial researchers. Using a large database, the team can predict how much consumers will have to pay in the future for ener…
Solar Paint Offers Endless Energy from Water Vapor
Researchers have developed a solar paint that can absorb water vapour and split it to generate hydrogen — the cleanest source of energy.
Dominion Energy Wants to Build Pumped Hydro Storage Facility in Coalfields
Following the passage of bills in the Virginia General Assembly this year, Dominion Energy is searching for sites in the coalfields of Southwest Virginia where it can build a pumped hydroelectric storage facility. In December 2016, Virginia Sen. Ben Ch…
Collaborative Underwater Robots for Offshore Industry
Today, DTU inaugurates a laboratory where researchers will complete a modular robot for use in e.g. offshore wind turbine platforms. The robot will be used for inspection, and the long-term vision is that it will be able to carry out underwater repairs…
Toronto Hydro, Ryerson Launch Pilot Project to Store Energy in Pole-mounted Compact Box
Toronto Hydro is testing pole-mounted energy storage devices that can supplement electricity during peak hours in homes. In a pilot project, a compact white box, a little bigger than a suitcase, has been mounted about six metres up a hydro pole in the …
Changing How Solar Power Rolls
Traditional solar panels used to power satellites can be bulky with heavy panels folded together using mechanical hinges. An experiment that recently arrived at the International Space Station will test a new solar array design that rolls up to form a …
Prototype Floating Platform for Renewable Energy Storage to be Deployed in Malta Habor
The University of Malta is presently working on project FLASC: Floating Liquid-piston Accumulator using Seawater under Compression.
Europe’s Largest Hybrid Flywheel Battery Project to Help Grid Respond to Energy Demand
Europe’s largest and the UK’s first battery flywheel system will be connected to the Irish and UK grids to help respond to energy demand as part of a new project involving engineers from the University of Sheffield, Schwungrad Energie, Adaptive Balancing Power and Freqcon.
The €4 million euro project, with €2.9 million coming from the EU’s Horizon2020 scheme, will develop an innovative flywheel battery hybrid energy storage system aimed at stabilising pressure on the existing grid infrastructure in Europe.
E.ON Develops a Demonstration Site for Airborne Wind Technology in Ireland
E.ON is strengthening its position as a frontrunner and early adopter in airborne wind energy, an emerging sector developing game changing technologies for renewable energy production.
Kentucky Coal Museum Goes Solar
The Kentucky Coal Mining Museum in Benham, owned by Southeast Kentucky Community and Technical College, is switching to solar power to save money. The museum, which memorializes Kentucky’s history in coal mining, is modernizing with a new form of cheap…
Liquid Storage of Solar Energy — More Effective Than Ever Before
Many consider the sun the energy source of the future. But one challenge is that it is difficult to store solar energy and deliver the energy ‘on demand’.
Bio-inspired Energy Storage: A New Light for Solar Power
Inspired by an American fern, a groundbreaking prototype could be the answer to the storage challenge holding solar back as a total energy solution.
NYPA, Ontario Power Generation Test Capabilities of Drone for Future Power Authority Use
MASSENA – Look, up in the sky. It’s a bird. It’s a plane. Nope, it’s not Superman, but rather drones being tested by the New York Power Authority for possible use in the future. Last week, a team from the New York Power Authority joined some Ontario Po…
Full Text of Presidential Executive Order on Promoting Energy Independence and Economic Growth
By the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution and the laws of the United States of America, it is hereby ordered as follows:
Section 1. Policy. (a) It is in the national interest to promote clean and safe development …
Cornell University Moving Forward with Geothermal Energy Plan
Cornell’s Senior Leaders Climate Action Group presented its findings Tuesday night regarding the school’s stated goal of becoming a carbon neutral campus within 20 years and the use of an “unproven” but intriguing new method of heat production that cou…
A Low-Tech Approach To Energy Storage: Molten Metals
The ability to store energy promises to revolutionize the way we generate, transmit and use electricity – making renewable sources such as wind and solar cheaper and more dependable. Massachusetts is one of just three states requiring electric utilitie…