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Wind power and electric power storage
Michael Giberson Some of the most common questions about wind power revolve around the role of energy storage in integrating wind power with the electric grid. So begins a position piece, “Wind Power...
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Energy storage for electric power systems
Michael Giberson Sandia National Lab has just published a study of energy storage applications for the electric grid: “Energy Storage for the Electricity Grid: Benefits and Market Potential Assessment...
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Bloom off the rose
Michael Giberson After eight years in stealth mode, Bloom Energy had a big week in the media last week. They opened up on 60 Minutes and picked up mentions everywhere from the New York Times to local...
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Incentives for efficient use of storage in electric power systems
Michael Giberson In the most recent Energy Journal, Ramteem Sioshonsi has an article examining the welfare effects of the incentives to use energy storage in electric power systems. (“Welfare Impacts...
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“Energy Storage in the New York Electricity Markets”
Michael Giberson The New York Independent System Operator has release a report, “Energy Storage in the New York Electricity Markets” (March 2010). The report offers an overview of existing...
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Commercial, merchant compressed-air energy storage plant under development?
Michael Giberson Wind power RFP processes* are common enough these days, typically driven by renewable energy mandates placed on utilities. A recent wind power RFP announcement out of Santa Fe, New...
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EPRI white paper surveys the electrical energy storage field
Michael Giberson The Electric Power Research Institute has just published “Electricity Energy Storage Technology Options: A White Paper Primer on Applications, Costs and Benefits.” I haven’t read the...
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Beacon Power patents idea of flywheels for frequency regulation?
Michael Giberson Can Beacon Power patent the idea of using flywheel technology for frequency regulation? Apparently the answer is yes, at least according to Beacon’s press release. “Beacon Power...
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How cool is that nickel-iron battery?
It’s been too long since I’ve done a “how cool is that?” expression of awe and wonder at a piece of ingenious creativity. You may recall that early automobiles were battery-powered — the origins of the...
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Many of the prospects for a cleaner and prosperous future — autonomous vehicles, economical renewable energy, more efficient electronics — are made more likely and/or more affordable with improvements...
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