Investing in capacitor banks

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Excerpt: Voltage regulation and volt ampere reactive (VAR) compensation wield the most influence over the efficiency of a power distribution system, according to Sergio Arellano, product line manager with Thomas & Betts. “The fastest way to improve the efficiency of power distribution is to install …

Hydrogen-vehicle fueling station the 4th station order of 2011

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Excerpt: The developer and manufacturer of hydrogen generation and fuel cell products has announced a contract with Ballast Nedam IPM, awarded at the end of December 2011, to supply a HySTAT30 electrolyzer for integration into a Netherlands' based hydrogen fueling station. The owner of the fueling statio …

Report examines demand for consumer power storage

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Excerpt: This report comes from Amsterdam-based ASDReports. The growing consumer demand for a reliable energy storage has resulted in a series of inventions in the energy-storage market. In recent years, significant progress has been made in in advanced batteries, fuel cells, flywheels, and ultracapac …

Traction battery markets forecasted at $55 billion in 10 years

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Excerpt: A comprehensive report details assessments and forecasts for all business sectors using and likely to use traction batteries. Chapters deal with heavy industrial, light industrial and commercial, mobility for the disabled, pure electric cars, hybrid cars, golf cars, military, marine, and others. Man …

Off-the-shelf power supplies for offshore work

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Excerpt: UK based Ampair, a small wind-turbine manufacturer, has launched the containerPod range of power devices intended to provide platform power for offshore wind measurements. “Onshore heated met-masts and Lidar installations use some 50 to 200W, and to date we have been able to power these with e …

Free resource aims to accelerate advanced materials research and development

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Excerpt: The U.S. Department of Energy's (DOE) Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE) has launched a comprehensive hydrogen storage materials database to collect and disseminate materials data and accelerate advanced materials research and development. The new database includes information f …

Electrical-equipment group acquires energy-automation firm

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Excerpt:   A power and automation technology group, ABB, has agreed to acquire an Australian renewable power automation company, Powercorp. The acquisition improves control technologies ABB uses to combine renewable energy sources. Darwin based Powercorp employs about 30 people and offers aut …

Electrolyzer to provide energy storage for wind-hydrogen installation

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Excerpt:   A manufacturer of hydrogen generation and fuel cell products says it has been selected by the City of Herten, Germany to store hydrogen generated from wind power. Herten is a major German hydrogen cluster for electro-mobility as well as renewable energy projects. Renewable wind ener …

Redox shuttle provides highest overcharge protection for certain cathodes

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Excerpt:   Scientists at the U.S. Department of Energy's (DOE) Argonne National Laboratory have patented an extremely stable, 4-Volt redox shuttle molecule that provides overcharge protection for lithium-ion batteries containing lithium–iron-phosphate based cathodes across hundreds of charging …

Power-storage control for islanding, peak shaving, and more

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Excerpt: The Smart Grid SMS Storage Management System is said to provide an interface between a stored power source and the utility grid. It consists of a master control system and a 2-MW, 2.5-MVA power conversion system (PCS). The PCS has two inverters, each rated 1 MW and 1.25 MVA. When coupled with st …