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Sauer Energy and iCeL align to deliver turbines and storage

May 19, 2013 : 0 Comments

Sauer Energy, developer of the WindCharger vertical axis wind turbine (VAWT) and manufacturer of the patented Helix Wind vertical axis wind turbine, say they have entered into a Memorandum of Understanding to form a Strategic Alliance with iCeL Energy Solutions, an energy storage and management company. The two companies will collaborate on a custom renewable

Yi Cui is an associate professor of materials science and engineering and a member of the Stanford Institute for Materials and Energy Sciences, a SLAC/Stanford joint institute. (Photo: Matt Beardsley/SLAC)

New battery design could help wind and RE power the grid

May 16, 2013 : 0 Comments

A low-cost, long-life “flow” battery could let wind and solar energy become major suppliers to the electrical grid. Researchers from the U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory and Stanford University assisted in the design. Research was led by Yi Cui, a Stanford associate professor and member of the Stanford Institute for Materials

GE GE GE GE Related downloads GE Shifting the Winds In Your Favor GE Shifting the Winds In Your Favor GE GE GE GE’s testing facility with a 1.6-100 turbine in Tehachapi, Calif. GE is the first to incorporate short-term battery storage integrated at the turbine level. GE has combined its Durathon Battery with advanced software to help wind farm operators store exce GE GE’s testing facility with a 1.6-100 turbine in Tehachapi, Calif. GE is the first to incorporate short-term battery storage integrated at the turbine level.

Invenergy to install first GE windpower turbine with integrated battery

May 1, 2013 : 0 Comments

GE and Invenergy have announced the purchase of the first 2.5-120 Brilliant wind turbines in the world. Invenergy has ordered three units as part of an 86-turbine deal with GE for its Mills County, Texas, wind farm. The 2.5-120, announced in January, harnesses the power of the Industrial Internet to analyze tens of thousands of

This Trojan battery provides 12V and 50Ah.

Trojan Battery hosts webinars on deep-cycle batteries for RE and backup power

April 3, 2013 : 0 Comments

Trojan Battery Co., manufacturer of deep-cycle batteries, says it continues its mission to expand knowledge and understanding of deep-cycle batteries by hosting a series of webinars to provide in-depth information on battery topics for renewable energy and backup-power applications. The company says deep-cycle batteries are an essential component of battery-based renewable energy and backup power

Gildmeister’s CellCube energy storage and American Vanadium's stably priced supply of high-purity vanadium electrolyte presents a unique opportunity to cooperate in the U.S. to supply the growing energy storage and renewable energy market.

American Vanadium and Gildemeister partner for energy storage

March 29, 2013 : 0 Comments

American Vanadium Corp. (www.americanvanadium.com), a mining company developing its world class Nevada-based vanadium deposit, has entered into a business relationship with Gildmeister energy solutions of Germany, part of Gildemeister group (www.gildemeister.com), which holds a leading position worldwide as a producer of cutting machine tools as well as integrated energy solutions for the production, storage, and

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Batteries and supercaps can improve grid reliability, says report

March 28, 2013 : 0 Comments

The report from which this summary was drawn, costs $3,295 for five licenses. It is authored by ASDReports. Energy storage is a vital component of the Smart Grids currently being built around the world. These grids are to improve the reliability of electricity transmission and distribution, facilitate the integration of renewable energy generators, and allow

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Samsung SDI & Xtreme Power partner to develop energy storage

March 7, 2013 : 0 Comments

Samsung SDI, an affiliate of Samsung Group, and Xtreme Power, a privately held Austin, Texas company, have announced that they have been selected by the Center for the Commercialization of Electric Technologies (CCET) to install a 1 MWh Lithium Ion-based Battery Energy Storage System at the Reese Technology Center in Lubbock, Texas as part of

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How water heaters help store wind power

February 26, 2013 : 0 Comments

A study recently showed how home water heaters can help integrate wind energy into the region’s power system. The study by Ecofys energy consultants demonstrates that residential electric water heaters and furnaces, refrigerated warehouses, and commercial heating and cooling loads can help the power grid accommodate variable wind energy. The project, funded by Bonneville Power

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Trojan Battery receives Frost & Sullivan 2013 “Innovative Enterprise” award

February 25, 2013 : 0 Comments

Trojan Battery Company, a manufacturer of deep-cycle batteries, has been honored by industry research and consulting firm Frost & Sullivan and awarded its 2013 Manufacturing Leadership 100 Award (ML100) in the category of “Innovative Enterprise.” Trojan Battery was recognized for its innovative use of technology and equipment at its Lithonia, Ga. manufacturing facility. Because the

A Grid Battery System from A123 provides storage and controls in one transportable enclosure. Such units can be sized to store from kilowatt to 500 MW and more.

Improving wind power by storing its energy

February 22, 2013 : 0 Comments

Rhys Foster/ principal grid systems engineer/ Energy Solutions Group/ A123 Systems • www.a123systems.com Storing excess power and then recalling it to stabilize the grid makes renewable energy sources, such as wind, more valuable. Sizing the battery, however, should be a team effort between grid and wind-farm operators, and storage system designers. The wind industry has