Energy storage development company, Latent Heat Storage, has developed a low-cost thermal energy storage system based on the latent heat properties of silicon derived from sand.­ The new device – known as TESS – is being developed in South Australia with the help of an AUD $400,000 government grant to take it from prototype to…

Gamesa’s Bladeshiel anti-icing system was chosen as one of the best 100 ideas of the year, according to the journal Actualidad Económica. The magazine highlights that this system is the result of three years of research into the use of new raw materials in wind energy, specifically the application of nano-materials in the development of coatings. The…

Duke Energy, LG Chem and Greensmith will team up to build a battery-based energy storage system in Ohio, designed to enhance reliability and increase stability on the electric power grid. Duke Energy, the nation’s largest electric utility, currently owns nearly 15 percent of the grid-connected, battery-based energy storage capacity in the U.S., according to independent research…

SKF announced the introduction of the TKSA 31 shaft-alignment tool for easy laser alignment at an entry-level price. Developed for rotating machines in industrial applications, the instrument helps customers identify and correct shaft mis-alignments to improve equipment uptime and reliability, and lower maintenance costs. The TKSA 31 and previously announced TKSA 41 are sharing the…

Sumitomo Corporation, together with Sumitomo Corporation of Americas (collectively “Sumitomo Corporation Group”), announced their investment in an innovative battery power storage system that will provide a reliable and stable supply-demand balancing service for the frequency regulation market operated by PJM, the largest regional transmission organization of wholesale electricity in the U.S. Sumitomo acquired an interest…