Grid Storage | Energy Storage

Liquid Air for Utility-Scale Energy Storage?

Liquid Air for Utility-Scale Energy Storage?

Jeff St. John: March 5, 2012

U.K.-based startup Highview Power Storage uses super-cooled air to store energy at potentially massive scale.

Silver Spring Raises $30M From Hitachi for Smart Grid

Silver Spring Raises $30M From Hitachi for Smart Grid

Jeff St. John: March 2, 2012

Hitachi’s investment in Silver Spring adds up to $30 million, according to filings.

Lithium-Ion Battery Maker A123 Pre-Announces Q4 2011 Earnings

Lithium-Ion Battery Maker A123 Pre-Announces Q4 2011 Earnings

Eric Wesoff: March 2, 2012

Some cause for hope in 2012 amidst a difficult 2011 for the EV and grid battery supplier

VC Investors and Entrepreneurs Speak on Energy Storage

VC Investors and Entrepreneurs Speak on Energy Storage

Eric Wesoff: March 1, 2012

Energy storage is a real business and remains one of the clearest problems on the energy landscape.

The Networked Grid: Smart Grid, Meet Smart Buildings

The Networked Grid: Smart Grid, Meet Smart Buildings

Jeff St. John: March 1, 2012

How will intelligent building technologies interface with the smart grid? Here are some examples.

Inventing the Energy Future: Bill Gates and Steven Chu Have a Plan

Inventing the Energy Future: Bill Gates and Steven Chu Have a Plan

Katherine Tweed: March 1, 2012

Can a future carbon tax create a stable energy policy?

EnerNOC Misses Q4 Estimates, Loses “Double-Counting” Dispute With PJM

EnerNOC Misses Q4 Estimates, Loses “Double-Counting” Dispute With PJM

Jeff St. John: February 28, 2012

The demand response leader has just been handed a federal order that could reduce revenues at its biggest customer. 

Stat of the Day: Power Plant Siting Problems? What Problems?

Stat of the Day: Power Plant Siting Problems? What Problems?

Herman K. Trabish: February 28, 2012

A new tool estimates that there is enough land and water to accommodate 958 gigawatts of clean energy and all the CAES we can use in the U.S.

Keeping the Lights on in California Amidst 33% Renewables and Environmental Rulings

Keeping the Lights on in California Amidst 33% Renewables and Environmental Rulings

Herman K. Trabish: February 27, 2012

Meeting the state’s renewable mandates comes with challenges and risks.

LightSail Energy Could Make Compressed Air Grid-Scale Storage Work

LightSail Energy Could Make Compressed Air Grid-Scale Storage Work

Herman K. Trabish: February 23, 2012

A goal of being as efficient as pumped hydro, but without the geographic restrictions

Southern California Edison’s 8MW Li-Ion Battery for Wind Power Storage

Southern California Edison’s 8MW Li-Ion Battery for Wind Power Storage

Herman K. Trabish: February 21, 2012

SCE, A123 Systems, and the DOE want to better understand this new grid “tool.”

The Energy Storage Market Quadruples in Five Years

The Energy Storage Market Quadruples in Five Years

Herman K. Trabish: February 16, 2012

The storage industry is going to rely on subsidies to jump-start its early growth.

Can EnerG2’s Carbon Tech Boost Energy Storage?

Can EnerG2’s Carbon Tech Boost Energy Storage?

Jeff St. John: February 14, 2012

Maker of super-fine carbon materials for energy storage cranks up its factory—but won’t name customers yet.

Bankrupt Beacon Finds Buyer for Flywheel Energy Storage

Bankrupt Beacon Finds Buyer for Flywheel Energy Storage

Jeff St. John: February 7, 2012

Can the private equity firm that’s buying Beacon’s assets revive its flywheel energy storage dreams?

GM Releases Smart Grid APIs for Chevy Volt, via OnStar

GM Releases Smart Grid APIs for Chevy Volt, via OnStar

Jeff St. John: February 2, 2012

General Motors wants developers to program plug-in Volts for the smart grid.