Energy Storage

Energy Storage, Meet Energy Markets

Energy Storage, Meet Energy Markets

Jeff St. John: May 21, 2013

AES shows off its battery-agnostic, market-connected energy storage software suite.

Eos Raises $15M for Zinc-Air Grid Batteries

Eos Raises $15M for Zinc-Air Grid Batteries

Jeff St. John: May 20, 2013

A Series B round with investors including Fisher Brothers and NRG Energy

The 2013 US Utility Outlook on Renewables, Smart Grid

The 2013 US Utility Outlook on Renewables, Smart Grid

Jeff St. John: May 8, 2013

Some key findings and surprising outcomes from Black & Veatch’s annual utility survey—with charts.

A123’s Grid-Scale Storage Business Lives On

A123’s Grid-Scale Storage Business Lives On

Jeff St. John: May 6, 2013

Lithium-ion grid batteries, under new ownership

Eos Puts Its Zinc-Air Grid Batteries to the Test With ConEd

Eos Puts Its Zinc-Air Grid Batteries to the Test With ConEd

Jeff St. John: May 2, 2013

A grid battery at $160 per kilowatt-hour? Startup Eos Energy Storage lands a utility partner to test it out.

Tough Times for Smart Grid VC, With Some Surprises

Tough Times for Smart Grid VC, With Some Surprises

Jeff St. John: April 23, 2013

Sentient Energy, Cylance, Smarter Grid Solutions raise new rounds in otherwise flat quarter for global smart grid venture investment.

Germany on the Verge of a Subsidy for Energy Storage

Germany on the Verge of a Subsidy for Energy Storage

Eric Wesoff: April 17, 2013

Will cover battery systems connected to photovoltaic installations

DOE Secretary Nominee Sees Gas, Coal, Nuclear and Renewables Future

DOE Secretary Nominee Sees Gas, Coal, Nuclear and Renewables Future

Eric Wesoff: April 10, 2013

Nuclear, natural gas, labs, and solar were topics at the Moniz confirmation hearings in the U.S. Senate.

How Carbon Reduction and Smart Grid Work Together

How Carbon Reduction and Smart Grid Work Together

Jeff St. John: April 9, 2013

Big batteries, home energy controls, and grid controls for the oil and gas industries

Xtreme Power to Sell Battery Factory, Focus on Software

Xtreme Power to Sell Battery Factory, Focus on Software

Jeff St. John: April 5, 2013

10-year warranties for grid batteries are hard for startups—but software makes sense.

Aquion Energy’s Disruptive Battery Tech Picks Up $35M in VC

Aquion Energy’s Disruptive Battery Tech Picks Up $35M in VC

Eric Wesoff: April 2, 2013

$35M for a battery with an anode made of activated carbon, a cathode made from sodium and magnesium oxide, and a water-based electrolyte

Solving the Next Grid Challenge: Volatility

Solving the Next Grid Challenge: Volatility

Joe Matamoros, Will Fadrhonc : March 22, 2013

Addressing power and frequency volatility at the edges of the network, where the problem originates

Southern California Edison’s Smart Grid Roadmap

Southern California Edison’s Smart Grid Roadmap

Jeff St. John: March 22, 2013

SoCal’s grid will change more in the next ten years than in the previous century.

Biggest Power Users Provide Gigawatts of Smart Grid Flexibility

Biggest Power Users Provide Gigawatts of Smart Grid Flexibility

Jeff St. John: March 11, 2013

Enbala sees gigawatts of untapped grid flexibility out there in the world’s big water pumps, cold storage warehouses and other big power users.

Getting More Renewables Into the Texas Energy Mix

Getting More Renewables Into the Texas Energy Mix

Herman K. Trabish: March 8, 2013

Texas could generate up to 35 gigawatts of electricity from renewables—and it might have to, given its slim reserves.