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California Sets 50MW Target for Grid Energy Storage

California Sets 50MW Target for Grid Energy Storage

Jeff St. John: February 13, 2013

Moving past “paralysis by analysis,” the CPUC asks Southern California Edison to find 50MW of grid energy storage by 2021.

Smart Grid Funding Woes: Glendale Struggles, Boulder/Xcel Spar

Smart Grid Funding Woes: Glendale Struggles, Boulder/Xcel Spar

Jeff St. John: July 16, 2012

Hopefully, other smart grid projects aren’t having these kinds of problems.

Ice Energy Finds Profits in Thermal Energy Storage

Ice Energy Finds Profits in Thermal Energy Storage

Jeff St. John: June 20, 2012

Making ice at night to augment air conditioning during the day can be a money-making venture.

Can Green Be Free?

Can Green Be Free?

Katherine Tweed: May 20, 2011

Some energy-efficient and clean technologies could make their way into consumers’ hands at low or no cost—in the right regions.

Energy Storage Medley: Hydrogen, CAES, Li-ion, NaS, NiCad…

Energy Storage Medley: Hydrogen, CAES, Li-ion, NaS, NiCad…

Eric Wesoff: May 11, 2011

Renewable portfolio standards might be unachievable without energy storage technology.  Here’s a medley of storage topics and links.

Compressed Air Storage Beats Batteries at Grid Scale

Compressed Air Storage Beats Batteries at Grid Scale

Eric Wesoff: March 3, 2011

CAES is efficient, scalable and familiar to utilities. Can electrochemical technologies compete in grid-scale storage?

Mixed Greens: First Solar Finally Moves Forward in China, Ice Energy Teams With Trane, and More

Mixed Greens: First Solar Finally Moves Forward in China, Ice Energy Teams With Trane, and More

Michael Kanellos: January 5, 2011

Florida biofuels boom and IKEA gives incandescents the boot.

VC in Greentech: Solar, Smart Grid, Fuel Cells, Recycling, Green Chemicals and More

VC in Greentech: Solar, Smart Grid, Fuel Cells, Recycling, Green Chemicals and More

Eric Wesoff: October 22, 2010

Another $150 million of venture capital pours into the greentech sector.

Cold Cash For Ice Energy’s Thermal Storage

Cold Cash For Ice Energy’s Thermal Storage

Eric Wesoff: October 18, 2010

The thermal storage startup gets $24 million in new funding for an old idea.

SunPower Working on Solar Plus Energy Storage

SunPower Working on Solar Plus Energy Storage

Eric Wesoff: September 13, 2010

SunPower is looking to combine rooftop solar with batteries, flow batteries and thermal storage technology.

Nine Ideas for Changing Behavior, Incentives In Energy

Nine Ideas for Changing Behavior, Incentives In Energy

Michael Kanellos: September 3, 2010

Game theory helped revolutionize telecom. Here are some suggestions for altering the human/kilowatt equation.

Chromasun Gets $3 Million for Solar Air Conditioners

Chromasun Gets $3 Million for Solar Air Conditioners

Michael Kanellos: April 7, 2010

Is solar air conditioning a concept whose time has come?

Will New Bill Cause Storage To Boom in California?

Will New Bill Cause Storage To Boom in California?

Michael Kanellos: March 4, 2010

Could batteries become mandatory in the Golden State?

Coming to So Cal: 53 Megawatts of Ice

Coming to So Cal: 53 Megawatts of Ice

Michael Kanellos: January 26, 2010

The ice age is here again, and the utilities are paying.

The Smart Home That’s Tuned to the Weather

The Smart Home That’s Tuned to the Weather

Michael Kanellos: November 3, 2009

Forget waiting for smart meters. EcoFactor says it can create a thermal profile of your home and manage it over broadband.