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Friday, April 5, 2013

Energy Storage Update 4/5

GE Energy Storage Announces First European Sale of DMS-Integrated Energy ...
Fort Mills Times
GE's [NYSE: GE] Energy Storage business announced today the first European sale of its Durathon* energy storage system. Western Power Distribution (WPD), a major distribution network operator in the U.K, will install five Durathon 100 kilowatt-hour ...http://www.fortmilltimes.com/2013/04/04/2597157/ge-energy-storage-announces-first.html
Global Molten Salt Thermal Energy Storage Market Report
Sacramento Bee
The Global Molten Salt Thermal Energy Storage market is expected to grow at a CAGR of 17.25 percent over the period 2012-2016. One of the key factors contributing to this market growth is the increase in positive attributes of molten salt. The Global ...http://www.sacbee.com/2013/04/04/5316082/global-molten-salt-thermal-energy.html
Train-Based Gravity Energy Storage Could Stabilize Electricity Grid
Science World Report
In an interesting twist on the old concept of gravity energy storage, mostly practiced in pumped-storage hydropower currently, Jim Kelly, CEO of Advanced Rail Energy Services in California, is looking forward to actually test the method of using trains ...http://www.scienceworldreport.com/articles/6034/20130404/train-based-gravity-energy-storage-stabilize-electricity-grid.htm

Science World Report
Storage is big hurdle yet to be cleared for wind, solar energy
ABQ Journal
The energy storage solution now most commonly used is pumped-storage hydropower: Facilities send water up a hill when the grid is producing excess power, store the water behind a dam, then release it through a turbine when demand rises. But the system ...http://www.abqjournal.com/main/2013/04/04/opinion/storage-is-big-hurdle-yet-to-be-cleared-for-wind-solar-energy.html
Bill Gates joins investors in renewable energy storage firm
Blue & Green Tomorrow
Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates has joined a group of investors in renewable energy storage research and development, after pledging towards a $35m investment in cleantech firm Aquion Energy. Aquion is developing a water-based battery system that uses ...http://blueandgreentomorrow.com/2013/04/04/bill-gates-joins-investors-in-renewable-energy-storage-firm/

Blue & Green Tomorrow
Registration Opens for NASA Night Rover Energy Challenge
NASA
WASHINGTON -- Registration is open for teams seeking to compete in the $1.5 million energy storage competition known as the Night Rover Challenge, sponsored by NASA and the Cleantech Open of Palo Alto, Calif. To win, a team must demonstrate a ...http://www.nasa.gov/centers/marshall/news/news/releases/2013/H-13-087.html
VTTI mulls expanding Cyprus storage terminal project
Cyprus Mail
VTTI BV, one of the world's biggest energy storage companies, has reaffirmed its support and commitment to Cyprus where its subsidiary, VTT Vasiliko Ltd, is establishing a major oil storage terminal. In a news release yesterday, commenting on the ...http://www.cyprus-mail.com/cyprus/vtti-mulls-expanding-cyprus-storage-terminal-project/20130404
UK gov invites bids for £85 million science fund
TechEye
Inviting the bids Willetts said that Advanced Materials and Grid-scale Energy Storage would both each receive £30 million from the pot, while Robotics & Autonomous Systems would be given £25 million in research funds. He said that the government's ...http://news.techeye.net/science/uk-gov-invites-bids-for-85-million-science-fund

TechEye
Enstorage Goes Live with A 50 KW, Grid Connected HBr Flow Battery
Sacramento Bee
"We believe that by making energy storage simple and affordable we can tackle the major issues facing the energy sector," says Dr. Blum "EnStorage batteries can firm up renewable energy by eliminating intermittency, align energy availability with ...http://www.sacbee.com/2013/04/04/5316428/enstorage-goes-live-with-a-50.html
BrightSource's Concentrating Solar PPA With PG&E Terminated
Greentech Media
BrightSource Energy (BSE) is shifting its priorities, realizing that the value of concentrating solar power (CSP) cannot fully be captured in today's marketplace without energy storage capability. “Changing dynamics in the California energy markets ...http://www.greentechmedia.com/articles/read/BrightSources-Concentrating-Solar-PPA-with-PGE-Terminated

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