Comments on: General Compression Pumps in $17M for Fuel-free Air Energy Storage

By: Xtreme Power Raising Funds for Extreme Plans

Xtreme Power Raising Funds for Extreme Plans — Mon, 28 Jun 2010 20:05:45 +0000

[...] to $1,500 for flow batteries, another technology competing for grid-scale markets. Pumped hydro and compressed air energy storage are cheaper for energy storage, but require hard-to-find canyons to dam and fill up with water, or [...]

By: 7 Cutting-Edge Energy Ideas That Didn’t Get ARPA-E Funding (Yet) | Tech News, Reviews, Business, Health News and More

Mon, 22 Mar 2010 03:53:21 +0000

[...] company’s main focus. Perhaps the company doesn’t need a ARPA-E grant after all, though, and last week announced the close of a $17 million Series A round of funding to help it build a commercial-scale unit to [...]

By: Xtreme Power: A Super-Battery For Hawaiian Wind Farms

Xtreme Power: A Super-Battery For Hawaiian Wind Farms — Tue, 09 Mar 2010 23:01:18 +0000

[...] flow batteries, another technology competing for grid-scale markets, Jaffe said. (Pumped hydro and compressed air energy storage are cheaper, but require hard-to-find canyons to dam and fill up with water, or underground caverns [...]

By: 7 Cutting-Edge Energy Ideas That Didn’t Get ARPA-E Funding (Yet)

7 Cutting-Edge Energy Ideas That Didn’t Get ARPA-E Funding (Yet) — Wed, 03 Mar 2010 05:09:21 +0000

[...] main focus. Perhaps the company doesn’t need a ARPA-E grant after all, though, and last week announced the close of a $17 million Series A round of funding to help it build a commercial-scale unit to [...]

By: Matt Nelson

Matt Nelson — Thu, 25 Feb 2010 02:00:38 +0000

Although GCAES may be a good re-purposing of underground mines I think that overall there should be a more elegant solution. I like Isentropic Energy's idea of containers and using simple components. It seems like we are getting very close to finding a solution that is usable, simple, and affordable for home owners. And if we can find a storage solution that works for homes and cars, that will be a payday!

By: Görsel

Görsel — Tue, 23 Feb 2010 21:42:55 +0000

very interesting news ...