Comments on: Utility-scale Energy Storage "Will Have Its Coming Out Party" This Year

By: LANDmine 2 » Bottled Wind Could Be As Constant As Coal

LANDmine 2 » Bottled Wind Could Be As Constant As Coal — Mon, 15 Mar 2010 14:53:07 +0000

[...] analysts, the Electric Power Research Institute, and the Department of Energy have identified grid-scale storage as a key need for the rapidly diversifying electricity [...]

By: Bottled Wind Could Be as Constant as Coal | Slush

Bottled Wind Could Be as Constant as Coal | Slush — Fri, 12 Mar 2010 14:21:15 +0000

[...] analysts, the Electric Power Research Institute, and the Department of Energy have identified grid-scale storage as a key need for the rapidly diversifying electricity [...]

By: Bottled Wind Could Be as Constant as Coal « needle and globe

Bottled Wind Could Be as Constant as Coal « needle and globe — Thu, 11 Mar 2010 23:00:49 +0000

[...] analysts, the Electric Power Research Institute, and the Department of Energy have identified grid-scale storage as a key need for the rapidly diversifying electricity [...]

By: The Daily Globe | Seattle, WA » Blog Archive » Bottled Wind Could Be as Constant as Coal

Thu, 11 Mar 2010 06:41:03 +0000

[...] analysts, the Electric Power Research Institute, and the Department of Energy have identified grid-scale storage as a key need for the rapidly diversifying electricity [...]

By: Bottled Wind Could Be as Constant as Coal « Interesting finds

Bottled Wind Could Be as Constant as Coal « Interesting finds — Wed, 10 Mar 2010 19:54:35 +0000

[...] analysts, the Electric Power Research Institute, and the Department of Energy have identified grid-scale storage as a key need for the rapidly diversifying electricity [...]

By: Bottled Wind Could Be as Constant as Coal | GPACE

Bottled Wind Could Be as Constant as Coal | GPACE — Wed, 10 Mar 2010 17:44:57 +0000

[...] analysts, the Electric Power Research Institute, and the Department of Energy have identified grid-scale storage as a key need for the rapidly diversifying electricity [...]

By: Bottled Wind Could Be as Constant as Coal | Science | Alphaverse.com

Bottled Wind Could Be as Constant as Coal | Science | Alphaverse.com — Wed, 10 Mar 2010 07:03:10 +0000

[...] analysts, the Electric Power Research Institute, and the Department of Energy have identified grid-scale storage as a key need for the rapidly diversifying electricity [...]

By: How California’s Landmark Energy Storage Bill Works

How California’s Landmark Energy Storage Bill Works — Fri, 05 Mar 2010 08:02:05 +0000

[...] in performance and the price decreases that come with expanded manufacturing capacity, could make 2010 a breakout year for energy storage, according to IDC Energy [...]

By: General Compression Pumps In $17M For Fuel-Free Air Energy Storage

General Compression Pumps In $17M For Fuel-Free Air Energy Storage — Tue, 23 Feb 2010 20:59:25 +0000

[...] certainly the right time to be bringing new energy storage technologies to market. Any big push to make wind and solar power account for more than a tiny fraction of the world’s [...]

By: Charles R. Toca

Charles R. Toca — Tue, 26 Jan 2010 18:19:11 +0000

Does Compressed Air Energy Storage (CAES) destroy Renewable Energy?

CAES is used to run natural gas generators. The compressed air needs to be heated when released, so it is forced through natural gas generators to make them more efficient. But, if we take energy generated by wind, using taxpayer and ratepayer subsidies to produce carbon free renewable power, for the purpose of turning it into fossil fueled power that is ultimately delivered to the ratepayer, haven't we traded renewable power for non-renewable? Doesn't this take away from the RPS - renewable portfolio standard? And why isn't anyone mentioning this when talking about CAES?

By: Gene Hunt

Gene Hunt — Thu, 21 Jan 2010 22:01:38 +0000

Good article that summarizes IDC’s report. With respect to flywheels (and as a representative of the company referenced in the link), a more appropriate Earth2Tech story link from the word would be this one:

http://earth2tech.com/2009/07/02/doe-backs-energy-storage-beacon-power-scores-43m-loan-guarantee/#more-35878

That story is more recent than the Nov. 2008 piece your article now links to, and it refers to DOE funding that will support the first 20 MW frequency regulation plant – which the above article mentions.

Gene Hunt
Beacon Power

By: VanadiumJoe

VanadiumJoe — Wed, 20 Jan 2010 19:55:31 +0000

Vanadium Redox Batteries people! Come on. Let’s stop with the pipe dreams and use what is already proven and here: http://www.treehugger.com/files/2005/04/the_vanadium_ba.php

By: Utility-scale Energy Storage “Will Have Its Coming Out Party” This Year « SmartGrid Current

Wed, 20 Jan 2010 15:35:56 +0000

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By: Bob Wallace

Bob Wallace — Wed, 20 Jan 2010 05:21:37 +0000

PG&E has stated that they expect to have their CAES project up and running by 2015. That's not a long time in terms of a major construction project.

It's not clear that we will have more intermittent power on the grid than the grid can absorb before then.

Get one or two projects functioning so that the financials are clear and many other companies will jump in. There's no exotic technology with CAES, just compressors, turbines, and the stuff to hook them up. Once the benefit (profit) is proven installation times will decrease.

Remember, the storage "tanks" are already built....