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Green fantasy tech one step closer to reality
Lockheed Martin signs exclusive contract with Eestor for energy storage units |
David Roberts |
01 Feb 2008 |
Gristmill |
| Oh! I forgot to pass on some interesting news that came my way recently. Defense mega-contractor Lockheed Martin has signed a contract with mysterious ultracapacitor company Eestor to use its energy storage devices in "military and homeland security applications." This seem huge. The buzz around Eestor -- more here -- has been intense, and the claims it makes on behalf of its ultracapacitors are astonishing. If they pan out, it could revolutionize the auto ... |
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| Topics: business, energy, energy storage, tech (all these topics) |
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Project Better Place
CPR for the electric car |
Adam Browning |
31 Oct 2007 |
Gristmill |
| Project Better Place has a new take on jumpstarting the electrification of transportation: they've raised $200 million (about enough to buy, what, three fuel cell vehicles?) to start building infrastructure for charging and battery exchange stations. That's just a down payment. If you play Internet Nancy Drew for a sec you will quickly find out that Israel Corp, a major investor, also has a stake in oil refineries, and 45 percent of Chery, the Chinese car company t ... |
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| Topics: cars, electric vehicles, electricity grid, energy, energy storage, renewable energy, solar voltaic power (all these topics) |
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Energy storage, anyone?
Some good news for wind and solar |
Kristina & Jason Makansi |
24 Oct 2007 |
Gristmill |
| For those who have long been frustrated with the pace of progress in energy storage for electricity, we are happy to finally report a bit of good news. Two weeks ago, Jason moderated a panel at 'Investing in Energy Storage Technologies,' a conference in New York City sponsored by Financial Research Associates, LLC. Unlike most industry conferences on storage (meetings where we all sit around preaching to the already converted), bona-fide, real-life en ... |
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| Topics: politics, energy storage, energy, legislation (all these topics) |
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Storage in the spotlight
Congress finally pays attention to energy storage tech |
David Roberts |
09 Oct 2007 |
Gristmill |
| I missed this when it happened, but (via Hill Heat) it's nice to see that the House science committee recently held a hearing on energy storage technology. It's a woefully underappreciated piece of the energy puzzle and overdue for some concerted attention. In the context of the hearing, the Subcommittee also discussed draft legislation entitled Energy Storage Technology Advancement Act of 2007, a bill soon to be introduced by Committee Chairman Bart Gordon (D-T ... |
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| Topics: energy, energy storage, politics, tech (all these topics) |
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All you need is <del
Solar thermal company says its generation/storage combo can power the nation |
David Roberts |
23 Sep 2007 |
Gristmill |
| A new design for solar thermal electric generators could bust the technology out of niche status and supply the country's entire electric load, according to ... people who make solar thermal electric generators. ... physicist David Mills, chief scientific officer and founder of Palo Alto, Calif.-based solar-thermal company Ausra, has bigger ideas: concentrating the sun's power to provide all of the electricity needs of the U.S., including a switch to electric cars f ... |
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| Topics: electricity grid, energy, energy storage, solar thermal power (all these topics) |
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Stick It Where the Sun Do Shine
Groovy new battery could change the way energy is stored |
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05 Jul 2007 |
Daily Grist |
| Stick It Where the Sun Do Shine Groovy new battery could change the way energy is stored A type of battery created by Ford Motor Co. in the 1960s for use in electric cars could help utilities around the world. Sodium-sulfur batteries provide efficient energy storage, and could reduce the need for new transmission lines, substations, and power plants. The new generation of room-sized, $2.5 millio ... |
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| Topics: electricity grid, energy, energy storage, innovation, news (all these topics) |
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Electricity storage and renewable energy
How can renewable energy 'power up'? |
Kristina & Jason Makansi |
10 Jun 2007 |
Gristmill |
| In coming days, we'll be talking about how to 'power up' renewable energy. Everyone's talking renewables. G8 leaders are talking about reducing CO2 emissions and increasing renewables; federal and state officials are talking about tough new renewable portfolio standards; many in the general public seem eager to embrace renewables as the only logical way to address global warming (although whether or not they are aware of the price of renewable energy ... |
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| Topics: energy, energy storage, renewable energy (all these topics) |
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