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The 4th Annual Demand Response & Distributed Energy Resources World Forum, October 11-12, 2017 in Costa Mesa, CA brings together stakeholders from across the DR / DER industry and internationally to examine the ...

Sep. 17, 2017

By Smart Grid Observer

Energy Storage: Go-To Technologies

Energy storage is a growing market critical to the advancement and optimization of smart grid transmission and distribution operations and to the integration of renewable energies in power generation. High temperature energy storage (HTS) technologies, including sodium-sulfur (NaS), sodium-metal halide NaMx, and molten salt thermal energy storage (TES), are gaining attention as the go-to ...

Jul. 21, 2011

Future of energy storage

Original story at MIT News MIT professor Fikile Brushett is in the process of taking the power generated by wind and solar, chemically lashing it to molecules derived from flora and fauna, and storing it in liquids until it’s needed to electrify our homes. The fact that such a system — if it's feasible — is likely ...

Sep. 12, 2014

By MIT - Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Energy storage innovation showcase

Thank you, Ian Arbon, session chairman. And I’d like to thank the Electricity Storage Network, hosts of today’s conference - especially for providing an opportunity to showcase some of DECC’s low carbon innovation projects. I’ve come to you today straight from the launch of my Department’s Global Calculator, which we worked on in collaboration with Climate KIC, ...

Jan. 28, 2015

By Department of Energy and Climate Change

Grid Modernization Forum to Examine Energy Storage and the Integration of Renewables and Distributed Energy Resources

There is an urgent call for energy storage to solve the challenges of variability and intermittency that accompany solar and wind generation. Grid modernization will require substantial deployment of storage resources, yet innovation seems to be taking place faster than the ability to regulate it. In the absence of assurances from regulatory bodies, some utilities are wary about the way forward. ...

Mar. 13, 2017

By Smart Grid Observer

Green Charge Awarded Contract With Con Edison to Deliver 13 Megawatt Hours of Distributed Energy Storage

November 8, 2016 -- Green Charge recently announced a contract award from Con Edison in New York to deliver 13 megawatt hours for Con Edison's Brooklyn-Queens Neighborhood Program. Green Charge will install and operate intelligent energy storage, at no cost to site ...

Nov. 8, 2016

By Smart Grid Observer

Emerging Business Models in Energy Storage Market Close the Gaps in Distributed Power Generation

Growing demand for distributed energy generation and energy storage system (ESS) technologies is producing new ESS business models, according to a new report from Frost & Sullivan. In Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) countries, innovative models will open up ...

May 23, 2017

By Smart Grid Observer

Worldwide Capacity of Distributed Energy Storage Systems is Expected to Increase Nearly 10-Fold in the Next 3 Years

A recent report from Navigant Research analyzes the global market for distributed energy storage systems (DESSs), including global market forecasts for power capacity, energy capacity, and revenue through 2024. The focus of rapid innovation and intense competition, the market for DESSs has exceeded industry ...

Mar. 18, 2015

By Navigant Consulting, Inc. (NCI)

Revenue from Distributed Energy Storage Systems is Expected to Exceed $16.5 Billion by 2024

A new report from Navigant Research analyzes the global market for distributed energy storage systems (DESSs), including global market forecasts for power capacity, energy capacity, and revenue through 2024. One of the fastest-growing markets for energy storage globally, distributed energy storage is the focus of ...

Jan. 12, 2015

By Navigant Consulting, Inc. (NCI)

Telecommunications Network Provider Spending on Distributed Generation and Energy Storage Systems Is Expected to Total $31.1 Billion from 2015 to 2024

A recent report from Navigant Research analyzes the global market opportunity for distributed generation (DG) and energy storage (ES) technologies in the telecommunications industry, including global market forecasts for capacity and revenue, through 2024. As telecommunications have expanded to connect people and products ...

Nov. 4, 2015

By Navigant Consulting, Inc. (NCI)

IEEE-Commissioned Smart Grid Survey Conducted by Zpryme Indicates Strong Growth Potential for Energy Storage, Distributed Generation and Microgrids

IEEE, the world's largest professional organization advancing technology for humanity, today announced the public availability of a new report that it commissioned, detailing how energy storage, distributed generation and microgrid technologies stand to evolve given the rapid deployment of the smart grid across the globe over the next five years. Based on a survey of 460 global smart grid ...

Nov. 28, 2012

By Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, Inc. (IEEE)

Telecommunications Network Provider Spending on Distributed Generation and Energy Storage Technologies Is Expected to Reach $3.4 Billion in 2024

A new report from Navigant Research analyzes the global market opportunity for distributed generation (DG) and energy storage (ES) technologies in the telecommunications industry, including global market forecasts for capacity and revenue, through 2024. Enormous growth in mobile telecommunications around the globe, coupled with the emergence of data-intensive ...

Jun. 16, 2015

By Navigant Consulting, Inc. (NCI)

Market for energy storage devices in Poland

The amendment of the Renewable Energy Act is effective as of 1st July 2016. The amendment reflects the increasing interest of the Polish market in energy storage devices. The amendment provides the Polish statutory law with a broadly presented definition of an energy storage device. According to this definition, an energy storage device is a separate device or an array of devices with an intended ...

Aug. 25, 2016

By REECO GmbH

Energy Department Releases Grid Energy Storage Report

As part of the Obama Administration’s commitment to a cleaner, more secure energy future, Energy Secretary Ernest Moniz released the Energy Department’s Grid Energy Storage report to the members of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee. The report was commissioned at the request of Senator Ron Wyden, Committee Chairman. The report identifies the benefits of grid ...

Dec. 12, 2013

By US Department of Energy

SCHMID Supplies Energy Storage for Smart Grid

In the Smart Grid Technology Lab, researchers of the TU Dortmund are developing and testing components for smart grids. To this end, they have created an infrastructure which is to be expected in a future low-voltage grid. In addition to electric vehicles, PV systems and a controllable local power transformer, these are also efficient energy storages. Soon a Vanadium Redox Flow Battery from ...

Apr. 11, 2017

By Smart Grid Observer

Community and residential energy storage systems investment to soar

Situated at the edge of the power grid, either at the distribution transformer or at the customer premise, community and residential energy storage (CRES) systems are typically much smaller than utility-scale or bulk energy storage systems. Currently, utilities, vendors, and governments are testing CRES systems for the purposes of smoothing peaks in electricity demand, enabling ...

Feb. 29, 2012

By GLOBE SERIES

Xcel Energy To Test Battery Storage Technology In Stapleton

Xcel Energy is partnering with battery vendors Sunverge Energy and Northern Reliability, Inc. to test battery storage technology to maximize the use of rooftop solar energy while ensuring the safety and reliability of the electric grid. The two-year pilot project is taking place in Stapleton's North Central Park and Eastbridge neighborhoods. As customers' demand for solar energy in ...

Feb. 14, 2017

By Smart Grid Observer

If Tesla Acquires SolarCity, Success Will Depend on Energy Storage

When Elon Musk unveiled his intent to acquire the solar installer SolarCity, many observers and investors balked. Some have wondered if the deal amounts to nothing more than a bailout for the Musk-supported SolarCity at Tesla’s expense. After all, what does a car company have to do with putting modules on people’s roofs? The business models are very different. ...

Aug. 5, 2016

By Greentech Media

NEC Launches Household Energy Storage System

- Achieves Automatic Control and Visualization of Electric Power - Tokyo, July 13, 2011 - (JCN Newswire) - NEC Corporation (NEC; TSE: 6701) announced today the sales launch of a household energy storage system equipped with lithium-ion batteries that automatically controls electrical power in the home. Initially, 100 units of this industry first* system will be available for home construction ...

Jul. 13, 2011

By NEC Consultants (Pvt.) Ltd.

Fraunhofer Tests a New Underwater Energy Storage Concept

The Fraunhofer Institute is planning to test a new storage concept in a German lake before the end of this year. The storage idea, which involves placing hollow concrete globes on sea or lake beds, resembles an underwater balloon technology already developed by ...

Aug. 29, 2016

By Greentech Media

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