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Energy Storage Safety Strategic Plan Now Available

The Office of Electricity Delivery and Energy Reliability (OE) has worked with industry and other stakeholders to develop the Energy Storage Safety Strategic Plan, a roadmap for grid energy storage safety that highlights safety validation techniques, incident preparedness, safety ...

Dec. 23, 2014

By US Department of Energy

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

SwRI to Launch Energy Storage System Evaluation and Safety (EssEs) Consortium

Southwest Research Institute (SwRI) will launch a new cooperative research project focusing on safe, reliable, cost-effective energy storage systems for electric and hybrid-electric vehicle applications. The Energy Storage System Evaluation and Safety (EssEs) consortium is intended to help vehicle manufacturers and battery suppliers develop precompetitive, detailed ...

Apr. 27, 2011

By Southwest Research Institute (SwRI)

Two New Energy Storage Safety Reports Now Available

The Office of Electricity Delivery and Energy Reliability has released two reports on energy storage safety – “Overview of Development and Deployment of Codes, Standards and Regulations Affecting Energy Storage System Safety in the United States” ...

Oct. 14, 2014

By US Department of Energy

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

September 10th Webinar for the Energy Storage Safety Working Group on Safety Validation and Risk Assessment R&D

On Thursday, September 10, the Office of Electricity Delivery and Energy Reliability (OE), together with Sandia National Laboratories, will present a kick-off webinar for the Energy Storage Safety Working Group on Safety Validation and Risk Assessment Research and Development. Information on current energy storage safety R&D across government, industry and academia will be shared, as well as ...

Sep. 8, 2015

By US Department of Energy

Fact Sheet Available: Codes and Standards for Energy Storage System Performance and Safety (June 2014)

The U.S. Department of Energy’s Office of Electricity Delivery and Energy Reliability Energy Storage Systems Program, with the support of Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL) and Sandia National Laboratories (SNL), and in collaboration with a number of stakeholders, developed a protocol for measuring and expressing the performance characteristics for energy storage ...

Jul. 1, 2014

By US Department of Energy

Eaton Showcases Solutions and Expertise for Power System Reliability, Efficiency and Safety at 2014 Energy Storage Association Conference

Power management company Eaton today announced it is showcasing products and services designed to enhance power system reliability, efficiency and safety at the Energy Storage Association (ESA) 24th Annual Conference, from June 4-6 at the Wardman Park Marriott Hotel in Washington, DC. Visitors to Eaton booth #706 will have the opportunity to learn about Eaton’s energy storage solutions and ...

Jun. 4, 2014

By Eaton Corporation

Fuel storage tanks for industrial, energy and military applications

Interstate Products, Inc. manufactures and distributes a wide variety of collapsible fuel storage tanks for industrial applications and are used by power and energy companies all over the world. Made from military grade materials, IPI fuel bladders are ideal for the storage of potable water, waste water, fuels, chemicals, dielectric oil and alternative fuels or blended fuel storage ...

Aug. 8, 2011

By Interstate Products Inc

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

January 14 ESTAP Webinar: DOE OE Energy Storage Safety Strategic Plan

On Wednesday, January 14, 2015 from 2:30 - 4 p.m. ET, Clean Energy States Alliance will host a webinar on the OE strategic plan, released in December 2014, which provides a roadmap for grid energy storage safety. OE's Imre Gyuk, Energy Storage Program Manager, ...

Jan. 8, 2015

By US Department of Energy

Smart Grid and Energy Storage on Shetland Demonstrates the Power Of Renewable Energy

The five year long, £18m Shetland-based Northern Isles New Energy Solutions (NINES) project has demonstrated that an islanded electricity distribution system can operate securely with a high penetration of local renewable generation. The project, which was run by Scottish and Southern Electricity Networks (SSEN), trialed domestic demand side management (DSM) and large scale energy storage ...

Jun. 8, 2017

By Smart Grid Observer

Webinar March 26: Energy Storage for a Greener and More Resilient Grid

IEEE Smart Grid is hosting the webinar “Energy Storage for a Greener and More Resilient Grid” on Thursday, March 26, 2015 from 1 to 2 p.m. ET. The increasing penetration of variable renewable generation storage is now ...

Mar. 19, 2015

By US Department of Energy

UL Issues First UL 9540 Certified Home Energy Storage System to Enphase Energy

UL, a global safety science organization, today announced it has issued the first UL 9540 certification for a complete home energy storage system to Enphase Energy, Inc. (NASDAQ:ENPH), a global energy technology company ( ...

Nov. 3, 2016

By UL LLC

NEC Energy Solutions to Supply SCE With First "Plug-And-Play" Battery Grid Energy Storage Solution

November 3, 2016 -- NEC Energy Solutions, a subsidiary of NEC Corporation, recently announced that it is supplying Southern California Edison (SCE) with its first grid energy storage pilot system under a pre-approved energy storage procurement program initially ...

Nov. 3, 2016

By Smart Grid Observer

Research and Markets: Energy Harvesting and Related Energy Storage Devices: Worldwide Forecasts, Fourth Edition

Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/research/bvb557/energy_harvesting) has announced the addition of the "Energy Harvesting and Related Energy Storage Devices: Worldwide Forecasts, Fourth ...

Jul. 18, 2012

Frost & Sullivan lauds OXIS Energy for its Lithium-Sulfur Battery Chemistry that Delivers Superior Energy and Safety Profiles

Frost & Sullivan recognizes OXIS Energy with its 2014 European Frost & Sullivan Award for Technology Innovation, as a result of its recent analysis of the advanced lithium-based batteries market. OXIS Energy has developed a unique technology based on a lithium-sulfur battery chemistry that resolves some of the issues in the batteries currently used in military, automotive, and solar ...

Mar. 12, 2015

By Frost & Sullivan

LG Chem, Johnson Controls score highest in Navigant Research assessment of manufacturers of Lithium Ion Batteries for Stationary Energy Storage

Although lithium ion (Li-ion) batteries offer one of the best near-term possibilities for cost-effective, long-lasting, and safe stationary energy storage, the full commercialization of the Li-ion market has been slow in coming. Despite a flurry of startups and established industrial giants entering the market, the stationary Li-ion industry continues to grow slowly and fitfully. ...

Jul. 17, 2013

By Navigant Consulting, Inc. (NCI)

Advanced Batteries for Utility-Scale Energy Storage Applications Will Surpass $2.5 Billion in Annual Revenue by 2023

Batteries have not traditionally been an integral part of the utility grid, primarily due to concerns about cost, safety, durability, and efficiency. Today, however, technological advances in electrochemistry have enabled a new generation of advanced batteries to start playing an important role in grid management. Click to tweet: According to ...

Feb. 18, 2014

By Navigant Consulting, Inc. (NCI)

Leading Companies Team Up to Develop an Unrivalled Lithium Sulfur Solar Energy Storage System

A consortium of leading energy companies is to develop safe, lightweight and robust solar energy storage systems for the military around the world and will also be adapted for the commercial and residential market. Lincad, Oxis Energy, Pure Wafer and Solutronic have pooled their expertise in order to incorporate the breakthrough technology they've developed to create a system that will comprise ...

Jun. 12, 2013

By Solutronic AG

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