hybrid energy storage system News
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A Smart Lead for Smart Phases (Novacab)!
Amongst the first SMEs undertaking to comply with The Science Based Targets initiative in order to limit the impacts to 1.5°C, Smart Phases (DBA Novacab) demonstrates that Small and Medium Businesses can play a key role to meet the #climate challenge in line with the #OurOnlyFuture call-to-action from United Nations Global Compact, WE MEAN BUSINESS & #SBTi partners. "Companies like Smart ...
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Cables that Store Solar Power, Help Batteries, and Save Money
The world uses more energy than it ever has before. Chances are, we are not going to slow down. As the supply of fossil fuel reserves deplete, the world’s use of renewable energy sources is on the rise. While harnessing the power of a seemingly predictable renewable resource like the sun sounds straightforward, there are challenges. Solar energy is not generally available when energy is ...
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Nuvation Energy Obtains UL 1973 Recognition for Low-Voltage Battery Management System
UL has granted UL 1973 Recognition to Nuvation Energy’s configurable 11-60 VDC battery management system, just a few short months after granting the same approval for their high-voltage BMS for megawatt-scale energy storage applications. Energy storage system developers can now use a single configurable BMS platform to pursue UL 1973 and UL 9540 Certification for a wide range of batteries ...
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In Austin, Energy Secretary Moniz Announces New ARPA-E Solar Projects
At the University of Texas-Austin today, Energy Secretary Ernest Moniz will announce $30 million in funding to 12 ARPA-E projects to develop transformational hybrid solar energy technologies that deliver cost-effective power when the sun is not shining. These projects will help advance solar energy beyond current photovoltaic (PV) and concentrated solar power (CSP) technologies to drive ...
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EPS Commissions 100% Emission-Free Microgrid Powered by Solar PV and Hydrogen-Based Storage in Chile
Electro Power Systems S.A. (EPS) recently announced the commissioning of a new energy storage system microgrid in Chile. EPS realized for Enel Green Power the world's first commercial-scale microgrid that is 100% emission-free, powered by solar energy and coupled with hydrogen and lithium-based storage. The system is currently meeting part of the energy demand of the camp that hosts over 600 ...
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Smart Phases Inc. commits to set climate targets in line with SBTi from UN Global Compact & partners
Smart Phases Inc. (DBA Novacab) has committed to set science-based emissions reduction targets in line with what the latest climate science indicates is needed to limit the worst impacts of climate change. The company has responded to a call-to-action, issued by a broad coalition of business, civil society and UN leaders, to make their critical and necessary contribution to keeping global ...
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OK Plast Hybrid Power Plant Solution, Nigeria
Clarke Energy has supplied its first hybrid solution using gas engines and storage demonstrating engineering capabilities to deliver microgrids projects. OK Plast based in Lagos, Nigeria, upgraded their natural gas power plant at their plastic bottling facility to a hybrid FlexGen energy storage system solution. This solution enables them to avoid expensive losses in their factory previously ...
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DOE announces up to $5 million to support the next generation of advanced automotive designers and engineers
Energy Secretary Steven Chu today announced up to $5 million in funding to support Graduate Automotive Technology Education (GATE) Centers of Excellence. The GATE Centers will focus on educating a future workforce of automotive engineering professionals who will gain experience in developing and commercializing advanced automotive technologies. Today's announcement supports the Administration's ...
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Missouri Lithium-Ion Battery Company hosts tour with U.S. deputy secretary of energy Poneman
Today, U.S. Deputy Secretary of Energy Daniel Poneman toured Dow Kokam’s new global battery research and development center, located in Lee’s Summit, Missouri, outside of Kansas City, to highlight America’s investments in cutting-edge energy innovations that are laying the building blocks for an American economy built to last. The R&D center aims to bring next-generation ...
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GE Renewable Energy to Implement DC-Coupled Solar and Battery Energy Storage Hybrid System in Upstate New York
GE Renewable Energy announced recently (4/16) that it has reached an agreement with Helios Energy to deliver two energy storage systems to be integrated with solar arrays for the Lenox Solar / Energy Storage project in Lenox, NY. The hybrid system will be installed in upstate New York at the end of 2019 and is expected to reach commercial operation in the second quarter of 2020.The project will ...
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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 ...
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Sinamics DCP with power rating scalable up to 480 kilowatts
The Sinamics DCP DC power converter from Siemens extends the scalable power range achievable with a parallel connection up to 480 kilowatts. The high switching frequency enables smaller reactors to be used, giving the unit very space-saving dimensions. The integrated voltage control allows the DC/DC power converter also to be used as a high-power 0 to 800 V DC voltage source. The Sinamics DCP is ...
By Siemens AG
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HEROES: Project Aims to Develop an Energy Storage System for Fast Electric Vehicle Charging
Sustainable Innovations and ENSO are the Spanish partners involved in HEROES (acronym of Hybrid EneRgy stOragE Stations), a new project funded under the European Union's Research and Innovation Program Horizon 2020, that will last 36 months. The objective of HEROES is the development and demonstration of a disruptive hybrid high power/high energy stationary storage system for fast charging of ...
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St. Lucie School District Uses Energy Storage to Save Up to $5 Million in Utility Costs
CALMAC, a leader in energy storage systems, today releases the results of St. Lucie School Districts (SLCSD) energy cost reduction strategy using ice enhanced cooling. Over the past seven years, the district of 40,000 students and 5,000 employees has installed CALMAC's IceBank® energy storage tanks in 15 schools to cool students and employees. SLCSD energy management program has created a ...
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Hybrid Energy Systems: Opportunities for Coordinated Research
The U.S. Department of Energy has released a new report, Hybrid Energy Systems: Opportunities for Coordinated Research, highlighting innovative opportunities to spur joint research on hybrid energy systems. These opportunities could drive the production of valuable fuels, chemicals, and products, provide greater cost savings, increase grid flexibility, and enhance environmental performance across ...
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DHYBRID presents new storage solutions for hybrid power plants and microgrids
Uninterruptible power supply for regions with challenging climates DHYBRID — the specialist in hybrid power plants — is enhancing its hardware and software portfolio with microgrid-optimized lithium-ion storage solutions. The new storage systems work seamlessly together with DHYBRID's Universal Power Platform (UPP), which controls the interaction of solar systems, storage units and ...
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Solar+Storage Microgrid at U.S. Air Force Forward Operating Base of the Future
September 20, 2016 -- Ideal Power Inc., a developer of innovative power conversion technologies, and EnerDel, a lithium-ion battery manufacturer and energy system integrator, have teamed up to create a mobile hybrid solar plus battery energy storage system for the United States Air Force aimed at reducing the diesel fuel used to power forward operating bases (FOB). Researchers in the Air Force ...
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