On Super Bowl Sunday this year, 1,700 people on Hawaii’s main island of Oahu lost power during the first quarter of the game. As if this was not disappointing enough, the grid failure happened during what turned out to be one of the most...
The U.S. energy market is in a transitional period as uncertainty, new technology, and global trends have created an emergence of innovations in the industry. Players have taken note and continue to push forward, developing new approaches to and...
As the energy storage market takes off, many players are quickly realizing that lithium-ion based systems have their limits in terms of what types of applications for which they are best suited. For the industry as a whole to meet forecasts of 29.4...
Properly sized battery banks can deliver reliable electricity for year - and sizing them doesn’t have to be complicated or time-consuming. In this article, you’ll learn how to slash electrical loads and accurately estimate power requirements....
While the myriad of impressive technological advances from the past two decades promise to continually improve our lives, we’re largely unaware of the resources and social impacts behind them. Our insatiable desire for the latest smartphones...
The economics of battery energy storage already make sense in many tightly-defined use cases, such as peak shaving in places like California, where the demand charges are significantly high. As a result, most battery storage systems are engineered...
With hundreds of battery types and styles to choose from, how do you sift through spec sheets and marketing to find the right battery for you? Battery technology is key. Many batteries -- commercial, automotive, and UPS -- can’t handle constant...
It’s inevitable that energy storage will be a huge market opportunity in the future. Knowing the numerous benefits storage can deliver, it’s easy to envision how batteries will ultimately transform the grid as we know it today. But the...
Can renewable energy replace fossil fuel or nuclear power plants? Even if it doesn’t happen overnight, the future of energy will not be limited to just our good old power plants. And it’s not because we’ve suddenly decided to tackle...
The process whereby energy produced at one point in time is captured for use at a later time is known as energy storage. Energy storage technology converts energy from forms that are difficult to store, into more convenient or economical storable...
Distributing reliable, high-quality power with a range of resources There is substantial buzz...
Part One: A quick guide to calculating cost & safety A variety of new energy storage systems have emerged as...
Powering Microgrid Applications With renewable energy & battery storage By Craig...
The ground-breaking technology of today and the future When the first electric vehicles (EV) rolled out of...
Finding the ideal battery for a system doesn’t have to be difficult -- providing one knows what to look for....