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- Flow Batteries for Household Power Storage Fri, 1 Apr 16, 4:45amResidential power storage options are starting to get more competitive with a flow battery being introduced to the market in Australia. Flow batteries have been something we’ve looked at for grid-scale storage, and...
- Smart home’s solar farm stores excess energy in a battery system rivaling Tesla’s Tue, 22 Dec 15, 5:00amThe initial push toward a home battery system was inspired by the region’s harsh winters, which often yield power outages that can last for several days or even weeks...
- Abandoned Canadian Open-Pit Mine Could Be Turned Into 400 Megawatt Pumped Storage Hydroelectric Plant Fri, 22 Feb 13, 3:32amHydroelectric power can be a very efficient way to produce or augment renewable energy. But if you don’t have a nearby river that’s big enough to dam—that’s where pumped storage comes in. Using the power...
- Giant Fluid Batteries Could Store Renewable Energy for 2,000 Homes Tue, 5 Apr 11, 3:10amA consortium of scientists is developing a new type of large fluid battery that will be able to store enough renewable energy to power 2,000 homes. One of the roadblocks to large-scale renewable energy adoption is that it...
- University of Delaware’s Electric Vehicles Give Power Back to the Grid Thu, 1 Apr 10, 7:30amElectric vehicles are pretty green in their own right. After all, the cars create zero carbon emissions. But imagine a vehicle that not only runs on electricity, but actually gives power back to the grid. One University of...