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Popular Mechanics
November 24, 2009
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How Centuries-Old Flywheels Can Improve the Electric Grid For millennia, flywheels have powered everything from potter's wheels to steam engines, storing kinetic energy in their momentum as they spin.   |
IEEE Spectrum
January 2012
Jean Kumagai |
A Battery as Big as the Grid 2012 could mark the arrival of utility-scale battery storage |
Home Toys
February 2006
Michael Kintner-Meyer |
Grid Friendly Appliances What can home appliances do to help ensure the reliability of the electricity grid? A lot -- if they employ smart control technology. |
Reason
June 2009
Lynne Kiesling |
Electric Intelligence Establishing a smart grid requires regulatory reform, not subsidies. |
Wired
May 2000
Charles Platt |
Re-Energizer From the space station to power stations, the fast-spinning flywheel is about to revolutionize the way we store energy. |
The Motley Fool
February 14, 2011
Travis Hoium |
Grid Storage Is Starting to Heat Up Battery makers are putting an increased focus on the electrical grid for business. |
IEEE Spectrum
December 2005
Madani & Novoosel |
Getting a Grip on the Grid The findings of major electric disturbances around the world highlight the need for cross-regional grid reforms, so that the best available technology is promptly put to use, without lengthy delays arising from American legislative or regulatory processes. |
Chemistry World
July 25, 2013
Jeanne Therese Andres |
Long-life lithium sulfide batteries Scientists from the US and China have identified a polymer that makes lithium sulfide batteries last longer. |
InternetNews
September 8, 2009 |
Could a Maglev Flywheel Save Your Datacenter? When power gets cut, depend on 600 pounds of steel, Active Power says - but also check the emergency stop button on your generator. |
Chemistry World
October 23, 2012
Andrew Turley |
Bankruptcy for US Li ion battery maker US lithium iron phosphate battery maker A123 Systems has filed for bankruptcy. Meanwhile, it has arranged to sell its automotive batteries business to technology giant Johnson Controls. |
IEEE Spectrum
October 2007
John Voelcker |
Can Plug-in Hybrid Electric Vehicles Keep the Electric Grid Stable? Speakers at an IEEE-USA symposium on plug-in hybrid electric vehicles debate the promises and challenges of vehicle-to-grid (V2G) technology. |
The Motley Fool
July 28, 2010
Eric Wesoff |
Energy Storage Needs Better Utility Policy, Language, Culture How about we start by calling storage, storage and a battery, a battery? |
The Motley Fool
August 6, 2010
Herman K. Trabish |
Xcel Shows It Can Catch the Wind in a Big Battery Utility's test results prove wind power and solar power can work better with a battery. |
Chemistry World
July 28, 2014
Tim Wogan |
Better batteries with pure lithium anodes Researchers in the US have developed a coating that could allow next generation batteries to have pure lithium anodes. |
CIO
July 15, 2001
Jenna Kinghorn |
The Power to Choose New technologies keep the electricity flowing for IT... |
National Defense
August 2009
Stew Magnuson |
Energy Department Sees Promise in Plug-In Hybrid Vehicle Technology The Obama administration has a goal of putting one million plug-in hybrid electric vehicles on U.S. roads by 2015. |
IEEE Spectrum
May 2010
Prachi Patel |
Batteries That Go With the Flow A new battery design promises to even out fluctuations in solar and wind power |
Chemistry World
September 26, 2011
Simon Hadlington |
Electric vehicles set to charge ahead 'There is a big effort to improve lithium ion batteries for electric vehicles and largely the outcome will be dictated by how the consumer reacts,' says Daniel Abraham, a battery expert at the Argonne National Laboratory in the US. |
Wired
March 23, 2009
Vince Beiser |
Store Power in Super Batteries Storing wind and solar power is key to the successful transition to these energy sources. |
IEEE Spectrum
March 2012
Jean Kumagai |
Virtual Power Plants, Real Power Five kilowatts here, a hundred kilowatts there -- with a smart grid, it all adds up |
IEEE Spectrum
June 2007 |
Tata Power Company's Islanding Scheme for Mumbai The following is Tata Power Company's description of the islanding system it employs to avoid catastrophic blackouts in Mumbai when the regional grid the utility is connected to goes down. |
Military & Aerospace Electronics
September 2008 |
Falcon Electric Introduces Lightweight Frequency and Phase Converters These frequency and phase converters provide reliable computer-grade power for sensitive equipment. |
IEEE Spectrum
January 2013
John Boyd |
Japan's Digital Grid Scheme Japanese consortium aims to transform the country's centralized grid into islands of interconnected cells |
The Motley Fool
September 22, 2008
Toby Shute |
Google Swoops on the Smart Grid Fresh off of its investment in next-generation geothermal power, Google makes another notable cleantech move, announcing it's pairing up with General Electric to bring our electric grid into the 21st century. |
Chemistry World
March 11, 2009
Hayley Birch |
Super battery could power electric cars Scientists in the US have built a lithium based 'super battery' that releases its charge 100 times faster than a regular rechargeable. |
Wired
March 23, 2009
Brendan I. Koerner |
Power to the People: 7 Ways to Fix the Grid, Now The grid took more than a century to grow into the unwieldy beast it is now. Given the urgency of climate change, energy independence, and economic demands, we have only a fraction of that time to fix it. |
IEEE Spectrum
January 2007
John Voelcker |
Lithium Batteries for Hybrid Cars Hybrid cars need to travel farther in electric-only mode, and that means lithium-ion battery technologies have a lot riding on them. |
IEEE Spectrum
February 2011
Neil Savage |
Batteries That Breathe Using oxygen as a cathode could give lithium batteries 10 times the energy |
Industrial Physicist
Eric J. Lerner |
What's wrong with the electric grid? Experts widely agree that failures of the power-transmission system are a nearly unavoidable product of a collision between the physics of the system and the economic rules that now regulate it. |
National Defense
October 2009
Jean & Erwin |
On The Road to More Fuel-Efficient Vehicles A123Systems, a lithium ion battery producer, has teamed with the Energy Department's Oak Ridge National Laboratory to develop fuel-efficient vehicle technology. Funding for the joint project is being provided under the Recovery Act. |
National Defense
August 2012
Dan Parsons |
Power Supply A Consistent Challenge As Troops Use More Gadgets U.S. troops have a technological advantage over most enemies. But each new gadget they wield comes with a need for power and, at-times, with a hidden logistical tail. |
PC Magazine
December 21, 2005
Bill Howard |
Getting the Most from Your Batteries Batteries light up our lives and a whole array of devices. Here's how to choose and use them. |
The Motley Fool
September 9, 2010
Eric Dutram |
Three ETFs to Play the Coming Energy Storage Boom Reports suggest a looming energy-storage boom. |
National Defense
June 2012
Dan Parsons |
Effort to Reduce Battery Weight May Soon Hit Brick Wall Industry and military scientists continue the search for lighter and more efficient batteries, with a renewed focus on reducing loads carried by soldiers that affect their mobility and health. |
PC Magazine
April 4, 2008
Frank Washburn |
Charging Into the Future Researchers are upgrading lithium ion and green-alternative batteries for increasingly power-hungry mobile devices. |
HBS Working Knowledge
March 8, 2012
Dina Gerdeman |
Unplugged: What Happened to the Smart Grid? Replacing the antiquated electrical system in the United States with a super-efficient smart grid always seemed a surefire opportunity for entrepreneurs. So what went wrong? |
The Motley Fool
November 1, 2011
Travis Hoium |
Another Bankruptcy Black Eye for the DOE Beacon Power is the latest to bite the dust after getting a Department of Energy loan guarantee. |
Chemistry World
April 21, 2015
Osman Mohamed |
Ultrasound test echoes with battery charge Researchers in the US have shown that ultrasound echoes can indicate density changes to provide a simple and non-invasive method for measuring charge within any battery. |
Popular Mechanics
March 25, 2009
Erik Sofge |
Forget the Smart Grid, We Need Smart Spending (On the Grid) Some of the stimulus bill is slated for projects to fix our energy infrastructure. But before we start spending, the terminology needs refining. Here is how a buzzword is confusing the plan to upgrade the electrical grid. |
IndustryWeek
April 20, 2011 |
Powering Up: The Smart Grid's Next Steps While meters have received the bulk of the attention so far, the supply side is where the smart grid will be built. |
The Motley Fool
June 18, 2010
Andrew Bond |
Rags to Riches for Afghanistan and Automakers? Vast riches of lithium in Afghanistan could play a key role in the push for greener cars. |
PC Magazine
May 16, 2007
Lisa Zyga |
Eco-Friendly Batteries on the Horizon A new generation of longer-lasting, environmentally friendly batteries that run on sugar, urine, and bacteria is on the horizon. |
Home Theater
November 5, 2008 |
Panasonic May Buy Sanyo Panasonic is making a bid to purchase Sanyo. The move would not only make Japan's leading consumer electronics giant even bigger - it might also lead to a dominant position in batteries, a fast growing segment of the industry. |
National Defense
May 2011
Sandra I. Erwin |
Army, Marines Face Uphill Battle To Lighten Troops' Battery Load Troops deploy with more electronic gear than ever: Flashlights, radios, GPS receivers, computers, cameras, mp3 players, small robots, all of which have to be constantly charged. |
