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Grid-scale energy storage breakthrough? Upgrading vanadium redox batteries
A new development in vanadium redox batteries from DOE's Pacific Northwest Regional Laboratory could make them a promising option for grid-scale energy storage.
Date: 03/17/2011
Type: News
Technologies: Batteries, Smart Grid
Tags: batteries, energy storage capacity, energy storage technologies, energy-efficient batteries, grid storage, grid-scale energy storage
GridPoint Gets Into Solar Integration With SMUD, ComEd
Sacramento utility to install smart meters, energy storage devices, and solar panel inverter systems to help manage power from rooftop solar panels.
Date: 11/03/2009
Type: News
Technologies: Buildings, Solar/Photovoltaics, Energy Efficiency Policy, Smart Grid, Utilities
Tags: energy storage, smart grid, smart meter, solar pv
Gridwise Global Forum.
GridWise Global Forum: The Week That Was
The inaugural GridWise Global Forum brought together an eclectic group of industry and public officials to discuss the future of the smart grid.
Date: 09/24/2010
Type: Article, Video
Technologies: Smart Grid
Tags: smart grid, smart grid security, smart grid upgrades
Hacking the Smart Grid
Components of the next-generation smart-energy grid could be hacked in order to change household power settings or to spoof communications with a utility's network, according to a study of three pilot implementations.
Date: 04/05/2010
Type: News
Technologies: Smart Grid
Tags: security, smart grid
Hitachi zooms in on energy storage for smart grid
Hitachi America will bring its long life lead acid battery to the North American market to support the integration of solar and wind energy, and hybrid and electric vehicles into the power grid.
Date: 05/05/2010
Type: News
Technologies: Batteries, Energy Storage, Smart Grid
Tags: electric vehicles, hybrids, lead acid battery, renewable energy
How Centuries-Old Flywheels Can Improve the Electric Grid
Beacon Power is working to build a smarter grid with a technology that has been around since Leonardo Da Vinci's time. Here is how the simple, ubiquitous flywheel may become the next best hope for the U.S. electric grid.
Date: 11/24/2009
Type: Article
Technologies: Flywheels, Energy Storage, Smart Grid, Utilities
Tags: flywheel, frequency, smart grid, utilities
How China Will Impact the Grid-Scale Energy Storage Market
China’s market for energy storage is unique and may soon enter a new phase of rapid growth. This article discusses the major factors driving the energy storage push in China.
Date: 07/30/2012
Type: Article
Technologies: Energy Storage, Smart Grid
Tags: batteries, BYD, China, Large-scale
Electricity lines.
How to Drive the Smart Grid Forward: Connect with Consumers
This opinion piece lays out the importance of consumer education in creating smart grid policy.
Date: 09/08/2010
Type: Article, Blog
Technologies: Communication, Economic Impact, Energy Efficiency Policy, Smart Grid, Utilities
Tags: consumer education, energy policy, energy security, smart grid
IBM and Cisco Collaborate on City of Amsterdam Smarter Energy Project
IBM and Cisco have partnered with a Dutch utility to create a 500 home test program for a large-scale smart grid in Amsterdam. The pilot will enable consumers to make choices about their energy use and help utilities understand how to implement smart grid technology in urban areas.
Date: 07/14/2009
Type: News
Technologies: Smart Grid
Tags: Cisco, IBM, smart grid, utilities
IBM Launches Software to Act as Smart Grid Glue for Startups
IBM, which already is deeply invested in the smart grid through numerous software deals, has now created software that links various third-party vendors to a single system called Solution Architecture for Energy and Utilities Framework (SAFE).
Date: 09/16/2009
Type: Blog, News
Technologies: Smart Grid
Tags: control systems, IBM, smart grid standards, smart grid technology, software

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