Can electricity market rules deliver technical innovation, environmental pollution reductions, and social benefits – while reducing the cost of electricity? Those are some of the rather ambitious aims of New York State’s “Reforming the Energy Vision” policy package. The Brooklyn-Queens Demand Management Program will be the first attempt to put their ambitions to the test. […]
Archive | Energy Storage
RSS feed for this section
Zero-emissions refrigeration transport
An innovative zero-emissions motor for the refrigeration transport sector powered with liquid nitrogen is undergoing commercial road trials in Central England. Initial results from the trucks fitted with ‘Dearman’ transport refrigeration units are promising, according to the company. The Dearman systems cooled their trailers more quickly than conventional diesel-fuelled refrigeration units. Larger scale European and […]

Storing Power as Liquid Air
A novel 5MW/15MWh liquid air energy storage system is nearing completion at a landfill waste site near the city of Manchester, England. The demonstration system will be connected to the UK grid to provide balancing services. The system takes waste heat from the jacket around GE Jenbacher landfill gas engines and uses that waste heat […]

Storing Energy on Rail Tracks
Moving rail cars up and down the side of a mountain seems like a very simple form of energy storage. It is cost-competitive and can provide a wide range of energy services to utilities, according to William Peitzke, the founder and Director of Technology Development for ARES – Advanced Rail Energy Storage In three years, […]
-
Increasing Profitability through Flexible Energy Consumption June 17, 2015
-
Can New York’s Electricity Market Rules Change the World? June 16, 2015
-
Exploiting niches in hydro power June 1, 2015
-
Zero-emissions refrigeration transport May 15, 2015
-
Storing Power as Liquid Air May 1, 2015
-
Reaching the Power of High Altitude Winds April 15, 2015
-
Nuclear Power for the UK – Does it Make Sense? April 2, 2015
-
Safe Electrification of Argentina’s Poorest Homes March 15, 2015
-
Storing Energy on Rail Tracks March 1, 2015
- An Energy Wikipedia February 15, 2015
-
Small Hydro Project to Deliver Major Benefits May 3, 2013
-
How Hydro Project Management Team Navigated the Obstacles May 3, 2013
-
German University Clusters of Excellence receive Funding June 22, 2012
-
Two Cheers for the Energy Bill – And a Pat on the Back for Ed Milliband April 29, 2012
-
Wind Power Sector in Turkey in Take-Off January 18, 2012
-
Wind Power in Brazil is Cheaper than Gas January 18, 2012
-
CEOs pay lip-service to Teamwork December 20, 2011
-
Good Designers Understand Business Management Constraints November 22, 2011
-
Increasing Profitability through Flexible Energy Consumption June 17, 2015
-
Gossip in the Workplace and Management May 22, 2011
Greenwell Future
Promoting a future where communities are empowered by renewable energy