Battery Could Provide a Cheap Way to Store Solar Power
Combining aspects of high-energy lithium-sulfur batteries with flow battery technology can lower costs.There’s a promising new entry in the race to build cheap batteries for storing energy from solar...
View ArticleWind Turbines, Battery Included, Can Keep Power Supplies Stable
Advances like GE’s new hybrid wind turbines could make renewable energy more practical.GE recently sold the first of a new line of “hybrid” wind turbines that comes with a battery attached. The...
View ArticleSharper Computer Models Clear the Way for More Wind Power
New prediction models can allow utilities to rely more heavily on wind and save millions.The utility with the most wind power capacity in the United States, Xcel Energy, is relying more on this power...
View ArticleBuilding Solar in Spain Instead of Germany Could Save Billions
Building solar and wind projects in the wrong place is wasting billions of dollars in Europe.Siemens says it would make sense to build solar power plants in sunny countries in Europe rather than in...
View ArticleBetter Weather Analysis Could Lead to Cheaper Renewables
Predictive analytics can lower the costs associated with connecting wind and solar to the grid, says IBM.Because the output from wind and solar power plants varies, they need backup—either fossil fuel...
View ArticleJapan’s Floating Wind Turbines Show the Challenges of Renewables
There’s a huge amount of wind off the coast of Japan, but harnessing it will be fantastically expensive.Here’s another glimpse of the challenges involved in attempts to run countries on renewable energy.
View ArticleNanoparticle Networks Promise Cheaper Batteries for Storing Renewable Energy
A new battery design could lead to a cheap way to address the intermittency of solar and wind power.Liquids containing a flowing network of nanoscale particles could make batteries cheaper to...
View ArticleHow and Why U.S. Greenhouse Gas Emissions Are Falling
Recent data clarify the trends causing emissions to shrink to their lowest level since 1995.Greenhouse gas emissions in the United States fell to their lowest level in 17 years in 2012, according to a...
View ArticleHigh-Flying Turbine Produces More Power
MIT alumni develop airborne wind turbine that floats 1,000 feet aloft to capture stronger, steadier winds.For Altaeros Energies, a startup launched out of MIT, the sky’s the limit when it comes to wind...
View ArticleWhy Solar Is Much More Costly Than Wind or Hydro
A new report from the E.U. estimates the true economic cost of different forms of energy production.It’s no surprise that if environmental costs are considered, renewables—particularly wind power—are a...
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