Joseph Lee
Gravity-Based Energy Storage Hits the Market

Energy Vault said in a press release that its new technology combines physics fundamentals of potential and kinetic energy with a cloud-based software platform to operate a newly developed six-arm crane. The crane operation is automated and moves massive concrete bricks that provide the basis for the storage and discharge of electricity. 

Gravity-Based Energy Storage Hits the Market
Joseph Lee
GE's Latest Offspring Hopes to Ride Wind, Solar ...

The latest company born out of General Electric Co. expects sales of its industrial engines fired by natural gas to benefit from the spread of renewables such as solar and wind.

GE's Latest Offspring Hopes to Ride Wind, Solar Microgrid Wave
Joseph Lee
Opportunity, Or What Happens When Utilities and ...

Obviously, the UK is a much smaller and more homogenous market than the United States, where energy policy is shaped to a large degree by state-level policy and market conditions. However, the UK does provide a significant model for accelerated change driven by a cohesive energy policy focused on rapid decarbonization in response to climate change. In addition to performance-based regulation, electrification of transportation is another top issue in the UK.

Opportunity, Or What Happens When Utilities and Regulators Get Serious about Decarbonization
Joseph Lee
Joint venture to launch French tidal energy ...

A collaboration has been launched to bring 2 GW of tidal energy to northern France.

Joint venture to launch French tidal energy project
Joseph Lee
Siemens to deliver virtual private wire network ...

The University of Oxford is to test the capabilities of a Virtual Private Wire Network (VPWN) to manage the energy use of 400 buildings currently linked together on a micro-grid via a private wire network.

Siemens to deliver virtual private wire network for Oxford University

How Chicago’s New Electric Buses Could Help Balance the Smart Grid

How Chicago’s New Electric Buses Could Help Balance the Smart Grid

Chicago has sweltered under several heat waves this summer, pushing the city’s power grid toward its capacity each time. The manufacturer of the city’s new fleet of electric buses says the vehicles could help relieve some of that burden on the grid.

Japanese firms purchase £1bn stake in Triton Knoll offshore wind farm

Japanese firms purchase £1bn stake in Triton Knoll offshore wind farm

wo Japanese firms have invested almost £1 billion for a stake in a UK offshore wind farm. J-Power and Kansai Electric Power, operating together as Japan’s Electric Power Development, have inked a deal for 41% of the Triton Knoll offshore wind farm.

Tesla Energy — Rapid Growth In Solar Roof & Energy Storage Demand Outstripping Supply

Tesla Energy — Rapid Growth In Solar Roof & Energy Storage Demand Outstripping Supply

We all know that Tesla’s all-electric car catalog is really, really cool. Who wouldn’t want to have a Tesla Model S, X, 3, and/or Roadster in her garage? But Tesla’s energy products also have great potential to hasten the world’s inevitable shift towards sustainable energy.