Tag: long duration storage
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Energy efficiency is a good substitute for long-term storage, NREL study says
Reducing building energy usage by about 60% is key to a least-cost 100% renewable energy grid, the study found.
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Wärtsilä joins a growing field of OEMs testing hydrogen as a fuel for electric power generation
The engine manufacturer is the latest to test technology that can combust hydrogen blended with natural gas. The goal of reaching 100% hydrogen for electricity production will require more work.
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Electricity storage in hot stones validated by $3.4 million investment
By William L. Driscoll A long-duration thermal battery technology described to the California Energy Commission last December has gained credence from a Danish government investment. The Danish Energy Agency will invest $3.4 million in a 10 MWh plant in Denmark to demonstrate the technology, which stores electricity as heat in small basalt stones. The system’s round-trip…