Energy Technology Archives - Page 8 of 17

Flow Batteries with Matt Harper from Avalon

Dec 5, 2018 | Battery Storage Systems, Commercial Energy Storage, Energy Technology

It’s depressing that lithium batteries get almost all of the focus in the energy storage industry. Lithium batteries have a number of advantages, including high energy density, good longevity, declining costs and established integration with electronics, vehicles and...

The Sun Also Rises – At Night With Battery Storage

Nov 19, 2018 | Battery Storage Systems, Energy Politics, Energy Technology, Utility Companies

One of my favorite Hemingway books is “The Sun Also Rises.” It’s about Spain, bull fighting and a group of lost generation friends in Paris in the 1920s. But this show is an energy podcast, not a book report. So with apologies to Ernest Hemingway —...

Utility Power Plant Economics

Nov 7, 2018 | Cheap Energy, Energy Technology, Utility Companies

We have all seen those big power plants outside cities that provide power — historically from coal, oil and nuclear and now more recently, natural gas. These utility power plants have served us well for over a century. But technology is passing them by. These...

Energy Toolbase with Adam Gerza

Oct 24, 2018 | Battery Storage Systems, Commercial Solar, Energy Technology, Solar Industry

Solar combined with battery storage seems like magic to many residential and commercial customers. With a million and a half systems installed in the U.S., the question is no longer: “does solar work?” Instead, customers want to know how much money they will save...

Fuel Cells Are Making a Comeback

Oct 14, 2018 | Energy Technology

Energy storage is critical to our ability to eliminate the use of fossil fuels. Basically, we need a way to store the abundance of daytime solar and use this energy at night. Although lithium ion batteries have been getting most of the attention, fuel cells provide...

Ten Electric Utility Company Myths

Jul 31, 2018 | Battery Storage Systems, Commercial Solar, Energy Politics, Energy Technology, Residential Solar, Solar Power System, Solar Technology, Utility Companies

Electric utilities got their start in the U.S. in the 1880s. Thomas Edison began transmitting DC power as he literally illuminated the world. Then George Westinghouse (with help from Nikolai Tesla) deployed a better way of delivering electricity with AC power. Both...