One can sell the unused, clean energy generated by solar panels to their next-door neighbors - it is how a newfangled “microgrid” established in one New York, US neighborhood already works.
Vehicle-to-grid system could offer frequency response, incentivize electric ownership.
The pole-mounted unit is able to store the equivalent energy of approximately 2,100 smartphone batteries and it is unique - it doesn't have a footprint as it is attached to existing power poles.
The company has developed a scalable energy product that can create plug-and-power grids capable of storing and distributing electricity from a variety of inputs.
A coal mine in Germany will never produce coal again. Instead it is being converted into a pumped-storage hydroelectric reservoir. This means that it will be used to store excess energy from green sources like solar and wind.
The Fraunhofer Institute is working on a seabed-based pumped-storage structure. In an underwater “energy park,” spheres could be connected near an offshore wind farm to create a system that would be able to add extra reliability to a renewable-heavy grid.
As climate scientists forecast the dire consequences of global warming, and renewable energy becomes cheaper and cheaper to produce, there's a growing movement to create a global power grid fueled by clean energy.
For the first time in history, information has been transmitted through a national electricity grid, opening massive opportunities for smart grids and smart cities.
