Archive for January 2025
Reducing Peak Demand: Lessons from State Energy Storage Programs
States are increasingly adopting clean energy plans and climate goals, meaning our electric grids are more frequently fueled by variable renewables like solar PV and wind energy. While renewables are inexpensive and clean, they are not dispatchable without energy storage – in other words, they may not generate power at the right times to meet…
Read more...Can Table Salt Save the Energy Storage Industry? Experts Consider Sodium-Ion Batteries a Viable Alternative to Lithium-Ion
The most prevalent type of battery on the market today is lithium-ion. These batteries are used in cell phones, laptops, electric vehicles, and in both residential and grid-scale energy storage installations. Projections show that by 2029, demand for lithium-ion batteries will outpace the global supply of lithium. A recent webinar hosted by the Energy Storage…
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