L R AS Published on Saturday 9 July 2022 - n° 412 - Categories:other methods
Vattenfall builds Europe's largest combined heat and power plant
Vattenfall is building Europe's largest combined heat and power plant near Berlin. It will store district heating water at a temperature of 98° C using renewable electricity from the grid.
L R AS Published on Saturday 9 July 2022 - n° 412 - Categories:other methods
Commissioning of a sand-based storage facility in Finland
A sand-based high-temperature heat storage system will provide district heating for the town of Kankaanpää in western Finland. The storage system has a heating capacity of 100 kW and an energy capacity of 8 MWh.
L R AS Published on Tuesday 31 May 2022 - n° 406 - Categories:other methods
Another way of storing energy: using a shape-changing molecule
After demonstrating how energy can be extracted in the form of heat, Swedish researchers at the University of Chalmers have succeeded in producing electricity by connecting it to a thermoelectric generator. have now succeeded in producing electricity by connecting it to a thermoelectric generator.
"This is a radically new way of producing electricity.
L R AS Published on Sunday 12 December 2021 - n° 386 - Categories:other methods
Storing solar energy with CO2
An Italian company has developed a modular and scalable system for long-term electricity storage for power companies, based on compressedCO2.
The volume reduces at room temperature,
L R AS Published on Sunday 5 December 2021 - n° 385 - Categories:other methods
A groundless, electrolyte-free battery for vehicle integrated solar applications
A massless battery for in-vehicle solar applications
Swedes have developed a structural battery that is supposed to offer 'massless' storage, as its weight disappears
AS Published on Monday 18 October 2021 - n° 378 - Categories:other methods
Iron flux battery technology is promising
Iron flow battery technology shows promise for medium-term energy storage
The theoretical lifetime of an ESS battery is 25 years,
AS Published on Sunday 10 October 2021 - n° 377 - Categories:other methods
Increased production capacity of vanadium redox flow batteries
Singapore's VFlowTech is to increase the production capacity of its vanadium redox flow batteries. It offers three models. The smallest is 5 kW
L R AS Published on Sunday 10 October 2021 - n° 377 - Categories:other methods
Storage system in recycled aluminium
Sweden's Azelio has developed a storage system in recycled aluminium that produces electrical and thermal energy, with an efficiency
L R AS Published on Sunday 4 July 2021 - n° 369 - Categories:other methods
Immersion storage?
Underwater gravity energy storage has been proposed as an ideal solution for weekly energy storage
L R AS Published on Friday 30 April 2021 - n° 360 - Categories:other methods
Another way to store energy: through the concrete of the building
The Austrian company my-PV has developed the collection of energy absorbed by the concrete of commercial buildings. This collection reduces the heating costs of buildings by up to 60%.
The process is based on the fact that concrete is an excellent heat storage material
R AS Published on Monday 1 February 2021 - n° 348 - Categories:other methods
Use molten salt as a storage medium
Israeli and French scientists came up with the idea of using molten salt as a solar energy storage system. It can be used in regions with low direct solar radiation and high global solar radiation.
AS Published on Monday 25 January 2021 - n° 347 - Categories:other methods
Vanadium or zinc bromide batteries are at the cutting edge of storage technology.
Vanadium or zinc bromide batteries are at the cutting edge of storage technology.
L R AS Published on Monday 11 January 2021 - n° 345 - Categories:other methods
Research on cobalt-free batteries continues
Research into cobalt-free batteries continues as the reduction in precious metal content
L R AS Published on Sunday 10 January 2021 - n° 345 - Categories:other methods
A flow-through battery marketed in the first half of 2021
After making a number of design changes from the previous ZCell and ZBM2 models, the Australian designer of the Redflow
AS Published on Sunday 8 November 2020 - n° 339 - Categories:other methods
Hydropower wants to retain its appeal
In a booming storage market, hydropower wants to maintain its position and attractiveness. Pumped hydropower represents