By Kris De Decker, Low-Tech Magazine
Going off-grid? Think twice before you invest in a battery system. Compressed air energy storage is the sustainable and resilient alternative to batteries, with much longer life expectancy, lower life cycle costs, technical simplicity, and low maintenance.
By Kris De Decker, Low-Tech Magazine
Compressed air energy storage (CAES) is considered to be an important component of a renewable power grid, because it could store surplus power from wind turbines and solar panels on a large scale. However, in its present form, the technology suffers from large energy losses and depends on natural gas to operate.
By François-Xavier Chevallerau, Biophysical Economics Policy Center
However, determining whether storage can indeed solve the problem of intermittency of wind or solar requires assessing the ‘energetic productivity’ of using energy storage in combination with variable renewables.
By Dave Levitan, Yale Environment 360
Intermittency has long been considered the Achilles heel of renewable power generation.
By Robert Rapier, Energy Trends Insider
Because of the relatively low population density and the abundant natural resources, Hawaii has the potential to do something that will prove to be much more challenging elsewhere: Derive most or all of its energy from renewable sources.
By Resilience.org Staff, Resilience.org
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By Resilience.org Staff, Resilience.org
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