Energy Storage

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This week's cleantech related news.

ARPA-E announced a $36 million investment in transformational EV storage projects, including NREL’s highly improved EV flow batteries.

Large corporates lead in energy efficiency projects, as compared to small firms, with longer payback expectations and more funds coming from in-house sources.

As clean energy grows globally, so, too, does the need to find ways to store it. Governments and corporations are backing a number of new storage breakthroughs.

Argonne National Lab scientists shed light on big developments in battery storage that move beyond solid state.

In the ever-shifting ranking of the most promising areas of cleantech, Aaron Mandell names the top three that hold huge opportunities for ambitious entrepreneurs.

The launch of a test center in New York will commercialize new storage solutions just in time for FERC Order 784, a big step forward for grid storage.

Building owners and utilities are increasingly taking advantage of investment and subsidies, while cheaper new storage technologies are getting funded.

From lithium ion and compressed air to gravel ski lifts, electricity storage investment heats up.