Tuesday, June 4, 2013
Sunday, June 2, 2013
Massive Energy Skyscraper Proposed On U.S.-Mexico Border
From the Article:
A Maryland energy company is planning to deliver 500 megawatts of power to the electrical grid from a giant hollow tower on the Arizona-Mexico border that would be the second-tallest structure ever built.
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The project does seem farfetched, and the company’s stock is trading at a penny a share, down from a high of 32 cents two years ago. But Sharon Williams, the director of development services for the city of San Luis, said the company’s professionalism bespoke a certain seriousness.
Massive Energy Skyscraper Proposed On U.S.-Mexico Border http://www.forbes.com/sites/davidferris/2013/03/26/massive-energy-skyscraper-proposed-on-u-s-mexico-border/
Follow-up:
Your Energy Skyscraper Questions, Answered
http://www.forbes.com/sites/davidferris/2013/03/26/your-energy-skyscraper-questions-answered/
A Maryland energy company is planning to deliver 500 megawatts of power to the electrical grid from a giant hollow tower on the Arizona-Mexico border that would be the second-tallest structure ever built.
(...)
The project does seem farfetched, and the company’s stock is trading at a penny a share, down from a high of 32 cents two years ago. But Sharon Williams, the director of development services for the city of San Luis, said the company’s professionalism bespoke a certain seriousness.
Massive Energy Skyscraper Proposed On U.S.-Mexico Border http://www.forbes.com/sites/davidferris/2013/03/26/massive-energy-skyscraper-proposed-on-u-s-mexico-border/
Follow-up:
Your Energy Skyscraper Questions, Answered
http://www.forbes.com/sites/davidferris/2013/03/26/your-energy-skyscraper-questions-answered/
Saturday, June 1, 2013
Generating Power from Old Automotive Batteries
By David Greenfield, Director of Content (of automationworld.com)
Automation industry shows are rarely lacking in cool, new technologies to showcase. And while several intriguing new products were on display in Orlando, Fla., at ABB’s Automation & Power World 2013, one of the displays I found most interesting was at the ABB Energy Storage Module (ESM) booth.
ESM was presenting a community energy storage (CES) system comprised of two enclosures that separately house the ABB ESI-S inverter and five GM Chevy Volt batteries. The batteries, which have been in use in the Volt for 8 to 10 years, are capable of holding only 70 percent of their full charge, thereby making them less viable for automotive use. But that remaining capacity, which can discharge power over the span of several hours, has definite benefits as a stationary storage application.
http://www.automationworld.com/industry-business/generating-power-old-automotive-batteries
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