Tag: Energy & Environmental Science

New Battery Design Could Help Solar and Wind Power the Grid

Researchers from the U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory and Stanford University have designed a low-cost, long-life battery that could enable solar and wind energy to become major suppliers to the electrical grid.

April 25, 2013
Carbon Footprint of Grid-Scale Battery Technologies Calculated by Stanford Scientists

To provide more flexibility in managing the grid, researchers have begun developing new batteries and other large-scale storage devices. But the fossil fuel required to build these technologies could negate some of the environmental benefits of installing new solar and wind farms, according to Stanford University scientists.

March 9, 2013

New Battery Design Could Help Solar and Wind Power the Grid