Can Energy Storage, Beat Gas And Coal?

The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC)
. . . Order 792 opened up the ancillary services market,
. . . to renewable energy storage sources,
. . . by requiring utilities to consider speed and precision,
. . . when deciding on which source to buy,
. . . on an as-needed basis and
. . . makes it eligible for the existing Fast Track process.

The question is, can next-generation storage facilities rev up more quickly,
. . . than the typical gas or coal power plants?

Some storage technologies have already answered that question,
. . . with a Midwestern Energy News source claiming instantaneous production of
. . . 10 megawatts for a 40-megawatt lithium-ion battery in Ohio.

Xtreme Power, hooked up with Duke Energy’s massive Notrees Wind Farm,
. . . for an R&D project in partnership with the Department of Energy.

Xtreme Power, is also involved in a Texas smart grid R&D project,
. . . with Samsung SDI and other partners.

Xtreme Power, has already been quite active, in Hawaii,
. . . where it has just announced its 8th energy storage project.

Xtreme Power’s Dynamic Power Resources™ (DPR®) solution,
. . . combines their PowerCell™ battery” with sophisticated
. . . digital power management systems to
. . . instantly adjust for imbalances in the electric grid.

Renewable energy sources like solar and wind not only vary from day to night,
. . . but also might vary from minute to minute,
. . . making power management more complicated.

Energy storage systems help ensure that we get the energy we need,
. . . when we want it, and make it easier to use renewable energy,
. . . in our homes and on the grid by balancing out a the effects of,
. . . a cloud moving over a solar panel or of the wind dying down.

2013-11-25 Source:  Energy Storage  Xtreme Power