Newsletter October 2014
What’s hot in energy storage news?
Sarasota county school district achieves 20 megawatts of energy storage using it's ice-based cooling technology. Watch CBS News interview Cecil Peel, manager of technical services for the Sarasota school district, on its use of energy storage technology. Plus Forbes reports that air conditioning represents a new, exciting frontier that will pay dividends better than most bond funds. A number of companies including CALMAC have been percolating below the radar in improving air-conditioning.
In international news, is it time to let the fossil rest in peace? According to Energy Post, instead of investing in more base load, Europe's grid should be looking for a lot more energy storage in tandem with still more renewables. Wind and solar produce more energy than they consume so that our future grids could be sustainable energy systems that grow and maintain themselves by combining renewables and energy storage together.
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Sustainable renewable energy: Are we there yet?, Triple Pundit
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Debate over energy storage utterly misses the point, Resource Investor
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Energy Storage: Progress and Promise, Renewable Energy World
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Sun and wind alter global landscape, leaving utilities behind, New York Times
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EDF recommends that NYC utility regulators consider the benefits of energy storage, CALMAC News
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The awesome power of the worlds most boring technology, Forbes
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Schools save money thanks to thermal storage solutions, CALMAC News
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The energy revolution picks up momentum in Germany, CALMAC News
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White Paper on Business Sustainability: What it is and why it matters, World Economic Forum