Axiom Energy started in its founder’s Amrit Robbins garage in 2014. Today, the firm has contracts with Whole Foods. The “refrigeration battery” system that the firm boasts is what has made it so attractive. The technology makes use of pre-existing refrigerators that the clients would already own to implement long-scale thermal energy storage solutions. The… Keep reading →
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Axiom Energy Utilizes Refrigeration for Energy Storage
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By Jennifer Runyon - Chief Editor, Renewable Energy WorldTrying to compare different types of energy storage is a bit like trying to compare the color green to the color blue. Here we take a stab at defining the market potential for long-duration energy storage and offer considerations for potential buyers of this new technology. According to a recent report “Beyond Four Hours: The… Keep reading →
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Companies Push for Fair Energy Rates in Michigan, Minnesota
By Jennifer Kefer - Vice President of David Gardiner and Associates and Executive Director of the Alliance for Industrial EfficiencyWhen a factory is more energy efficient, owners spend less money on heat and power, boosting profits and making the manufacturer more competitive. Unfortunately, industry efforts to improve their energy efficiency face significant barriers in states with unfair rates for what’s known as stand-by power. Many factories and other large facilities can benefit from installing… Keep reading →
Natural Gas…Can There Be Too Much of a Good Thing?
By Michael McDonaldNatural gas is quickly becoming the dominant source of electricity in many parts of the country. While it is plentiful, cheap, and causes less pollution than coal, can there be too much of a good thing? By placing to much reliance on single fuel source for the nations electricity usage are we essentially placing all… Keep reading →
Community Solar in Minnesota
By Michael VinciMinnesota now boasts the country’s first attempt to collectively source power from community solar gardens with municipal governments. The results were “modestly successful.” The difference between this program and others of a similar vein in other parts of the country comes down to cost savings. None have set out to invest in community solar with… Keep reading →
Colorado’s Solution to Old Coal Facilities? Bonds.
By Michael VinciColorado may have found an interesting solution to the stranded assets that are relics of the transition to clean energy. Two Democratic lawmakers have proposed measures that would create ratepayer-backed, AAA rated, commercial bonds. These securities would be used by utilities to refinance retiring coal plants, of which there are many. The savings would be… Keep reading →
Renewable Energy Update – April 2017 #3
By LANCE BRASHER, JOSHUA NICKERSON, JAHI WISE | SKADDEN, ARPS, SLATE, MEAGHER & FLOM LLP
Energy Secretary Rick Perry has ordered a departmental review of the electricity grid.
India’s Smart Grid: Who, What, and When?
By Michael Kelly - Research Analyst at Navigant ResearchAcross the smart grid vendor landscape, one country in particular seems to be at the top of everyone’s minds: India. Mirroring much of the developed world, India is in the middle of fundamentally transforming its electric power system to adopt a smart grid framework. Plagued by inefficiencies across the network and faced with new and… Keep reading →
This Earth Day, 100 Percent Clean Energy Is 100 Percent Possible
By Environmental Defense Fund Energy Exchange Blog
More than 25 U.S. cities, 12 countries, and at least 89 companies have all committed to transition to 100 percent renewable energy. That’s because they all recognize the unstoppable potential clean energy has to create jobs, strengthen and protect the economy, and fight climate change. Now, U.S. states are throwing their hats into the 100-percent… Keep reading →
Texas as a Model for Clean Energy
By Michael VinciA recent op-ed published on CNBC provides an interesting commentary on the future of American clean energy. According to the authors, Americans, independent of political affiliation, support and value the environment and clean energy. Polling data provides evidence that both conservative and liberal respondents alike eagerly support government funded renewable technology, energy efficiency, and natural… Keep reading →
