renewables – TechConnect Briefs

So, You’ve Set Sustainability Goals, Now What? The Growing While Shrinking Paradox

Gebolys G., Murray N., Trunfio E., World Energy, US

Climate change has emerged as the world’s greatest challenge,and pressure is coming from multiple angles for companies to reduce their carbon impact. The integrity of today’s brands is on the line, leaving businesses with the [...]

Renewables-source Hydrogen Systems: Alternatives to Electricity for Transmission, Storage, and Integration

Leighty B., The Leighty Foundation, US

Electricity systems will be inadequate to humanity's urgent task of rebuilding its largest industry -- energy -- from ~85% fossil today to 100% renewable sources by Year 2100. To supply all energy, from all sources [...]

Large Scale Energy Storage with Thermal Matrix Energy Storage

Sutherland S., Lynch G., Pietsch T., Kelvin Storage Technologies, Inc, US

The presentation reviews the design and technical innovations for storing energy as heat in a graphite core at temperatures far above the melting point of steel. The high temperatures reached, over 4000F, enable storing vast [...]

Large Scale Energy Storage with Thermal Matrix Energy Storage

Sutherland S., Lynch G., Pietsch T., Kelvin Storage Technologies, Inc, US

The presentation reviews the design and technical innovations for storing energy as heat in a graphite core at temperatures far above the melting point of steel. The high temperatures reached, over 4000F, enable storing vast [...]

New Technology: DG Controller for Intelligent Hybrid-Renewable Generation Dispatch to Smart-Grid

Olson D., XTRLs International, US

XTRLs International has developed a new control technology for intelligent load-following and demand-response dispatch of customer-owned integrated Distributed Generation in smart-grid applications by Utility Distribution Companies (UDC), demand response aggregators or end-user customers. The DG [...]

Competitive Advantageous Green Energy Technologies – Photovoltaic, Geothermal & Wind

Hullavarad N., Hullavarad S., Hullavarad N., Hullavarad S., University of Alaska Fairbanks, US

The objective of the study is to identify the changes in trends of non-fossil fuel energy industry demand, growth and opportunities. The study uses the databases such as patents, news events, income/financial statements to assess [...]

New Technology: DG Controller for Intelligent Hybrid-Renewable Generation Dispatch to Smart-Grid

Olson D., XTRLs International, US

XTRLs International has developed a new control technology for intelligent load-following and demand-response dispatch of customer-owned integrated Distributed Generation in smart-grid applications by Utility Distribution Companies (UDC), demand response aggregators or end-user customers. The DG [...]

Competitive Advantageous Green Energy Technologies – Photovoltaic, Geothermal & Wind

Hullavarad N., Hullavarad S., Hullavarad N., Hullavarad S., University of Alaska Fairbanks, US

The objective of the study is to identify the changes in trends of non-fossil fuel energy industry demand, growth and opportunities. The study uses the databases such as patents, news events, income/financial statements to assess [...]

Integrated, Renewable Distributed Generation w/ Storage

Olson D., P&E Automation, Inc., US

Case study of a successful integrated renewable distributed generation project for demand response at a large U.S. aerospace manufacturer site.Project incorporated wind, pump-storage hydro, waste compressed air storage power generators and utility company interfaces.

Permanent Distributed Load Reduction — A low-cost grid capacity solution

Sandersen J., Orion Energy Systems, US

The wholesale changeover of inefficient lighting can have a dramatic and sustainable impact on the nation’s stressed electric grid through permanent distributed load reductions, or PDLR. PDLR requires the deployment of energy-efficient technology at the [...]