http://earth2tech.com/2008/08/26/compressed-air-startup-to-inflate-utility-power-generation/ Helping the Earth with Technology Sun, 22 Nov 2009 22:52:36 +0000 http://wordpress.com/ hourly 1 http://earth2tech.com/2008/08/26/compressed-air-startup-to-inflate-utility-power-generation/#comment-30910 FAQ: Energy Storage for the Smart Grid Wed, 13 May 2009 07:01:34 +0000 http://earth2tech.com/?p=7131#comment-30910 <p>[...] But pumping compressed air underground has some environmental and safety concerns, so the process for getting regulators to approve these projects takes a long time. There’s only a handful of compressed air energy storage projects in the world, including one in Alabama and one in Germany. Entrepreneurial ventures in this space are rare but a joint venture called Energy Storage and Power, which is a partnership between Public Service Enterprise Group, owner of New Jersey’s largest utility, and inventor Michael Nakhamkin, emerged last year. [...]</p> [...] But pumping compressed air underground has some environmental and safety concerns, so the process for getting regulators to approve these projects takes a long time. There’s only a handful of compressed air energy storage projects in the world, including one in Alabama and one in Germany. Entrepreneurial ventures in this space are rare but a joint venture called Energy Storage and Power, which is a partnership between Public Service Enterprise Group, owner of New Jersey’s largest utility, and inventor Michael Nakhamkin, emerged last year. [...]

]]> http://earth2tech.com/2008/08/26/compressed-air-startup-to-inflate-utility-power-generation/#comment-30636 PG&E Full of Compressed Air Fri, 08 May 2009 00:03:42 +0000 http://earth2tech.com/?p=7131#comment-30636 <p>[...] storage is a very immature market. One of the rare entrepreneurial plays in compressed air is a joint venture called Energy Storage and Power, which is a partnership between Public Service Enterprise Group, owner of New Jersey’s largest [...]</p> [...] storage is a very immature market. One of the rare entrepreneurial plays in compressed air is a joint venture called Energy Storage and Power, which is a partnership between Public Service Enterprise Group, owner of New Jersey’s largest [...]

]]> http://earth2tech.com/2008/08/26/compressed-air-startup-to-inflate-utility-power-generation/#comment-17170 Compressed-Air Startup to Inflate Utility Power Generation « Tue, 16 Sep 2008 05:03:26 +0000 http://earth2tech.com/?p=7131#comment-17170 <p>[...] More… [...]</p> [...] More… [...]

]]> http://earth2tech.com/2008/08/26/compressed-air-startup-to-inflate-utility-power-generation/#comment-16275 Deep Patel Tue, 26 Aug 2008 21:45:37 +0000 http://earth2tech.com/?p=7131#comment-16275 <p>very interesting, I wonder why there is a 5-10 year deployment period if there is already a working version in Alabama? I wonder how efficient this system is....</p> very interesting, I wonder why there is a 5-10 year deployment period if there is already a working version in Alabama? I wonder how efficient this system is….

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