Energy Industry News

Today's centralized electricity grid is a complex and fragile network subject to frequent interruptions and outages. A survey by the Electric Power Research Institute (EPRI) estimates the annual loss in the U.S. from power outages and fluctuations at $100 billion -- 50 cents for every dollar spent on electricity. In addition to the grid’s inherent instability, power plants produce millions of tons of harmful emissions through the burning of fossil fuels. By offering a cleaner, more sustainable solution for grid frequency regulation, Beacon Power flywheel technology provides significant advantages that directly address both issues.

Here are some relevant news items that relate to Beacon's technology and/or activities in the energy market.

December 5, 2011: Boston Globe
Clean-energy policies create jobs, and Congress should take note
July 25, 2011: The Energy Collective
The Energy Storage Hand Gets More Interesting
July 21, 2011: Forbes
Energy Storage Critical to Solar Industry
June 9, 2011: New York Times
AEP Predicts Need to Shutter 25% of Coal Fleet
June 8, 2011: Electricity Storage Association and AWEA Release Joint Principles for Clean Energy
February 28, 2011: Boston Business Journal
Beacon Power Snags First Utility Customer
February 17, 2011: Platts
FERC Proposes Rule on Paying Frequency Regulation Services
February 15, 2011: Grist
California to Green its Grid with Energy Storage
February 8, 2011: New York Times
Search for Wind-Related Grid Problems Finds a Bigger Concern
November 16, 2010: American Physical Society Report
Integrating Renewable Electricity on the Grid
October 25, 2010: EE Times
IEEE Kicks Off Energy Storage Effort
October 1, 2010: New York Times
In California, A Grid Storage Mandate
September 30, 2010: New York Times
Storage: Clean Energy's Killer App
September 29, 2010: New York Times
The Challenge of Storing Energy on a Large Scale
September 28, 2010: CNET
DOE: Grid Storage Works, Costs a 'Red Herring'
September 28, 2010: CNET
Engineers Foresee Big Changes for Electric Grid
August 31, 2010: Grist
California Legislature Passes Energy Storage Bill
August 16, 2010: New York Times
Wind Turbines Are Coming to New York, and Not Just Offshore
August 9, 2010: CNN
U.S. electricity blackouts skyrocketing
July 23, 2010: SeekingAlpha.com
Battery Cost Forecasts and The Origin of Specious
July 20, 2010: U.S. Senate
Bingaman Introduces Legislation to Help Store Renewable Energy for Later Use
April 21, 2010: Renewable Energy World
Renewable energy past and present in California's Tehachapi
April 19, 2010: Xconomy.com
American Competitiveness Hinges on Clean Energy
March 1, 2010: Renewable Energy World
Making a Case for Flywheel Energy Storage
December 30, 2009: Greentech Media
Top Ten Energy Storage of 2009
December 10, 2009: U.S. Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources:
Full Committee Hearing on Grid-Scale Energy Storage
Archived video webcast here
November 10, 2009: Wall Street Journal
Paging Don Quixote: Spain's New Wind-Power Record
November 3, 2009: SmartGridNews.com
Grid Storage Update: Why Flexibility Matters
October 2009: Electric Light & Power
The Importance of Energy Storage for System Regulation
October 27, 2009: U.S. Department of Energy
President Obama Announces $3.4 Billion Investment to Spur Transition to Smart Energy Grid
October 26, 2009: Wired.com
How the 'Darpa for Energy' Is Slicing Its $150-Million Pie
September 15, 2009: The New York Times - Green Inc. blog
A Mad Dash for Smart-Grid Cash
August 12, 2009: Renewable Energy World
US Government Continues To Fund Renewable Energy R&D
August 4, 2009: Reuters
Bills Would Boost Renewable Energy, Storage
July 30, 2009: New York Times
DOE Makes $30B Available to Jumpstart Renewable Energy,' Smart Grid' Projects
July 17, 2009: Mother Nature Network
Wind could provide 16x U.S. energy demand
July 10, 2009: CNET.com
The many faces of the smart grid
June 17, 2009: New York Times
Senate Committee Approves Broad Energy Package
June 17, 2009: Electronic Design News
IEEE, industry players in race to help modernize smart grid
June 6, 2009: Boston.com
The Race for Clean Energy Innovation
June 4, 2009: Kiplinger.com
Industry Ready to Invest in Energy Storage
June 3, 2009: Energy Bill Could Boost Storage Technologies
May 18, 2009: DOE Lifts Smart Grid Stimulus Cap to $200M
May 18, 2009: Pumped Hydro Energy Storage: It Takes A Heck of a Long Time
April 1, 2009: Sadler: The answer is in the wind
March 31, 2009: House floats draft of energy and climate change bill
February 25, 2009: Solving our nation's energy predicament
February 24, 2009: U.S. Congress begins talks on energy bill
February 23, 2009: Expert says state power grid needs updating
February 23, 2009: A National Clean-Energy Smart Grid 101