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Advanced Hydropower Gets New Funding from DOE and Interior Departments

By Chris de Morsella on September 7, 2011 Comments Off on Advanced Hydropower Gets New Funding from DOE and Interior Departments Advanced Hydropower, Bureau of Reclamation, chris de morsella, clean energy, dam, Department of Energy, Department of the Interior, DOE, environmental, hydro, hydroelectricity, hydropower, hydropower technology, ken salazar, micro-hydro, pumped hydro, pumped storage, renewable energy, renewable energy resource, reservoir, river ecology, run of the river hydro, Steven Chu, sustainability, sustainable

Reports on new funding by the DOE and the Department of Interior for various advanced hydro projects, including sustainable run of the river hydro and pumped storage as well. The announced $17 million in funding over the next three years is targeted for research and development projects to advance hydropower technology.

Renewable Energy Has a Variability Problem

By Chris de Morsella on November 30, 2010 11 Comments Clovis, compressed air, electric grid, flywheels, Grid inter-connect, High Voltage Direct Current, HVDC, liquid metal battery, New Mexico, New York Independent System Operator, NewYork, NM, NY, NYISO, peak demand shaving, photovoltaic, pumped storage, renewable energy, smart grid, smart meter, sodium sulfur battery, solar;, Tres Amiga Superstation, Vanadium redox flow, Variable energy, wind, wind generation

What is the variability problem of wind and solar energy, how serious of a problem is this and what can be done to fix it? This article examines this issue of variability, describing and defining it and listing some of the ways in which the unique challenges of wind and solar energy is being or can be addressed.