STORAGE OF ELECTRICITY AND SOLAR THERMAL ENERGY

In connection with the problem of matching variable supplies of electricity with variable demands, here are some links to pages relating to methods for storing electricity or solar thermal energy:

• Smoothing out the wind (The Economist, 2010-03-15).
• Electricity storage - the "Isle of Energy": storing power at sea (Power Engineering International, September, 2007).
• Beacon Power to begin construction of first flywheel frequency regulation plant (RenewableEnergyWorld.com, 2009-11-12). See also the Beacon Power website.
• Vehicle-to-grid technology.
• Energy storage: how solar can always meet demand (RenewableEnergyWorld.com, 2008-10-15).
• Storing electrical energy as hydrogen:
  • WHL Energy Ltd
  • Wind-hydrogen hybrid power system (Wikipedia)
• Ice Energy. Creating ice at night to provide cooling during the day.
• Pumped storage at Dinorwig, Llanberis.
• Large-scale storage of electricity with flow batteries.
• Electricity Storage Association
• Gunther Portfolio blog about energy storage
• NREL page about solar thermal energy storage technology