Weekly Clean Energy Roundup: March 10, 2011

DOE, Defense Boost Clean Energy, Energy Security Maine Wind Project Gets Loan Guarantee Geothermal Could Double by 2020 Geneva International Show Spotlights Green Vehicles DOE, Defense Dept Boost Clean Energy, Energy Security Building on last year’s MOU, DOE and the U.S. Department of Defense (DOD) announced new steps to strengthen national security on clean energy, on everything from advanced vehicles to energy storage. The Office of DOD’s Chief Technology Officer – the Assistant Secretary of Defense for Research and Engineering or ASDR&E – aims to exploit early technology breakthroughs funded through DOE’s Advanced Research Projects Agency – Energy (ARPA-E). Using ARPA-E’s technical expertise in grid-scale energy storage, batteries for electric vehicles, and power electronics, ASDR&E plans to develop an energy storage device that will provide future defense systems with long-duration storage suitable for a variety of applications, including military bases and vehicles and eventually commercial grids. They will also work together to assess technology requirements for cost effective energy storage across military installations. On-site renewable electricity generation combined with grid-scale storage would allow defense installations to maintain critical functions in the event of grid disruption and to enhance installations’ efforts to develop micro-grids for energy security. The joint efforts will […]

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