Tesla plans to acquire ultracapacitor company Maxwell Technologies in a deal announced Monday by the two companies. The San Diego, California manufacturer would become a wholly owned subsidiary of Tesla in the all-stock acquisition. The offer values Maxwell common stock at $4.75/share, a 54.7% premium to its closing price Friday of … [Read more...]
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Smoothing The Sun: Ultracapacitors On UC San Diego’s Microgrid
December 13, 2018 By
Maxwell Technologies' Jessica Baris explores the ins and outs of the innovative ultracapacitors on UC San Diego’s microgrid and how the energy storage system works. For a smattering of days this year, Mike Wilk’s office space was a grove of eucalyptus trees on UC San Diego’s coastal campus. Wilk, a senior systems engineer at Maxwell … [Read more...]
Quick Surge of Power, Fast Market Growth in Ultracapacitors
August 12, 2013 By
The ultracapacitor market is growing 30 to 40 percent annually, says Mark McGough, CEO of Loxus, a manufacturer of ultracapacitors. The "ultracaps" provide quick surges of power and don't need to be replaced as often as batteries. They're found in windmills, solar systems and conventional cars to boost efficiency – to name just a few applications. … [Read more...]
A dozen more microgrids move forward in San Diego
June 29, 2022 By
San Diego Gas & Electric (SDG&E) announced four new microgrids this week, while another eight microgrids, which are being developed for the California city by Gridscape Solutions, moved forward with a construction contract. The new projects add to a growing list of microgrids in the San Diego area at a range of facilities from … [Read more...]
Successful Hydropower Microgrid Tested with the Idaho National Laboratory
April 28, 2021 By
The Idaho National Laboratory (INL) and Idaho Falls Power have successfully tested a hydropowered microgrid to improve the resilience and reliability of municipal power. Idaho Falls Power is a municipal-owned utility in the city of Idaho Falls, Idaho. In conjunction with Idaho Falls Power, the Idaho National Laboratory began studying the … [Read more...]
Military Finds Integrating Storage into Microgrids Improves Performance, Lowers Costs
July 1, 2020 By
Integrating energy storage into microgrids can improve reliability and reduce costs on military bases that can take advantage of wholesale power markets and tax incentives, according to a report written for the US Department of Defense. The study — Design, Modeling, and Control of Hybrid Energy Storage System for Defense Installation Microgrids … [Read more...]
News from Russelectric, Ice Energy, GreatWall Power and Maxwell Technologies
June 28, 2018 By
Russelectric releases new distributed energy controller Russelectric has released a new distributed energy controller, designed for complex, mission critical systems, ranging from back-up generation and demand management to fully functional microgrids. Called the Russelectric Distributed Energy Controller (RDEC), it incorporates the company's … [Read more...]
Energy Storage is an Enabler for Microgrids
September 6, 2016 By
ABB's Bob Fesmire explains how energy storage is becoming more refined, and acting as an enabler for microgrids. Most of the time when people talk about microgrids, they talk about reliability (e.g., for a hospital or other critical load) and renewables. When people talk about renewables, they often talk about storage (e.g., to maximize the … [Read more...]
What’s behind Caterpillar’s New Hybrid Microgrid Play? Here’s a Deeper Look
May 17, 2016 By
Caterpillar became the latest big infrastructure company to unveil a microgrid play with the recent launch of its hybrid microgrid into the global market. The Cat hybrid technology combines solar, energy storage and fossil fuels and will focus on projects 10 kW to 100 MW. A $47 billion company, Cat intends to leverage its global distribution … [Read more...]
Around the World in Energy Storage: Quick Microgrid News
January 22, 2016 By
For an agricultural business in Hawaii, it's aloha reliable power. At Mari's Garden, aquaponics on site combine growing plants hydroponically with growing fish through aquaculture. Read: consistently high energy consumption coupled with expensive electricity. They sought a renewable energy generation solution that could connect with energy storage … [Read more...]
