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Ener1 signs strategic energy storage agreement with Russian National Grid Operator

Green Car Congress

This is a unique opportunity for an American company to get in on the ground floor of Russia’s historic shift toward energy efficiency as a full-fledged partner. FGC is in a leap-frog mode to incorporate lithium-ion storage technology for multiple uses in an overhaul of what is one of the world’s largest bulk power grids.

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11 Intriguing Engineering Milestones to Look for in 2023

Cars That Think

The hope is, these floating leviathans will collaborate with satellites to detect hypersonic missiles, like those being developed by Russia and China. As a bonus, the tech onboard the balloons runs on solar power. The components are for startup NuScale , whose design promises to drastically reduce cost and installation time.

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Electric Cars and a Smarter Grid - Green Inc. Blog - NYTimes.com

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

The vision is fuelled by the fear of climate change and the need to find green alternatives to dirty coal, unpopular nuclear power and unreliable gas imports from Russia. “It would help stabilize the energy flows, so you don’t come up against the limits of the grid. The infrastructure is already there.&#

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