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CLRC Energy Research Unit
Institute for systems to save or store energy, including flywheels. (infos)Electricity Storage Association
"A non-profit trade association bringing electricity storage solutions to the power industry" links to a tutorial on Energy Storage Technologies (infos)
Energy Storage Council
Group of industries and developers to advocate and facilitate the deployment of energy storage technologies. Links to pages of 6 charter members and 2 newer members. (infos)
EERE: Power - Energy Storage
U. S. Department of Energy site with short summaries of compressed air energy storage, superconducting magnet E. S., flywheels, pumped hydro, Utility Battery Storage (UBS) and supercapacitors. (infos)
Energy Storage
history highlights thermal. From the U. of Rochester District Energy Library. (infos)
Energy Storage for Power Systems, by A. Ter-Gazarian
Institute of Electrical Engineers page sells 244 page hardback book. (infos)
California Distributed Energy Resource Guide
Energy Storage and UPS Systems. Covers batteries, flywheels, superconductors, capacitors, and compressed air. (infos)
Physical Limits of Portable Power Storage
MIT Media Lab compares flywheels, compressed air, ultracapacitors, and fuel cells. (infos)
Renewable Energy News: Blackout Highlights Solar Energy Potential
Postulates hydrogen for energy storage, with photovoltaics, to prevent future blackouts. Includes before and after satellite photographs of recent northeast USA blackout. Register (free) to view full story (infos)
"How Blackouts Work" from Howstuffworks
Links to "Big Blackouts in US History" and says, "the power grid . . . cannot store any power" Includes US maps. (infos)