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Renewable Energy Could be Stored as Ice

Posted by ARmarker 915 days ago (http://www.ecogeek.org)

One of the great things about wind and hydro electric is that it's produced 24/7. The problem is that our peak usage is during the day. Shifting the power from night to day typically is done via toxic batteries. Calmac has created a storage system uses the energy generated during off-peak hours to make ice. That stored ice is then used for cooling purposes during high-demand daytime hours. The

Wind Farms Outperforms 11 Nuclear Plants

Posted by Bosque 925 days ago (http://www.ecofriend.org)

Wind farms in Spain with a theoretical maximum capacity of almost 18GW generated 11.5GW, providing ~53% of Spain’s total electricity demand. Spain has the world’s third largest array of wind turbines.