Power Industry, DOE Sign Agreement To Test Energy Storage, Other Technologies

摘要

Duke Energy and the Electric Power Research Institute (EPRI) will test experimental technologies developed by the Energy Department's Advanced Research Projects Agency-Energy (ARPA-E), under a pair of memoranda of understanding announced April 14. Among the technologies that will be tested and deployed are those related to the smart grid, grid-scale energy storage, power electronics, and energy-efficient cooling, according to the Energy Department. "ARPA-E technologies have the potential to lower utility customers' energy costs and strengthen the reliability of the electric grid," Energy Secretary Steven Chu said in a statement. "This partnership with the utility industry will move promising technologies from the lab into the marketplace at a much faster pace." One of the first candidates to be tested likely will be technology related to compressed-air storage, ARPA-E Director Arun Majumdar said during a conference call April 14.