While lithium-ion batteries are great for mobile, high-power applications like laptops and cell phones, flow batteries can store power for longer periods (four hours or more), and last for decades before needing replacement. Learn more about flow batteries in this article https://goo.gl/gBCWHD and visit Energy Storage Networks magazine https://www.energystoragenetworks.com/ for more on energy storage.

Sean Kiernan, the Vice President and General Manager of Solar + Storage with Green Charge (an Engie company), talks with Editor Michelle Froese about the growth and future of the combined solar and energy storage market. He also provides insight on a new project the company is working on in Massachusetts, with plans for launch this spring. www.greencharge.net

Editor Michelle Froese meets up with SDG&E’s Director of Growth & New Technology, Ted Reguly, at the utility’s 30-MW lithium-ion battery storage site in Escondido, California. Ted discusses the facility’s features and ability to enhance energy reliability in the region. Read more about the project here. www.sdge.com

Editor, Michelle Froese, talks with Demand Energy's Nick Lombardi onsite at New York’s first-of-its-kind solar, fuel cell, plus energy storage microgrid. The system at Brooklyn's Marcus Garvey Apartments provides peak load reduction, standalone backup power, and ensures solar PV self-consumption. A total of 21 solar panels make up a 480-kW array, coupled with a 400-kW fuel cell, and the 300-kW lithium-ion battery bank. Demand’s DEN.OS intelligent software manages the distributed energy resources. Learn more at http://www.demand-energy.com/applications/microgrids-virtual-power-plants/

Electric cars and buses are quickly becoming mainstream, so it only makes sense that motorcycles would follow suit. Zero Motorcycles makes a line of 100% electric bikes, including dual-sport motorcycles (for on and off-road use). There are some clear advantages and environmental benefits to going electric (including no gas or exhaust!), which Zero’s CTO Abe Askenazi discusses in this short video. zeromotorcycles.com