Should New Yorkers build battery storage on top of their homes?

But that doesn’t mean building residents are happy about it. MicroGrid Networks, the for-profit company behind the plan, says viable locations for the battery storage — which is heralded as the future of green energy — are extremely limited, and building on top of New Yorkers’ homes is necessary if the city is to meet its climate goals.

Could a new energy storage concept transform tall buildings into batteries?

IIASA researchers have come up with a new energy storage concept that could turn tall buildings into batteries to improve the power quality in urban settings. Article republished from International Institute for Applied Systems Analysis (IIASA)

What is the difference between battery storage and hydrogen storage?

The charging and discharging energy of battery storage is relatively balanced, while charging energy of hydrogen storage is notably larger than the discharging energy to the electrical load due to the large consumption of HVs on road.

Are energy storage systems safe for commercial buildings?

For all of the technologies listed, as long as appropriate high voltage safety procedures are followed, energy storage systems can be a safe source of power in commercial buildings. For more information on specific technologies, please see the DOE/EPRI Electricity Storage Handbook available at:

Can hybrid photovoltaic and wind energy systems be used in high-rise buildings?

Techno-economic-environmental feasibility is analyzed applied in high-rise buildings. This study presents a robust energy planning approach for hybrid photovoltaic and wind energy systems with battery and hydrogen vehicle storage technologies in a typical high-rise residential building considering different vehicle-to-building schedules.

Can lifts and empty apartments store energy?

In their study published in the journal Energy, IIASA researchers propose a novel gravitational-based storage solution that uses lifts and empty apartments in tall buildings to store energy.