How Wind and Hydro Power Plus Energy Storage Are Paving the Way to 100 Percent Renewables in Alaska
While most of the world struggles with stabilizing renewables on the grid, a small island in Alaska has it all figured out.
Kodiak Island, a place where you’ll find a self-sufficient community encircled by expanse wilderness, is known for its wild bears, its fish processing industry, and — of most interest to those in the energy storage sector —f or its nearly 100 percent clean energy microgrid.
Wind, water and energy storage are the elements that have almost completely sunk fossil fuels, enabling the island’s affordable energy rates and miniscule carbon footprint: two achievements many grid operators strive to attain for their own networks.
Source: Renewable Energy