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Learn how a <a href="/node/625041">milestone project in Florida</a> is helping to advance America's smart grid.

Learn how a milestone project in Florida is helping to advance America's smart grid.

Smoothing Renewable Wind Energy in Texas
The Notrees Wind Storage Demonstration Project is a 36-megawatt energy storage and power management system, which completed testing and became fully operational in December. It shows how energy storage can moderate the intermittent nature of wind by storing excess energy when the wind is blowing and making it available later to the electric grid to meet customer demand.

A west Texas town recently became home to the largest battery storage on a wind farm, thanks to investments from the Energy Department.

Energy Department Turns Up the Heat and Power on Industrial Energy Efficiency
Learn how combined heat and power could strengthen U.S. manufacturing competitiveness, lower energy consumption and reduce harmful emissions. | Infographic courtesy of Sarah Gerrity, Energy Department.

Learn how combined heat and power could strengthen U.S. manufacturing competitiveness, lower energy consumption and reduce harmful emissions.

Calling All Fuel Cells
Altergy had more than 60 fuel cells in the immediate Hurricane Sandy disaster area that acted as backup power for cell phone towers. | Photo courtesy of Altergy.

The story of how fuel cells help power cell phone towers during a natural disaster.

Building a Better Battery for Vehicles and the Grid
Argonne scientists Ira Bloom (front) and Javier Bareño prepare a sample of battery materials for Raman spectroscopy, which is used to gather information regarding the nature of the materials present in the sample. | Photo courtesy of Argonne National Laboratory.

The new Batteries and Energy Storage Hub is a coordinated effort designed to push the limits on battery advances.

Q&A: Plugging In with a Power Lineman

Power lineman are integral in keeping the lights on. Here's a Q&A with a third-generation power lineman.