AlbertaInnovates - EnergyandEnvironmentSolutions (AI-EES) isfundingtohelpdevelopnext-generationenergystoragetechnologiesforAlberta.
AI-EESsaysitislookingfortechnologyproviders - fromAlbertaandbeyond - thathaveideasforenergystoragetoenableandacceleratethedeploymentofwindandsolarpowerintheCanadianprovince.
ThegroupsaysrenewableenergydevelopmentcanhelpAlbertameetitsclimatechangegoals. AI-EES'2030targetisthat20% oftheprovince'selectricalgenerationwillcomefromrenewablesourceswithanenergystoragecapacityequivalentto2.5% oftotalelectricalgeneration.
"TheprovinceofAlbertahasstrongwindandsolarenergypotential, butelectricityneedstobeavailablewhenthelightswitchesgoon, notjustwhenthewindisblowingandthesunisshining,"saysMarkSummers, directorofrenewableenergyforAI-EES. "Energystoragetechnologieswillassistinmakingwidespreaduseofthoseresources."