Utility Will Use Batteries to Store Wind Power – New York Times

Utility Will Use Batteries to Store Wind Power – New York Times American Electric Power, a coal-burning utility company that is looking for ways to connect more wind power to its grid, plans to announce on Tuesday that it will install huge banks of high-technology batteries. The batteries are costly and their use at such …

Tyson Foods to turn animal fat into fuel

Tyson Foods Inc., the world’s largest meat producer, announced Monday its second joint venture to make synthetic fuel out of leftover fat from beef, pork and chicken. In a time where fuel is key for our everyday lives, Tyson Foods Inc. is working to help with our ever growing fuel shortage by recycling something that …