REPLACEMENT CLAIMS

1 . A method for power generation and storage, comprising: receiving a forecast of weather impacting renewable energy generation configured to provide power to a load; distributing energy between a plurality of different types of energy storage equipment based on the forecast of the weather, the plurality of different types of energy storage equipment including different types of storage equipment with different storage terms; selecting one of the plurality of different types of energy storage equipment based on the forecast of the weather; and controlling distribution of power from the selected one of the plurality of different types of energy storage equipment to the load.

2. The method of claim 1 , wherein the different types of energy storage equipment include at least two of short term energy storage, medium term energy storage, or long term energy storage.

3. The method of claim 2, further comprising filling the short term energy storage in response to the forecast indicating a storm event.

4. The method of any one of claims 2-3, wherein the selected one of the plurality of different types of energy power storage equipment includes the short term energy storage in response to the forecast indicating a short term storm event.

5. The method of any one of claims 2-4, wherein, in response to the forecast indicating a long term storm event: the selected one of the plurality of different types of energy power equipment includes the short term energy storage; and distributing the power includes filling the short term energy storage using the medium term energy storage.

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6. The method of any one of claims 2-5, wherein, in response to the forecast indicating a long term storm event, the selected one of the plurality of storage equipment includes the long term energy storage.

7. The method of any one of claims 2-6, wherein: the short term energy storage includes a battery; the medium term energy storage includes hydrogen stored at a first pressure; and the long term energy storage includes hydrogen stored at a second pressure greater than the first pressure.

8. The method of claim 7, wherein the medium term energy storage further includes thermal storage.

9. The method of any one of claims 1-8, wherein the renewable energy generation is via solar thermal energy generation equipment, the method further comprising providing excess energy from one or more of the plurality of different types of energy storage equipment to the solar thermal energy generation equipment.

10. The method of any one of claims 1-9, wherein the renewable energy generation is via one or more solar panels, the method further comprising providing energy from one or more of the plurality of different types of energy storage equipment to power a tracker configured to adjust an orientation of the one or more solar panels.

11 . The method of any one of claims 1 -10, wherein the renewable energy generation is via one or more wind turbines, the method further comprising providing energy from one or more of the plurality of different types of energy storage equipment to rotate the one or more wind turbines when wind speed is less than a threshold.

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12. The method of any one of claims 1-11 , further comprising: injecting an alternating current (AC) signal to a node associated with the renewable energy generation; and monitoring a signal at the node for fault detection.

13. An apparatus for power generation and storage, comprising: a memory; and one or more processors coupled to the memory, the one or more processors being configured to: receive a forecast of weather impacting renewable energy generation configured to provide power to a load; distribute energy between a plurality of different types of energy storage equipment based on the forecast of the weather, the plurality of different types of energy storage equipment including different types of storage equipment with different storage terms; select one of the plurality of different types of energy storage equipment based on the forecast of the weather; and control distribution of power from the selected one of the plurality of different types of energy storage equipment to the load.

14. The apparatus of claim 13, wherein the plurality of different types of energy storage equipment include at least two of short term energy storage, medium term energy storage, or long term energy storage.

15. The apparatus of claim 14, the one or more processors are further configured to fill the short term energy storage in response to the forecast indicating a storm event.

16. The apparatus of any one of claims 14-15, wherein the selected one of the plurality of different types of energy power storage equipment includes the short term energy storage in response to the forecast indicating a short term storm event.

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17. The apparatus of any one of claims 14-16, wherein, in response to the forecast indicating a long term storm event: the selected one of the plurality of different types of energy power storage equipment includes the short term energy storage; and to distribute the power, the one or more processors fill the short term energy storage using the medium term energy storage.

18. The apparatus of any one of claims 14-17, wherein, in response to the forecast indicating a long term storm event, the selected one of the plurality of different types of energy power storage equipment includes the long term energy storage.

19. The apparatus of any one of claims 14-18, wherein: the short term energy storage includes a battery; the medium term energy storage includes hydrogen stored at a first pressure; and the long term energy storage includes hydrogen stored at a second pressure greater than the first pressure.

20. A non-transitory computer-readable medium having instructions stored thereon, that when executed by one or more processors, cause the one or more processors to: receive a forecast of weather impacting renewable energy generation configured to provide power to a load; distribute energy between a plurality of different types of energy storage equipment based on the forecast of the weather, the plurality of different types of energy storage equipment including different types of storage equipment with different storage terms; select one of the plurality of different types of energy storage equipment based on the forecast of the weather; and

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