The bulk power system we’ve relied on for the last century is remarkably inefficient. Due to waste heat and transmission losses, less than 30% of energy inputs in thermal power ...
READ MORE +“When the internet was first introduced, it was hard to conceive of the drastic impact it would have on the world. We’ve got all the parts to do some really interesting things ...
READ MORE +Following through on its commitment and legal obligation to help meet California’s clean energy and climate change mitigation goals, San Diego Gas & Electric (SDG&E) is ...
READ MORE +Upon completion, this system will be the largest lithium ion battery storage project in the world. Tesla was the only bidder awarded a utility-owned storage project out of the ...
READ MORE +In a 2012 study from Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology, researchers from the University of Almería discovered that the conversion of carbon dioxide (CO2) into biomass by ...
READ MORE +Advantageous performance characteristics, declining costs and power market regulatory reform are fueling deployment of utility-scale battery-based energy storage systems (BESS), ...
READ MORE +Intelligent energy storage equipment and systems are poised to make greater inroads into power markets in the U.S. and around the world as manufacturing costs continue to decline ...
READ MORE +Panasonic is building on its lithium-ion (Li-ion) battery-based energy storage business line and getting more deeply involved in the distributed energy resource (DER) and smart ...
READ MORE +In her list of 2016 predictions, Edmee Kelsey of solar asset management company 3Megawatt predicted that solar will no longer stand on its own. A somewhat surprising statement ...
READ MORE +Solar City and Tesla have set the bar for the widely anticipated Solar-Storage PPA, effectively setting a new barrier for wholesale generation in sunny environments. The price: ...
READ MORE +Along with solar PV and intelligent energy storage technology, combined heat and power (CHP) takes center stage in a Hyrbrid Power Plant GE has built to power its facility, ...
READ MORE +Going Too Cheap This is quite an obvious piece of advice, but is a surprisingly common mistake that solar customers make. Not falling for over priced systems and services will be ...
READ MORE +Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority (SEPTA) is installing an 8.75-MW lithium-ion (Li-ion) battery storage network that will reduce operating costs, emissions and ...
READ MORE +Johnson Controls (JCI) has emerged as a leading player in the microgrid industry and markets, expanding into the nascent, rapidly evolving cleantech market segment off the back of ...
READ MORE +The DOE and SEIA have set their targets on $.14 / kWh cost for solar plus energy storage. The aim of the program is making renewables cost-competitive on the nations electric ...
READ MORE +The Department of Energy’s Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE) and Solar Energy Industries Association (SEIA) launched a joint initiative aimed at boosting ...
READ MORE +The declining costs of battery storage technologies (Li-ion in particular) and ratcheting down of solar tax credits and feed-in tariffs (FiTs) is enhancing the financial ...
READ MORE +Regional Transmission Organization (RTO) Midcontinent Independent Systems Operator (MISO) is exploring ways of changing market rules to facilitate grid-integration of battery and ...
READ MORE +In addition to microgrid deployments, advanced battery energy storage systems are also increasingly being used by utilities and independent system operators (ISOs) responsible for ...
READ MORE +Founded in 2014 by the non-profit California Clean Energy Fund (CalCEF), CalCharge is leveraging its growing roster of member companies and working relationships with three San ...
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