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Will Autonomous Electric Vehicles Be The Real Electric Monopoly Utility Killer?
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 ...
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“It’s Like The Early Days Of The Internet,” As Energy Markets Brace for Blockchain Disruption
“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 ...
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San Diego Seeking Energy Storage Proposals As Part of Major Preferred Energy Resources Procurement
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 ...
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Tesla Building Largest Lithium Ion Battery Storage Project In The World After Aliso Canyon Fallout
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 ...
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Unusual Renewable Energy Sources May Help Reduce Carbon Emissions
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 ...
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World’s Largest Frequency Regulation Battery Energy Storage System Installed in South Korea
Advantageous performance characteristics, declining costs and power market regulatory reform are fueling deployment of utility-scale battery-based energy storage systems (BESS), ...
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Intelligent Energy Storage Systems Benefit From Declining Manufacturing Costs and Energy Market Reforms
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 ...
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Panasonic Now Offers Integrated Distributed Energy Resource Management – as a service
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 ...
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Will Energy Storage Be The Killer App For Solar?
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 ...
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SolarCity and Tesla announce First Ever Solar-Storage PPA in Hawaii
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: ...
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GE Berlin Hybrid Power Plant Combines CHP, Solar and Smart Battery Storage
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, ...
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Top 10 Mistakes To Avoid When Purchasing Solar
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 ...
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Innovative Battery Storage Project Improves Efficiency In Pennsylvania Rail System
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 ...
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Tyco Merges With Johnson Controls, Creating One Of World’s Largest Energy Storage Companies
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 ...
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DOE SHINES Target of $0.14/kWh for Solar-Storage Means Grid Defection
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 ...
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DOE Sunshot Takes Aim at Solar-Storage Tipping Point
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 ...
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Energy Storage Picks Up Slack as Solar Tax Credits And FiTs Expire In Europe
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 ...
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Energy Storage Coming of Age In The Midwest: New MISO Rules To Boost Applications
Regional Transmission Organization (RTO) Midcontinent Independent Systems Operator (MISO) is exploring ways of changing market rules to facilitate grid-integration of battery and ...
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SUMITOMO GROUP COMMISSIONS LARGE-SCALE BATTERY STORAGE SYSTEM IN PJM
In addition to microgrid deployments, advanced battery energy storage systems are also increasingly being used by utilities and independent system operators (ISOs) responsible for ...
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Is Silicon Valley The New Center Of Gravity For Energy Storage?
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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- Solar leads US Energy generation jobsCoal is in decline, oil and nuclear are experiencing slow growth, natural gas is on the rise, but solar and wind are the top performers in US energy-generation jobs. The US Department of Energy (DOE) recently issued its second annual...
- 2017 Incentives for Solar Panel Installation in the USFirst, any US home would likely benefit from installing 5kW worth of solar panels. Solar panels are typically 77 inches tall by 40 inches wide, and are around 2 inches thick with a weight of around 50 pounds each. Each...
- Solar Helps Save Lives, Brighten Prospects in Rural MyanmarA village solar energy storage microgrid is helping save lives in rural Myanmar. Some 15,000 people living in Myanmar’s central Dry Zone are bitten by venomous snakes a year. Around 300 die as a result. Cobras and other types of...
- Solar Startup Harnesses the Power of the Sun and the Mighty ZambesiAfrican renewable energy startup Muhanya Solar Ltd. is building a solar-powered microgrid that will deliver affordable, reliable, emissions-free electricity to 60 families in Sinda, a village in eastern Zambia. In southern Zambia, SuperRich Energies Ltd is harnessing solar energy and the power of the mighty Zambesi River to build the first of a planned 12 […]
- How Sodium Acetate Reusable Hand Warmers WorkHand warmers are now much more environmentally friendly, and warmer than ever thanks to reusable hand warmer technology, but how do they work? Reusable hand warmers take advantage of the physics of phase change between solid and liquid states to release heat energy on demand. BUY REUSABLE HAND WARMERS ON AMAZON HERE Are reusable hand warmers toxic? […]
- NEW ORLEANS MICROGRIDS TO ENHANCE DISASTER RESILIENCY, WATER RESOURCESCity planners and residents in a New Orleans neighborhood are looking to two microgrid projects as a means of enhancing emergency services and improving water infrastructure and resource management. Part and parcel of developing the Gentilly Resiliency District, the two planned microgrids are to provide emergency back-up power in the event of disasters, as well […]