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One bright side of 2020: A surge in battery storage

Grist

During the final months of 2020, while a record number of Americans turned out to vote and the first essential workers were treated to jabs of the COVID-19 vaccine, another historic event was unfolding on the U.S. We had, in 2020, a total of about 3,500 megawatt-hours deployed this year as a whole,” she said. electricity grid.

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10 Victories for Virtual Power Plants in 2020

GreenTechMedia

2020 forced most people into a more distributed and virtual way of life. That scale of investment would have blown minds in any other year, but in 2020, massive California battery deals lost their shock value. OhmConnect turns residential flexibility into investable infrastructure.

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5 Emerging Energy Technologies to Watch Out for in 2020

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“My prediction for 2020 is that the battery development and manufacturing supply chain will improve to meet explosive market demand for residential, industrial and utility-scale operations,” he said. Because of this, it will still be important to keep an eye on emerging technologies as we enter the new decade. Marine solar.

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New sparks for the electric vehicle industry

GreenBiz

Tue, 08/25/2020 - 01:45. Thinking back to the beginning of 2020 can seem like a lifetime ago. With a growing unease in taking public transportation, the demand for electric bikes and cars is also skyrocketing. . If 2020 has taught us anything, it’s that we are all much more resilient than we thought possible.

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A Solar CEO’s 2020 Forecast: Local Developers Continue to Shine

GreenTechMedia

2019 served up a super-sized array of mergers and acquisitions as the solar industry looks increasingly like the more-consolidated wind industry. The M&A drumbeat will continue in 2020. Investor demand for yield is also forcing developers to get more creative in how they structure projects. will be offsite PPAs.

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San Diego Airport installs 2 MW/4 MWh storage system to complement existing PV array

Renewable Energy World

MW of solar capacity, the new energy storage system will reduce energy charges during peak demand, which according to ENGIE equate to approximately 40 percent of the airport’s monthly electricity costs. The system is expected to begin operation in early 2020. Paired with the airport’s existing 5.5

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Australia Looks to Smart Inverters to Cram More PV Into World’s Top Solar Market

GreenTechMedia

“It depends on the instantaneous, local electricity generation and demand.” “It allows more PV generation when there is a lot of demand for it and curtailment when there is little demand.” The project, which kicked off in mid-2020 with almost AUD $2.1 million (USD $1.6 gigawatts of capacity.

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